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859

Area code 859

Kentucky, United States

National (859) 555-0123, E.164 +18595550123

How the 577 central office codes (exchanges) of area code 859 were allocated, from the North American Numbering Plan's records: to which carrier, as which line type. A 859 number is mobile, fixed line or VoIP according to its exchange, the three digits after the area code; the allocation is the original one (below).

At a glance

Country code
+1
State
KY
Exchanges on record
577
Carriers on record
31
Exchanges of 859 by the line type they were allocated as
  • Mobile 185 (32%)
  • Fixed line 292 (51%)
  • VoIP 86 (15%)
  • No line type on record 14 (2%)
  • 577 exchanges on record

Most exchanges: AT&T 117, Windstream 77, Verizon 62.

Check a number

Valid fixed line or mobile number in the United States.

+1
country code
859
area code
5550123
subscriber number
CountryUnited States numbering plan
Line typeFixed line or mobile
Carrier the block was allocated toNo carrier on record for this prefix
E.164+18595550123
International+1 859-555-0123
National(859) 555-0123
RFC 3966tel:+1-859-555-0123

Source: North American Numbering Plan Administrator (NANPA); Canadian Numbering Administrator (CNAC); National numbering plan: United States (ITU)

The example is 859-555-0123: 555-0100 to 555-0199 are set aside for fictional use in every area code.

The exchange map

Every exchange of 859, by the line type it was allocated as

One cell per exchange: blocks 859 2xx to 859 9xx; in each block the row is the tens digit, the column the units digit.

859 2xx859 3xx859 4xx859 5xx859 6xx859 7xx859 8xx859 9xx
  • Mobile 185
  • Fixed line 292
  • VoIP 86
  • No line type on record 14
  • Not on record 223

Formats and patterns

E.164+18595550123
International+1 859-555-0123
National(859) 555-0123
RFC 3966 (tel: URI)tel:+1-859-555-0123

Any 859 number, in E.164

^\+1859[2-9]\d{6}$

+1, the area code, a central office code that does not start with 0 or 1, then four digits.

Mobile exchanges (185 on record)

^\+1859(?:2(?:0[02689]|1[03]|2[179]|[35]0|4[027-9]|[68][57]|7[09]|9[58])|3(?:0[2-478]|1[02479]|2[124-69]|3[037-9]|4[06]|5[128]|6[18]|7[046]|8[02]|9[0135-8])|4(?:0[4589]|1[2457]|2[01]|3[2357]|4[03-7]|5[07]|6[02689]|7[0356]|8[019]|9[0246])|5(?:0[89]|1[2356]|3[3679]|44|5[236]|76|8[2358]|95)|6(?:0[89]|1[2389]|2[01]|3[068]|4[04]|5[23]|61|84|9[1379])|7(?:0[47]|[16]0|39|4[39]|5[03]|71|8[67]|97)|8(?:0[1-3568]|1[26]|35|50|66|78|82|9[35])|9(?:07|1[236]|4[08]|5[34]|7[49]|83|9[12]))\d{4}$

Fixed line exchanges (292 on record)

^\+1859(?:2(?:0[17]|1[4-689]|2[3-68]|[35][1-9]|4[13-6]|[68][0-4689]|7[1-8]|9[0-4679])|3(?:0[159]|1[36]|2[0378]|3[124-6]|4[12457]|5[03-79]|6[02-4679]|7[1-3589]|8[13-9]|9[24])|4(?:0[0-36]|10|2[25689]|3[19]|4[1289]|5[589]|67|7[248]|8[4-8]|9[137-9])|5(?:1[47-9]|2[023578]|3[48]|4[37-9]|5[0149]|6[26-9]|7[258]|8[167]|9[24])|6(?:05|2[2-689]|3[59]|4[378]|5[4579]|6[379]|71|8[2579]|9[245])|7(?:05|2[147]|3[347]|4[024-68]|5[4-79]|67|79|8[018]|9[25])|8(?:09|1[3-57]|2[3-5]|38|4[26]|5[48]|6[589]|7[39]|8[157]|9[289])|9(?:0[13-58]|1[89]|2[57]|3[568]|5[157]|6[02-8]|7[178]|8[025-8]))\d{4}$

VoIP exchanges (86 on record)

^\+1859(?:2(?:0[3-5]|1[27]|2[02])|3(?:0[06]|1[58]|4[389]|65|77|99)|4(?:07|1[3689]|2[37]|3[68]|5[1-36]|6[145]|7[19]|95)|5(?:0[03]|2[69]|[34]5|7[37]|[89]9)|6(?:0[06]|[469]6|5[18]|81)|7(?:1[259]|6[256]|77|85)|8(?:00|[18][08]|3[27]|[45]9|67|94)|9(?:0[09]|10|4[36]|7[02]|9[03-579]))\d{4}$

The exchange patterns follow the original allocations; a number ported since keeps its digits but not necessarily its carrier or its line type.

Carriers and their exchanges

Every carrier holding exchanges in 859, with the exchanges allocated to it (the three digits after the area code).

CarrierExchangesMobileFixed lineVoIPExchanges held
AT&T11766483200, 208, 227, 229–230, 234–236, 238–239, 262, 270, 284–285, 289, 295, 307–308, 317, 319–320, 322, 324–325, 328, 332–333, 336, 338–339, 349, 351, 358, 362, 366, 368–369, 375, 378–379, 382–383, 387, 391, 409, 423, 432, 435, 437, 443–446, 457, 460, 462, 470, 473, 475–476, 481, 484, 486, 488, 494, 496–499, 508, 527, 535, 553, 575–576, 582–583, 585, 588, 595, 608, 613, 619–620, 622–626, 636, 652, 684, 699, 707, 733–734, 737, 744–745, 748–749, 753, 771, 779, 797, 806, 825, 842, 854, 865, 882, 893, 901, 936, 948, 987–988
Windstream770770218–219, 223–226, 228, 231–233, 237, 243–246, 252–260, 263–264, 266, 268–269, 271–273, 275–278, 280–281, 288, 290, 293–294, 296, 299, 313, 323, 335, 357, 367, 373, 381, 388–389, 425, 455, 458, 543, 548, 562, 566, 639, 682, 705, 724, 792, 846, 858, 873, 879, 881, 885, 887, 892, 925, 971, 985–986
Verizon625480202, 206, 209–210, 213, 221, 240, 242, 250, 302, 304, 314, 321, 361, 374, 376, 380, 394–395, 397, 404–405, 408, 412, 417, 421, 429, 447, 468–469, 490, 512, 516, 533, 537, 544, 556, 568, 592, 609, 618, 629–630, 638, 640, 653, 692, 739, 750, 760, 788, 801–802, 805, 812, 814, 835, 912, 940, 953–954, 974
Lumen570570201, 207, 215, 251, 274, 305, 350, 353–354, 400–403, 406, 410, 422, 439, 449, 459, 474, 514, 538, 547, 550–551, 554, 559, 587, 605, 648, 663, 667, 671, 695, 721, 740, 754–757, 759, 795, 809, 838, 868, 898, 903–904, 908, 918–919, 938, 964–966, 968, 982
altafiber570570261, 282–283, 291–292, 301, 331, 334, 341–342, 344, 356, 359, 363, 371–372, 384, 386, 392, 426, 428, 431, 441–442, 448, 472, 485, 491, 493, 525, 534, 567, 572, 578, 581, 586, 594, 628, 635, 643, 647, 654–655, 657, 669, 689, 694, 727, 746, 767, 781, 815, 817, 823–824, 905, 962
T-Mobile555500247–248, 265, 267, 279, 287, 298, 303, 310, 312, 326, 329, 340, 390, 393, 396, 398, 414–415, 420, 433, 440, 450, 466, 480, 489, 492, 509, 513, 536, 539, 552, 612, 621, 644, 661, 691, 693, 697, 704, 743, 786–787, 803, 808, 816, 866, 878, 907, 913, 916, 979, 983, 991–992
Sinch (Inteliquent)510051203, 205, 212, 217, 220, 222, 300, 343, 348, 377, 407, 416, 419, 456, 461, 495, 503, 526, 577, 589, 600, 606, 646, 651, 658, 666, 681, 696, 712, 715, 719, 762, 765, 777, 785, 800, 810, 818, 832, 859, 888, 909–910, 943, 970, 972, 993–995, 997, 999
Paetec Itel290290241, 286, 297, 355, 487, 517–520, 522, 528, 549, 569, 685, 742, 780, 813, 899, 927, 935, 951, 955, 957, 960, 963, 967, 977–978, 980
Spectrum110110214, 216, 309, 327, 360, 364, 385, 523, 659, 687, 869
Emergency Networks5500370, 515, 710, 850, 895
COMMIO LLC4004315, 318, 867, 880
Fractel4004465, 529, 766, 946
Bandwidth.com3003427, 471, 545
Brightlink Communications3201249, 337, 365
IP Horizon3003452, 464, 599
Peerless Network3003204, 479, 573
TELNYX3003436, 451, 900
Nuso2020316, 347
Skyetel2002399, 990
Ton80 Communications2002453, 837
USA Mobility2200330, 352
Waddell Solutions Group2020345, 467
Access2Go1001438
Comcast1001418
Dish Wireless1100346
Exiant1001413
HD Carrier1001849
Millicorp1001500
Twilio International1001894
Vonage1001306
Wavenation1010478

Questions developers ask

Where is area code 859?
Area code 859 is in Kentucky, in the United States: all 577 of its exchanges on record are there. From abroad it is dialled +1 859, then the seven-digit number.
Is a 859 number mobile or landline?
Either: in the North American Numbering Plan the line type belongs to the exchange (the three digits after the area code), not to the area code. Of the 577 exchanges on record in 859, 185 (32%) were allocated as mobile, 292 (51%) as fixed line, 86 (15%) as VoIP and 14 (2%) have no line type on record. A number can have been ported since, to another carrier and even to another line type.
Which carriers have numbers in area code 859?
31 carriers hold exchanges in 859 on record; the most: AT&T (117), Windstream (77) and Verizon (62). These are the original allocations: with number portability, a number may be served by another carrier today, which only a live carrier lookup (an HLR or MNP query) can tell.
How do I validate a 859 phone number?
In E.164 a 859 number matches ^\+1859[2-9]\d{6}$: +1, the area code, a central office code that does not start with 0 or 1, then four digits. Written nationally it reads (859) 555-0123. The exchange patterns on this page narrow it to the exchanges allocated as mobile, fixed line or VoIP.