Polk County · Iowa
Des Moines, IA area codes and time zone
Quick answer
Des Moines is served by area code 515, keeps CST time (GMT-5), and sits in county FIPS 19153.
- Area code
- 515Within 25 miles of the city centre
- Time zone
- CSTAmerica/Chicago
- UTC offset
- GMT-5CDT in summer
- County FIPS
- 19153Polk County
Dialling from and to Des Moines
What this means when you pick up the phone.
Local calls inside 515 may still work on seven digits, but ten-digit dialling is the safe default everywhere in the country now. From abroad, dial +1 then the ten digits.
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