406 Area Code

The 406 area code is a telephone area code serving the entire U.S. state of Montana.

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Area Code 406 Location: Montana

The 406 area code has been Montana's only area code since the American Telephone and Telegraph Company created a nationwide telephone numbering plan in 1947. Phone numbers with this area code originate from communities throughout the Montana numbering plan area.

Major Cities in the 406 Service Area:

  • Anaconda
  • Billings
  • Bozeman
  • Butte
  • Great Falls
  • Helena
  • Kalispell
  • Livingston
  • Miles City
  • Missoula

Other Cities and Towns:

  • Absarokee
  • Alberton
  • Alta
  • Alzada
  • Arlee
  • Ashland
  • Augusta
  • Avon
  • Bainville
  • Baker
  • Belfry
  • Belgrade
  • Belt
  • Bigfork
  • Big Sandy
  • Big Sky
  • Big Timber
  • Birney
  • Bloomfield
  • Boulder
  • Box Elder
  • Brady
  • Bridger
  • Broadus
  • Broadview
  • Brockton
  • Browning
  • Busby
  • Canyon Creek
  • Carlyle
  • Carter
  • Cascade
  • Charlo
  • Chester
  • Chinook
  • Choteau
  • Circle
  • Clinton
  • Clyde Park
  • Colstrip
  • Columbia Falls
  • Columbus
  • Condon
  • Conrad
  • Cooke City
  • Crooked Creek
  • Culbertson
  • Custer
  • Cut Bank
  • Dagmar
  • Darby
  • Decker
  • Deer Lodge
  • Denton
  • Devon
  • Dillon
  • Divide
  • Dixon
  • Dodson
  • Drummond
  • Dupuyer
  • Dutton
  • East Conrad
  • East Glacier Park
  • Ekalaka
  • Elmo
  • Ennis
  • Ethridge
  • Eureka
  • Eureka rural
  • Fairfield
  • Fairview
  • Fallon
  • Finley Point
  • Flaxville
  • Flaxville rural
  • Forsyth
  • Fort Benton
  • Fort Peck
  • Fort Shaw
  • Fort Smith
  • Frazer
  • Frenchtown
  • Froid
  • Froid rural
  • Fromberg
  • Gallatin Gateway
  • Gardiner
  • Geraldine
  • Geyser
  • Gildford
  • Glasgow
  • Glendive
  • Glentana
  • Grant
  • Grass Range
  • Hamilton
  • Hardin
  • Harlem
  • Harlowton
  • Harrison
  • Haugan
  • Havre
  • Hays
  • Highwood
  • Hingham
  • Hinsdale
  • Hobson
  • Hopp Illiad
  • Hot Springs
  • Hungry Horse
  • Huntley
  • Hysham
  • Jackson
  • Joliet
  • Joplin
  • Jordan
  • Judith Gap
  • Kevin-Oilmont
  • Kremlin
  • Lakeside
  • Lambert
  • Lame Deer
  • Larslan
  • Laurel
  • Lavina
  • Libby
  • Lima
  • Lincoln
  • Lindsay
  • Lodge Grass
  • Loma
  • Malta
  • Manhattan
  • Marion
  • Martinsdale
  • Medicine Lake
  • Melrose
  • Melstone
  • Melville
  • Molt
  • Moore
  • Musselshell
  • Nashua
  • Neihart
  • North Broadus
  • North Cut Bank
  • North Glasgow
  • North Havre
  • North Hinsdale
  • North Nashua
  • North Poplar
  • Noxon
  • Olney
  • Opheim
  • Outlook
  • Ovando
  • Pablo
  • Peerless
  • Pendroy
  • Philipsburg
  • Plains
  • Plentywood
  • Plevna
  • Polson
  • Pompey's Pillar
  • Poplar
  • Potomac
  • Power
  • Rapelje
  • Raynesford
  • Red Lodge
  • Reed Point
  • Reserve
  • Richey
  • Ridge
  • Rock Springs
  • Ronan
  • Rosebud
  • Roundup
  • Roy
  • Rudyard
  • Ryegate
  • Saco
  • Saint Ignatius
  • Saint Mary
  • Saint Regis
  • Savage
  • Scobey
  • Scobey rural
  • Seeley Lake
  • Shelby
  • Sheridan
  • Sidney
  • Somers
  • South Alberton
  • South Broadus
  • South Chester
  • South Havre
  • South Malta
  • South Miles City
  • South Wolf Point
  • Stanford
  • Stevensville
  • Stockett
  • Sunburst
  • Superior
  • Swan Lake
  • Sweetgrass
  • Terry
  • Thompson Falls
  • Three Forks
  • Townsend
  • Troy
  • Turner
  • Twin Bridges
  • Valier
  • Valley Industrial Park
  • Victor
  • Virginia City
  • Warm Springs
  • West Glacier
  • West Glendive
  • West Sidney
  • West Yellowstone
  • Westby
  • Whitefish
  • Whitehall
  • White Sulphur Springs
  • Whitewater
  • Wibaux
  • Wilsall
  • Winifred
  • Winnett
  • Wisdom
  • Wise River
  • Wolf Creek
  • Wolf Point
  • Worden
  • Wyola
  • Yellow Bay

Area Code 406 Location Map

Area Code 406 Location on Montana Map

Area code 406 is a general purpose code which was placed in service on January 1, 1947.

406 Area Code Prefixes

Our Montana phone number lookup service will analyze the three-digit prefix of any 406 area code phone number and will show which telecommunications company and rate center it was initially assigned to. This prefix code data may help to determine the U.S. carrier, Montana geographic region, and local calling area associated with the phone number.

Phone numbers follow the following structure under the North American Numbering Plan:

  • NPA- area code (where the number was originally assigned)
  • NXX - Central office code that locates the specific neighborhood and identifies the service provider
  • XXXX - Subscriber number identifies the individual phone line within that local exchange

Understanding the area code can help you determine if a call is local to your area. However, keep in mind that due to mobile number portability and VoIP services, the caller may be anywhere in the United States, so it’s best to search for the most recent phone number details.

Prefixes by Company

Company Number of Prefixes
QWEST CORPORATION 126
CELLCO PARTNERSHIP DBA VERIZON WIRELESS - MT 80
NEW CINGULAR WIRELESS PCS, LLC 40
TRIANGLE TEL. COOP. ASSN., INC. 38
3 RIVERS TEL. COOP., INC. 26
MID-RIVERS TEL. COOP., INC. 24
NEMONT TEL COOP INC 22
BRESNAN BROADBAND OF MONTANA, LLC - MT [CHARTER] 19
CENTURYTEL OF MONTANA, INC. DBA CENTURYLINK 19
BLACKFOOT TEL. COOP., INC. 18
RANGE TEL COOP INC 12
MID-RIVERS TELEPHONE COOPERATIVE, INC. 9
PROJECT TEL. CO., INC. 9
LEVEL 3 COMMUNICATIONS, LLC - MT 8
ONVOY, LLC - MT 8
ELECTRIC LIGHTWAVE LLC DBA ALLSTREAM 5
SOUTHERN MONTANA TEL. CO. 5
BLACKFOOT COMMUNICATIONS, INC. - MT 4
T-MOBILE USA, INC. 4
ZIPLY FIBER MONTANA, LLC DBA ZIPLY FIBER 4
3 RIVERS TELEPHONE COOPERATIVE, INC. - MT 3
AT&T - LOCAL 3
MCIMETRO ACCESS TRANSMISSION SERVICES LLC 3
NORTHERN TEL. COOP., INC. 3
RONAN TEL. CO. 3
SAGEBRUSH CELLULAR, INC. 3
INTERBEL TEL. COOP., INC. 2
LINCOLN TEL. CO., INC. 2
MONTANA OPTICOM, LLC - MT 2
SKYE TELECOM LLC DBA SKYETEL 2
TELEPORT COMMUNICATIONS AMERICA MT - LLC 2
AIRUS, INC. - MT 1
BANDWIDTH.COM CLEC, LLC - MT 1
HOT SPRINGS TEL. CO. 1
INTERBEL TELEPHONE COOPERATIVE, INC. - MT 1
NUSO, LLC 1
RANGE TELEPHONE COOPERATIVE, INC. - MT 1
RT COMMUNICATIONS 1
SIYEH COMMUNICATIONS 1
TELNYX LLC 1
TRIANGLE COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, INC. 1
WESTERN MONTANA COMMUNITYTEL INC. - MT 1

Carrier names have been updated from their original FCC assignments to reflect current companies following mergers, acquisitions, and rebranding. Updates were determined using AI-assisted research and may not be accurate or reflect up to date changes. This data is provided without warranties of accuracy or completeness.

Prefixes by Rate Center

Rate Center Number of Prefixes
BILLINGS 48
MISSOULA 39
HELENA 28
BOZEMAN 27
GREATFALLS 27
KALISPELL 21
BUTTE 15
HAMILTON 8
MILES CITY 8
LIVINGSTON 6
SIDNEY 6
LEWISTOWN 5
COLSTRIP 4
HARDIN 4
HAVRE 4
RED LODGE 4
SHELBY 4
TOWNSEND 4
ANACONDA 3
BELGRADE 3
BIG SKY 3
CONRAD 3
DILLON 3
EUREKARURL 3
GLASGOW 3
GLENDIVE 3
LAUREL 3
LIBBY 3
SEELEYLAKE 3
WHITEFISH 3
WYELLOWSTN 3
BAKER 2
BIGFORK 2
COLUMBIFLS 2
COLUMBUS 2
CUT BANK 2
DEER LODGE 2
FAIRVIEW 2
FORSYTH 2
MANHATTAN 2
NORTHHAVRE 2
PABLO 2
ROUNDUP 2
SOMERS 2
SOUTHHAVRE 2
STEVENSVL 2
STIGNATIUS 2
SUPERIOR 2
TERRY 2
THREEFORKS 2
W GLENDIVE 2
WIBAUX 2
ABSAROKEE 1
ALBERTON 1
ALZADA 1
ARLEE 1
ASHLAND 1
AUGUSTA 1
AVON 1
BAINVILLE 1
BELFRY 1
BELT 1
BIG SANDY 1
BIG TIMBER 1
BIRNEY 1
BLOOMFIELD 1
BOULDER 1
BOX ELDER 1
BRADY 1
BRIDGER 1
BROADUS 1
BROADVIEW 1
BROCKTON 1
BROWNING 1
BUSBY 1
CANYON CRK 1
CARTER 1
CASCADE 1
CHARLO 1
CHESTER 1
CHINOOK 1
CHOTEAU 1
CIRCLE 1
CLINTON 1
CLYDE PARK 1
CONDON 1
CULBERTSON 1
CUSTER 1
DAGMAR 1
DARBY 1
DECKER 1
DENTON 1
DEVON 1
DIVIDE 1
DIXON 1
DODSON 1
DRUMMOND 1
DUPUYER 1
DUTTON 1
EASTCONRAD 1
EGLACIERPK 1
EKALAKA 1
ELMO 1
ENNIS 1
EUREKA 1
FAIRFIELD 1
FLAXVILLE 1
FORT PECK 1
FORT SHAW 1
FORT SMITH 1
FORTBENTON 1
FRAZER 1
FRENCHTOWN 1
FROID 1
FROMBERG 1
GALATNGTWY 1
GARDINER 1
GERALDINE 1
GEYSER 1
GILDFORD 1
GRANT 1
GRASSRANGE 1
HARLEM 1
HARLOWTON 1
HARRISON 1
HAYS 1
HIGHWOOD 1
HINSDALE 1
HOBSON 1
HOPPILLIAD 1
HOTSPRINGS 1
HUNGRYHORS 1
HUNTLEY 1
HYSHAM 1
JACKSON 1
JOLIET 1
JOPLIN 1
JORDAN 1
JUDITH GAP 1
KREMLIN 1
LAKESIDE 1
LAMBERT 1
LAME DEER 1
LAVINA 1
LIMA 1
LINCOLN 1
LINDSAY 1
LODGEGRASS 1
LOMA 1
MALTA 1
MARION 1
MARTINSDL 1
MEDICINELK 1
MELROSE 1
MELSTONE 1
MELVILLE 1
MOLT 1
MOORE 1
MUSSELSHLL 1
NASHUA 1
NEIHART 1
NO BROADUS 1
NO WOLF PT 1
NOCUT BANK 1
NOXON 1
OPHEIM 1
OUTLOOK 1
OVANDO 1
PEERLESS 1
PENDROY 1
PHILIPSBG 1
PLAINS 1
PLENTYWOOD 1
PLEVNA 1
POLSON 1
POMPESPLLR 1
POPLAR 1
POTOMAC 1
POWER 1
RAPELJE 1
RAYNESFORD 1
REEDPOINT 1
RICHEY 1
RIDGE 1
ROCK SPG 1
RONAN 1
ROSEBUD 1
ROY 1
RUDYARD 1
RYEGATE 1
SACO 1
SAVAGE 1
SCOBEY 1
SHERIDAN 1
SO BROADUS 1
SO CHESTER 1
SO WOLF PT 1
SOMILES CY 1
SOUTHMALTA 1
ST REGIS 1
STANFORD 1
STOCKETT 1
SUNBURST 1
SWAN LAKE 1
THOMPSNFLS 1
TROY 1
TURNER 1
TWINBRIDGS 1
VALIER 1
VICTOR 1
VIRGINIACY 1
W GLACIER 1
WARM SPG 1
WESTBY 1
WESTSIDNEY 1
WHITEHALL 1
WHITEWATER 1
WHSLPHRSPG 1
WILSALL 1
WINIFRED 1
WINNETT 1
WISDOM 1
WISE RIVER 1
WOLF CREEK 1
WOLF POINT 1
WORDEN 1
WYOLA 1
YELLOW BAY 1