The Indiana Office of Utility Consumer Counselor reports that the 812 area code will run out of numbers by 2014. Either a split or overlay is planned (this would be Indiana’s first overlay) but no indication of when or what the new area code will be has been given. The 317 area code is expected to be exhausted of numbers in 2017, while 765 will run out of numbers by 2018. The northern area codes will not run out of numbers until after 2030. Following is an area code directory for Indiana:
Northern Indiana
The 219 area code covered all of northern Indiana until January 2002. At this time, the 219 area code was split into three sections due to massive population and cell phone number growth in the area. A random drawing was held, and results allowed the northwestern portion of the state to keep 219 as its area code.
Central Indiana
Until 1948, when 219 was implemented, area code 317 covered all of Northern and Central Indiana. 317 was used throughout Central Indiana until 1997, when great increases in assigned phone numbers caused the implementation of area code 765.
Southern Indiana
Indiana Statistics
Indiana reported 6,423,113 residents as of 2009, with an increase of 5.6% from 2000 to 2009. 6.9% were children under 5 years of age in 2009, when the survey was last taken. 24.7% were under 18 in 2009. 12.9% were age 65 and over during the same year. 50.7% of the population was female in 2009. 87.8% of the population was white in the same year, while 9.2% was black, 1.5% were Asian, and 5.5% were Hispanic. 3.1% were foreign-born in 2009. 6.4% were over the age of 5 in 2000 and did not speak English at home. 82.1% were high school graduates over 25 as of the year 2000. 19.4% had a Bachelor’s degree or higher in the year 2000, and were over the age of 25. 1,054,757 had a disability and were over 5 years old as of 2000. There were 2,336,306 households in 2000 and an average of 2.53 persons per household. The median household income as of 2008 was $48,010. 12.9% were living below the poverty level in 2008. This is all according to the United States Census Bureau.
As of October 1, 2010, there were 26, 891 adult male prisoners held within the Indiana Department of Corrections. There were 2,683 adult female offenders, 559 juvenile male offenders and 58 juvenile female offenders.