Cities in area code 353
These are the cities and communities covered by 353 in Wisconsin. "Covered" means the locality is a rate center holding 353 prefixes; the largest are Madison, Highland, Lone Rock.
Madison, Highland, Lone Rock, Montello, Belleville, Bloom City, De Forest and Centerville hold the largest prefix inventories; and 2 smaller communities down to single-prefix localities. Each locality below links to its rate-center page with the full prefix list.
7 of the localities fall within FCC top-100 metropolitan statistical areas; the rest are smaller communities.
11 of these localities are also reachable through other area codes — overlay territory where the same place answers to several codes.
All of the code's territory keeps Central time.
Remember that people keep numbers when they relocate, so a 353 number is a where-it-was-issued fact, not a where-they-are fact.
| Locality (rate center) | Active prefixes | Metro area | All codes serving it |
|---|---|---|---|
| Madison | 2 | Madison, WI | 353, 608 |
| Highland | 1 | Madison, WI | 353, 608 |
| Lone Rock | 1 | Madison, WI | 353, 608 |
| Montello | 1 | — | 353, 608 |
| Belleville | 1 | Madison, WI | 353, 608 |
| Bloom City | 1 | — | 353, 608 |
| De Forest | 1 | Madison, WI | 353, 608 |
| Centerville | 1 | — | 353, 608 |
| Mazomanie | 1 | Madison, WI | 353, 608 |
| Albany | 1 | Madison, WI | 353, 608 |
| Ithaca | 1 | — | 353, 608 |
FAQ
What is the biggest city in area code 353?
Madison holds the most active prefixes (2), making it the code's largest numbering locality.
How many places does 353 cover?
11 rate centers in Wisconsin hold active 353 prefixes, from Madison down to communities with a single prefix.
Does a 353 number guarantee the caller lives in one of these places?
No — the tables show where number blocks were issued. Porting and VoIP let people keep or acquire numbers anywhere.