COLORADO · AREA CODE GUIDE
983 area code location: Denver and Longmont, Colorado
- Local date and time
- Mountain Time
Map data: HSIP (2010) · NANPA · US Census Bureau, checked 26 September 2026. Boundaries are approximate.
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983 area code at a glance
- State
- Colorado
- Primary cities
- Denver, Longmont, and Fort Lupton
- Established
- Population
- Largest community: Denver, 740,613 (2025)Not an area-code population.
- Prefixes in service
- 42 as of 13 October 2026
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History
Country and calling code: United States (+1).
Parent code: 303.
New code planned: No, as of 22 September 2026.
Time zone
- Mountain Time
- Standard time UTC−07:00
- Daylight saving time UTC−06:00
Counties and cities covered
983 numbers are issued across 13 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): Weld County, Arapahoe County, Adams County, Boulder County, Clear Creek County, and Denver County.
- Denver
- Longmont
- Fort Lupton
- Bennett
- Keenesburg
- Deer Trail
- Hudson
- Georgetown
- Allenspark-Lyons
- Byers
- Deckers
- Roggen
- Strasburg
Notable places in 983
| Place | Where | What it is |
|---|---|---|
| Denver International Airport | 21.0 km from Denver | Commercial airport, 40,012,895 enplanements (2024) |
| University of Colorado Boulder | 22.9 km from Longmont | University, 46,985 12-month enrollment (2023–24) |
| Ball Arena | 10.9 km from Denver | Arena |
| University of Denver | 11.6 km from Denver | University, 16,004 12-month enrollment (2023–24) |
| Empower Field at Mile High | 12.0 km from Denver | Stadium |
| Denver Art Museum | 9.7 km from Denver | Museum |
| Coors Field | 9.7 km from Denver | Stadium |
| University of Colorado Denver | 10.6 km from Denver | University, 29,066 12-month enrollment (2023–24) |
| Buckley Space Force Base | 12.9 km from Denver | US Air Force installation |
| Centennial Airport | 21.5 km from Denver | Airport |
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Questions about 983
Where is the 983 area code?
983 is in Colorado. Its numbers are issued in Denver, Longmont, Fort Lupton, and 10 other communities.
What time zone is area code 983 in?
983 is in Mountain Time. Daylight saving time is observed.
Is 983 an overlay?
Yes. 983 was added as an overlay on 303 on 17 June 2022.
What cities are in the 983 area code?
Denver, Longmont, Fort Lupton, Bennett, and Keenesburg, and 8 other communities.
What state is area code 983 in?
Area code 983 is in Colorado.
What counties are covered by area code 983?
Area code 983 covers communities in Weld County, Arapahoe County, Adams County, Boulder County, Clear Creek County, and Denver County.
Is 983 a toll-free area code?
No. 983 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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