Area code 765
Area code 765 is a North American Numbering Plan area code for most of central Indiana. It currently serves a horseshoe-shaped region of 20 counties surrounding the Indianapolis area, which is served by area code 317. Some cities included are Anderson, Connersville, Crawfordsville, Frankfort, Greencastle, Kokomo, Lafayette, Marion, Muncie, New Castle, Richmond, and West Lafayette.
Counties Served
Entirely:
- Blackford County
- Clinton County
- Delaware County
- Fayette County
- Fountain County
- Grant County
- Henry County
- Howard County
- Montgomery County
- Parke County
- Putnam County
- Randolph County
- Rush County
- Tippecanoe County
- Tipton County
- Wayne County
- Union County
Partially:
- Benton County
- Boone County
- Carrol County
- Clay County
- Decatur County
- Franklin County
- Hancock County
- Hamilton County
- Hendricks County
- Jay County
- Madison County
- Miami County
- Morgan County
- Shelby County
- Wabash County
- Wells County
- White County
- Vigo County
History
Prior to 1996, 317 covered all of Central Indiana. Eventually, population growth and increased number demand necessitated a split for the region. Beginning on February 1, 1997, with mandatory dialing effective June 28, the greater Indianapolis area retained 317 and the remainder of Central Indiana split off into area code 765.[1] The creation of 765 came amid some fanfare, as it was Indiana's first new area code in 49 years.
References
- ^ http://www.sbc.com/gen/general?pid=1718&phase=check SBC information. Accessed May 11, 2006
| North: 219, 574, 260 | ||
| West: 217 | area code 765 | East: 937 |
| South: 317, 812 | ||
| Ohio area codes: 216, 330/234, 419/567, 440/436, 513/283, 614/380, 740/220, 937/326 | ||
| Illinois area codes: 217/447, 309/861, 312, 630/331, 618/730, 708/464, 773, 815/779, 847/224, 872 | ||