INDIANA · AREA CODE GUIDE
219 area code location: Hammond, Gary, and Portage, Indiana
- Local date and time
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Map data: UCLA Geoportal (2015) · NANPA · US Census Bureau, checked 26 September 2026. Boundaries are approximate.
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219 area code at a glance
- State
- Indiana
- Primary cities
- Hammond, Gary, and Portage
- Established
- Time zones
- Eastern and Central Time
- New code planned
- No, as of 22 September 2026
- Answering calls
- Rules for answering calls in Indiana
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History
Time zones
- Eastern Time
- Standard time UTC−05:00
- Daylight saving time UTC−04:00
- Central Time
- Standard time UTC−06:00
- Daylight saving time UTC−05:00
This area spans Eastern and Central time.
Time zones by place
Eastern Time
- Monon
- Wolcott
- Francesville
- Medaryville
- Reynolds
Central Time
- Hammond
- Gary
- Portage
- Merrillville
- Crown Point
- Valparaiso
- Michigan City
- Hobart
- East Chicago
- Saint John
- La Porte
- Cedar Lake
- Dyer
- Chesterton
- Lake Station
- Lowell
- Rensselaer
- Westville
- Whiting
- Demotte
- Hebron
- Kouts
- Kentland
- Remington
- Morocco
- Wanatah
- Goodland
- Brook
- Wheatfield
- La Crosse
- Mount Ayr
- Hanna
- Lake Village
- Lakes of the Four Seasons
- Rolling Prairie
- Roselawn
- San Pierre
- Union Mills
- Wheeler
The time zone of 1 community is not recorded.
Counties and cities covered
These are telephone exchange areas, which follow the phone network rather than city limits.
Counties of the communities we could place (the code may reach further): Jasper County, Lake County, LaPorte County, Newton County, Porter County, Pulaski County, and White County.
- Hammond
- Gary
- Portage
- Merrillville
- Crown Point
- Valparaiso
- Michigan City
- Hobart
- East Chicago
- Saint John
- La Porte
- Cedar Lake
- Dyer
- Chesterton
- Lake Station
- Lowell
- Rensselaer
- Westville
- Whiting
- Demotte
- Hebron
- Kouts
- Monon
- Kentland
- Remington
20 more communities
- Morocco
- Wanatah
- Goodland
- Wolcott
- Brook
- Wheatfield
- Francesville
- Medaryville
- La Crosse
- Reynolds
- Mount Ayr
- Hanna
- Highland
- Lake Village
- Lakes of the Four Seasons
- Rolling Prairie
- Roselawn
- San Pierre
- Union Mills
- Wheeler
Sources: NANPA area code listing, NANPA places by area code, U.S. Census Bureau county geography. Checked .
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