Pick 208 if the number should read as Idaho.
208 is an original code of 1947, and it covers Boise, Nampa, Caldwell, Idaho Falls and Pocatello.
Idaho has two area codes: 208 and 986.
Area codes in Idaho
Get a phone number with the right area code for Idaho.
208 covers all of Idaho, from Boise and Nampa to Idaho Falls and Pocatello, and 986 was laid over it in 2017.
$0 todayLive in about a minute
Idaho has two area codes.
In the order they opened.
- 208Since 1947Idaho
405 FCC complaints
Get a 208 number - 986Since 2017Idaho
32 FCC complaints
Get a 986 number
986
The newest area code in Idaho is 986.
986 entered service in 2017 as a second code over the whole state, beside 208.
Pick 208 for the original Idaho code, or 986 for the same ground.
Pick 986 if you want the newer Idaho code.
986 entered service on September 5, 2017, over the same ground as 208, so it reads as Idaho from Boise to Pocatello.
People filed 437 FCC complaints about unwanted calls from Idaho area codes in 12 months.
From October 2025 to September 2026, 437 unwanted-call complaints filed with the FCC gave a caller ID number that started with one of the Idaho codes. 208 was named most, on 405 of them (93%).
- 437unwanted-call complaints named an Idaho code
- 208was named on the most of them, 405
- 93%of the Idaho complaints named 208
Source: Federal Communications Commission, CGB - Consumer Complaints Data (dataset 3xyp-aqkj), issue "Unwanted Calls", read on November 4, 2026. Caller ID can be faked, so a code shows what appeared on the phone, not where the caller was.
This is how you get an Idaho number.
- 1
Start your free week.
Every plan begins with 7 days free, and you pay $0 today.
- 2
Type the code you picked.
Open Create a number, type the three digits and give the number a name.
- 3
Hand the number out.
Calls ring the phone you already have, and texts land in your ExpressNumber inbox.
People ask these questions about Idaho area codes.
More in the full FAQ.
Yes. 986 covers the same ground as 208, which is the whole state.
No. Both use 208 and 986, and no part of Idaho has a code of its own.
Idaho has two area codes in service, by the numbering administrator's report of October 23, 2026: 208 and 986. They are listed in the order they opened, from 1947 to 2017.
The newest area code in Idaho is 986, in service since 2017. 986 entered service in 2017 as a second code over the whole state, beside 208.
A local call in Idaho is dialed with ten digits, whichever of its two codes the number starts with. The area code is part of every number you give out.
From October 2025 to September 2026, people filed 437 FCC complaints about unwanted calls from numbers that start with an Idaho code. The codes named were 208 (405) and 986 (32). A complaint is one person's report. Caller ID can be faked, so a code shows what appeared on the phone, not where the caller was.
Yes. You type the area code you want when you create a number, and you do not need to live in Idaho. Calls ring the phone you already have, and texts land in your ExpressNumber inbox.
No. Your numbers are receive-only: they take calls and texts, and they never make them. You answer calls on your own phone, and you cannot reply to a text from the inbox.
You get 7 days free and pay $0 today. After 7 days your plan starts: $9.99 a month for Basic or $29.99 a month for Pro. Cancel before then and you pay nothing.
States next to Idaho
More area codes
Every fact on this page comes from public numbering records.
The codes, the places and the years are rows of the North American Numbering Plan Administrator's area code database (its report of October 23, 2026), and the complaints are the FCC's own.
Put an Idaho code on a number you can burn.
Calls ring the phone you already have, and texts land in your ExpressNumber inbox.
Try it free for 7 days