Louisiana Area Codes

About Louisiana Area Codes

The U.S. state of Louisiana uses a total of 5 telephone area codes in this dataset. These calling codes serve large metropolitan areas, suburbs, small towns, and rural communities across the state.

Major cities served by these area codes include Alexandria, Baton Rouge, Bossier City, Chalmette, Harvey, Houma, Kenner, Lafayette, Lake Charles, Laplace, and 11 more. Each area code can cover multiple cities and counties, while some dense urban regions may be split across more than one code.

List of Area Codes in Louisiana

The table below lists all area codes used in Louisiana, along with a sample of major cities for each code.


S.N. Area Code Major Cities
1 225 Baton Rouge
2 318 Alexandria, Bossier City, Ruston, Shreveport, West Monroe
3 337 Lafayette, Lake Charles, New Iberia, Opelousas, Sulphur
4 504 Chalmette, Harvey, Kenner, Marrero, Metairie, New Orleans, Terrytown
5 985 Houma, Laplace, Slidell