List of Louisiana area codes
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The state of Louisiana
is served by the following area codes:
Louisiana
Louisiana is a state located in the southern region of the United States of America. Its capital is Baton Rouge and largest city is New Orleans. Louisiana is the only state in the U.S. with political subdivisions termed parishes, which are local governments equivalent to counties...
is served by the following area codes:
- 225Area code 225225 is the North American telephone area code for part of southern Louisiana, including the entire nine-parish Baton Rouge Metropolitan Area. The area code was the second area code to be split off from the original area code 504, which had covered the entire state previously. Area code 318 was the...
, which serves the Baton RougeBaton Rouge, LouisianaBaton Rouge is the capital of the U.S. state of Louisiana. It is located in East Baton Rouge Parish and is the second-largest city in the state.Baton Rouge is a major industrial, petrochemical, medical, and research center of the American South...
area and parts of south central Louisiana - 318Area code 318Area code 318 is a telephone area code that covers the central and northern parts of Louisiana. The area code was split off in 1957 from the original area code 504, which had previously covered the entire state....
, which serves northwest Louisiana - 337Area code 337In the North American Numbering Plan, telephone area code 337 covers southwestern Louisiana. Until 1999/2000 this area was the southern half of area code 318, which covered the western half of Louisiana.- Cities in the 337 Area Code :* Lafayette, Louisiana...
, which serves southwestern Louisiana - 504Area code 504Area code 504 is a telephone area code that covers the greater New Orleans, Louisiana, area. 504 originally served all of Louisiana, which now has five area codes...
, which serves the New OrleansNew Orleans, LouisianaNew Orleans is a major United States port and the largest city and metropolitan area in the state of Louisiana. The New Orleans metropolitan area has a population of 1,235,650 as of 2009, the 46th largest in the USA. The New Orleans – Metairie – Bogalusa combined statistical area has a population...
area - 985Area code 985Area code 985 is the telephone area code for southeastern Louisiana, excluding New Orleans. The area code was created in 2001 when it was split off from area code 504.-Cities covered by area code 985:*Amite*Bedico*Berwick*Boutte*Covington*Folsom...
, which serves the sections of southeast Louisiana which are not within the 504 area code