Area Code Overview

Area code 608 is a geographic telephone area code in Wisconsin that went into service on January 1, 1955. The geographic regions covered by this area code overlay has a population of approximately 1,284,616.

Overlay and Dialing Rules

Area Code: 608
State: Wisconsin
Type: General Purpose Code
In Service Date: January 1, 1955
Overlay Complex: 353/608
Local Dialing Plan: This area does require you to dial the area code when calling locally.

Estimated Number of Assigned Phone Numbers in Area Code 608

This area code is ranked 140th out of 363 nationwide in estimated assigned phone numbers. Within the state territory it serves, it is ranked 2nd out of 8.

5,711,000

Estimated Service-Type Mix of Assigned Phone Numbers in Area Code 608

Total assigned 5,711,000

Wireless

1,796,000 assigned

31.45%

Wireline and VoIP

2,465,000 assigned

43.16%

Other / Unclassified

1,450,000 assigned

25.39%

Estimated Share of Wireless Numbers Originally Assigned to Each Carrier in Area Code 608

Estimated assigned wireless phone numbers: 1,796,000

Numbers may later be ported to another carrier, but this chart reflects original number assignment, not current subscriber share.

UScellular 600,000 (33.41%)

Verizon Wireless 441,000 (24.55%)

AT&T Wireless 392,000 (21.83%)

T-Mobile 315,000 (17.54%)

MICHIGAN WIRELESS, LLC DBA BUG TUSSEL WIRELESS 47,000 (2.62%)

Optimum Mobile 1,000 (0.06%)

Estimated Share of Wireline and VoIP Numbers Originally Assigned to Each Carrier in Area Code 608

Estimated assigned wireline and VoIP phone numbers: 2,465,000

Onvoy 696,000 (28.24%)

AT&T 531,000 (21.54%)

Lumen 327,000 (13.27%)

Bandwidth 201,000 (8.15%)

CHARTER IP ENABLED SERVICES, LLC 193,000 (7.83%)

TERRA NOVA TELECOM INC. 124,000 (5.03%)

Spectrum 111,000 (4.50%)

Verizon 84,000 (3.41%)

PAETEC ITEL, LLC 43,000 (1.74%)

Peerless Network 42,000 (1.70%)

MCIMETRO ACCESS TRANSMISSION SERVICES LLC 40,000 (1.62%)

GRANTLAND TELECOM, INC. 20,000 (0.81%)

Other / Unclassified Assigned Numbering in Area Code 608

Estimated assigned other or unclassified phone numbers: 1,450,000

TDS METROCOM, LLC 158,000 (10.90%)

BRIGHTSPEED OF WISCONSIN, LLC 150,000 (10.34%)

TELEPORT COMMUNICATIONS AMERICA, LLC WI 124,000 (8.55%)

MID-PLAINS TEL., INC. 111,000 (7.66%)

BRIGHTSPEED OF WESTERN WISCONSIN, LLC 110,000 (7.59%)

BRIGHTSPEED OF CENTRAL WISCONSIN, LLC 80,000 (5.52%)

VERNON TEL. COOP. 80,000 (5.52%)

SPOK, INC. 60,000 (4.14%)

RICHLAND-GRANT TEL. COOP., INC. 50,000 (3.45%)

TON80 COMMUNICATIONS, LLC 43,000 (2.97%)

UTELCO, INC. 41,000 (2.83%)

AMERICAN MESSAGING SERVICES, LLC 40,000 (2.76%)

Cities and Towns in Area Code 608

Adams, Wisconsin Albany, Wisconsin Alma, Wisconsin Arcadia, Wisconsin Arena, Wisconsin Argyle, Wisconsin Avoca, Wisconsin Bagley, Wisconsin Bangor, Wisconsin Baraboo, Wisconsin Beetown, Wisconsin Belleville, Wisconsin Belmont, Wisconsin Beloit, Wisconsin Benton, Wisconsin Black Earth, Wisconsin Blair, Wisconsin Blanchardville, Wisconsin Bloom City, Wisconsin Bloomington, Wisconsin Blue River, Wisconsin Boaz, Wisconsin Boscobel, Wisconsin Briggsville, Wisconsin Brodhead, Wisconsin Brooklyn, Wisconsin Brooks, Wisconsin Browntown, Wisconsin Cambridge, Wisconsin Camp Douglas, Wisconsin Cashton, Wisconsin Cassville, Wisconsin Cataract, Wisconsin Cazenovia, Wisconsin Centerville, Wisconsin Chaseburg, Wisconsin Clinton, Wisconsin Cobb, Wisconsin Cochrane, Wisconsin Coon Valley, Wisconsin Cottage Grove, Wisconsin Cross Plains, Wisconsin Cuba City, Wisconsin Darlington, Wisconsin De Soto, Wisconsin Deerfield, Wisconsin Deforest, Wisconsin Dickeyville, Wisconsin Dodgeville, Wisconsin Eastman, Wisconsin Edgerton, Wisconsin Elroy, Wisconsin Endeavor, Wisconsin Ettrick, Wisconsin Evansville, Wisconsin Fair Play, Wisconsin Fennimore, Wisconsin Footville, Wisconsin Fountain City, Wisconsin Galesville, Wisconsin Gays Mills, Wisconsin Genoa, Wisconsin Gratiot, Wisconsin Hazel Green, Wisconsin Highland, Wisconsin Hillsboro, Wisconsin Hollandale, Wisconsin Holmen, Wisconsin Ithaca, Wisconsin Janesville, Wisconsin Juda, Wisconsin Kendall, Wisconsin La Crosse, Wisconsin La Farge, Wisconsin La Valle, Wisconsin Lancaster, Wisconsin Liberty Pole, Wisconsin Lime Ridge, Wisconsin Lodi, Wisconsin Loganville, Wisconsin Lone Rock, Wisconsin Lyndon Station, Wisconsin Madison, Wisconsin Marshall, Wisconsin Mauston, Wisconsin Mazomanie, Wisconsin Mc Farland, Wisconsin Melrose, Wisconsin Merrimac, Wisconsin Middleton, Wisconsin Milton, Wisconsin Mindoro, Wisconsin Mineral Point, Wisconsin Monroe Center, Wisconsin Monroe, Wisconsin Montello, Wisconsin Montfort, Wisconsin Monticello, Wisconsin Mount Hope, Wisconsin Mount Horeb, Wisconsin Mount Vernon, Wisconsin Mount Zion, Wisconsin Muscoda, Wisconsin Necedah, Wisconsin New Glarus, Wisconsin New Lisbon, Wisconsin North Freedom, Wisconsin Norwalk, Wisconsin Ontario, Wisconsin Oregon, Wisconsin Orfordville, Wisconsin Oxford, Wisconsin Packwaukee, Wisconsin Pardeeville, Wisconsin Plain, Wisconsin Platteville, Wisconsin Portage, Wisconsin Potosi, Wisconsin Poynette, Wisconsin Prairie Du Chien, Wisconsin Readstown, Wisconsin Reedsburg, Wisconsin Richland Center, Wisconsin Richmond, Wisconsin Ridgeway, Wisconsin Sabin, Wisconsin Sauk City, Wisconsin Seneca, Wisconsin Shullsburg, Wisconsin Soldiers Grove, Wisconsin South Wayne, Wisconsin Sparta, Wisconsin Steuben, Wisconsin Stoddard, Wisconsin Stoughton, Wisconsin Sun Prairie, Wisconsin Tomah, Wisconsin Trempealeau, Wisconsin Verona, Wisconsin Viola, Wisconsin Viroqua, Wisconsin Warrens, Wisconsin Waumandee, Wisconsin Waunakee, Wisconsin Wauzeka, Wisconsin West Salem, Wisconsin Westby, Wisconsin Westfield, Wisconsin Wilton, Wisconsin Wiota, Wisconsin Witwen, Wisconsin Wonewoc, Wisconsin Woodford, Wisconsin Woodman, Wisconsin Yuba, Wisconsin

These geographic regions are also served by area code 353.

How These Figures Were Built

These figures are estimates based on public phone-number assignment records. They are meant to show the likely mix of assigned phone numbers associated with area code 608, not live customer counts.

Some providers may have assigned phone numbers tied to this area code even if they do not actively market or sell service locally. These figures reflect public number-assignment records, not confirmed local service availability.

They also do not reflect number portability at the individual phone-number level, so some numbers may now be used on a different network or by a different provider than the original assignment records suggest.

Population data and locality matching provided by GeoNames.

Last refreshed: April 15, 2026 6:22 pm