The 985 area code covers Houma, Hammond, Slidell and more in Louisiana. Provision a local 985 number in minutes.
Area code 985 covers southeastern Louisiana outside New Orleans, including the Bayou Country communities of Houma and the North Shore communities around Lake Pontchartrain. The area is the heart of Louisiana's commercial fishing, shrimping, and offshore oil service industries. Many communities in this area suffered catastrophic damage from Hurricanes Katrina in 2005 and Ida in 2021.
The 985 area code covers Houma, Hammond, Slidell, New Iberia in Louisiana.
Phone numbers in the 985 area code operate on America/Chicago time.
Yes. The 985 area code was introduced in 2001 and remains an active geographic code today.
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