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959 area code location: Hartford and New Britain, Connecticut

Local date and time
Eastern Time
860HartfordNew BritainBristolMiddletown

959 area code: ConnecticutCities marked: Hartford, New Britain, Bristol, Middletown.Boundaries are approximate; area codes don't always follow city or county lines. Map data: the Homeland Security Infrastructure Program (HSIP, 2010) and the North American Numbering Plan Administrator (NANPA), checked 26 September 2026; US Census Bureau.
959 area code: Connecticut

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959 area code at a glance

Country and calling code
United States (+1)
In service since
Parent code
860
New code planned
No, as of 22 September 2026

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Sources: NANPA area code listing, NANPA places by area code. Checked .

History

  1. : 959 added as an overlay on 860

Time zone

Eastern Time
Standard time UTC−05:00
Daylight saving time UTC−04:00

Where 959 reaches

959 numbers are issued across 57 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.

  • Hartford
  • New Britain
  • Bristol
  • Middletown
  • Southington
  • Enfield
  • Norwich
  • Torrington
  • Glastonbury
  • Windsor
  • Farmington
  • New London
  • Simsbury
  • Plainville
  • Ledyard
  • Plainfield
  • Coventry
  • Old Saybrook
  • Canton
  • Haddam
  • Lebanon
  • Essex
  • Killingworth
  • Harwinton
  • Columbia
32 more communities
  • Canterbury
  • Deep River
  • Danielson
  • Washington
  • Jewett City
  • Kent
  • Lyme
  • Litchfield
  • Canaan
  • Clinton
  • Colchester
  • Cornwall
  • East Hampton
  • Lakeville
  • Manchester
  • Moodus
  • Mystic
  • New Milford
  • Niantic
  • Norfolk
  • North Thompson
  • Pawcatuck
  • Putnam
  • Rockville
  • Sharon
  • Stafford Springs
  • Storrs
  • Thomaston
  • Watertown
  • Willimantic
  • Windsor Locks
  • Winsted

Notable places in 959

PlaceWhereWhat it is
Wesleyan University0.8 km from MiddletownUniversity, 4,158 12-month enrollment (2023–24)
University of Connecticut0.2 km from StorrsUniversity, 47,445 12-month enrollment (2023–24)
Bradley International Airport2.3 km from Windsor LocksCommercial airport, 3,285,194 enplanements (2024)
University of Hartford4.7 km from HartfordUniversity, 6,922 12-month enrollment (2023–24)
Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art0.7 km from HartfordMuseum
XL Center0.5 km from HartfordArena
Mohegan Sun Arena6.3 km from NorwichArena
Pratt & Whitney Stadium5.2 km from HartfordStadium
Mark Twain House1.6 km from HartfordMuseum
Hartford-Brainard Airport4.2 km from HartfordAirport

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Questions about 959

Where is the 959 area code?

959 is in Connecticut. Its numbers are issued in Hartford, New Britain, Bristol, and 54 other communities.

What time zone is area code 959 in?

959 is in Eastern Time. Daylight saving time is observed.

Is 959 an overlay?

Yes. 959 was added as an overlay on 860 on 30 August 2014.

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