WISCONSIN · AREA CODE GUIDE
608 area code location: Madison and Janesville, Wisconsin
- Local date and time
- Central Time
Map data: HSIP (2010) · NANPA · US Census Bureau, checked 26 September 2026. Boundaries are approximate.
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608 area code at a glance
- State
- Wisconsin
- Primary cities
- Madison, Janesville, and La Crosse
- Established
- Population
- Largest community: Madison, 286,233 (2025)Not an area-code population.
- Prefixes in service
- 785 as of 13 October 2026
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History
Country and calling code: United States (+1).
New code planned: No, as of 22 September 2026.
- : 353 added as an overlay on 608
Time zone
- Central Time
- Standard time UTC−06:00
- Daylight saving time UTC−05:00
Counties and cities covered
608 numbers are issued across 159 communities. These are telephone exchange areas, which follow the phone network rather than city limits, so a place can sit just outside the boundary of the town it is named for.
Counties of the communities we could place (the code may reach further): Dane County, Grant County, Sauk County, Vernon County, Iowa County, Lafayette County, Rock County, Green County, Juneau County, Monroe County, Crawford County, Richland County, Columbia County, Trempealeau County, La Crosse County, Marquette County, Buffalo County, Adams County, Jackson County, and Jefferson County.
- Madison
- Janesville
- La Crosse
- Sun Prairie
- Beloit
- Middleton
- Verona
- Waunakee
- Stoughton
- Baraboo
- Holmen
- Oregon
- Platteville
- Reedsburg
- Monroe
- Sparta
- Portage
- Tomah
- McFarland
- Cottage Grove
- Mount Horeb
- Edgerton
- Milton
- Evansville
- Prairie du Chien
134 more communities
- West Salem
- Dodgeville
- Richland Center
- Viroqua
- Cross Plains
- Mauston
- Lancaster
- Arcadia
- Marshall
- Sauk City
- Boscobel
- Brodhead
- Lodi
- Wisconsin Dells
- Poynette
- Fennimore
- Belleville
- Deerfield
- New Lisbon
- Mineral Point
- Darlington
- Westby
- Clinton
- New Glarus
- Pardeeville
- Cuba City
- Trempealeau
- Adams
- Mazomanie
- Galesville
- Cambridge
- Orfordville
- Spring Green
- Bangor
- Brooklyn
- Black Earth
- Montello
- Hillsboro
- Westfield
- Muscoda
- Blair
- Elroy
- Shullsburg
- Cashton
- Hazel Green
- Monticello
- Albany
- Dickeyville
- Belmont
- Benton
- Arena
- Necedah
- Stoddard
- Footville
- Highland
- Blanchardville
- Lone Rock
- Argyle
- Fountain City
- Coon Valley
- Cassville
- Bloomington
- Beetown
- Montfort
- Viola
- Wonewoc
- Alma
- Plain
- La Farge
- Ridgeway
- Potosi
- Ithaca
- Camp Douglas
- Wauzeka
- Norwalk
- North Freedom
- Soldiers Grove
- Avoca
- Oxford
- Warrens
- Melrose
- Ontario
- Merrimac
- Wilton
- Ettrick
- Gays Mills
- Cobb
- Lyndon Station
- Kendall
- Blue River
- South Wayne
- Endeavor
- Cochrane
- Readstown
- Bagley
- Cazenovia
- La Valle
- Eastman
- De Soto
- Hollandale
- Loganville
- Browntown
- Chaseburg
- Gratiot
- Genoa
- Mount Hope
- Lime Ridge
- Woodman
- Boaz
- Steuben
- Yuba
- Bloom City
- Briggsville
- Brooks
- Cataract
- Centerville
- De Forest
- Fairplay
- Juda
- Liberty Pole
- Mindoro
- Monroe Center
- Mount Vernon
- Mount Zion
- North Apple River
- North Warren
- Packwaukee
- Richmond
- Sabin
- Seneca
- Waumandee
- Wiota
- Witwen
- Woodford
Notable places in 608
| Place | Where | What it is |
|---|---|---|
| University of Wisconsin–Madison | 2.5 km from Madison | University, 53,774 12-month enrollment (2023–24) |
| Dane County Regional Airport | 8.7 km from Madison | Commercial airport, 1,156,399 enplanements (2024) |
| Beloit College | 2.3 km from Beloit | College, 1,080 12-month enrollment (2023–24) |
| University of Wisconsin–La Crosse | 1.2 km from La Crosse | University, 11,038 12-month enrollment (2023–24) |
| La Crosse Regional Airport | 6.5 km from La Crosse | Commercial airport, 40,608 enplanements (2024) |
| Platteville Municipal Airport | 4.7 km from Platteville | Airport |
| Camp Randall Stadium | 2.4 km from Madison | Stadium |
| International Crane Foundation | 9.0 km from Baraboo | Zoo |
| Little Norway, Wisconsin | 5.6 km from Mount Horeb | Museum |
| Kohl Center | 3.4 km from Madison | Arena |
Area code 353 has its own page.
Area code 608
608 started service on .
No new code is planned for the region as of .
Questions about 608
Where is the 608 area code?
608 is in Wisconsin. Its numbers are issued in Madison, Janesville, La Crosse, and 156 other communities.
What time zone is area code 608 in?
608 is in Central Time. Daylight saving time is observed.
Does 608 have an overlay?
Yes. 353 was added as an overlay on 608 on 15 September 2023.
What cities are in the 608 area code?
Madison, Janesville, La Crosse, Sun Prairie, and Beloit, and 154 other communities.
What state is area code 608 in?
Area code 608 is in Wisconsin.
What counties are covered by area code 608?
Area code 608 covers communities in Dane County, Grant County, Sauk County, Vernon County, Iowa County, Lafayette County, Rock County, Green County, Juneau County, Monroe County, Crawford County, Richland County, Columbia County, Trempealeau County, La Crosse County, Marquette County, Buffalo County, Adams County, Jackson County, and Jefferson County.
Is 608 a toll-free area code?
No. 608 is a geographic area code. The toll-free codes are 800, 833, 844, 855, 866, 877, and 888.
Sources: NANPA area code listing, NANPA places by area code, NANPA central office code assignments, U.S. Census Bureau population estimates, OMB metropolitan area delineations. Checked .
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