906 area code: location, time zone and current time in Upper Michigan

Key points about the 906 area code

• The 906 area code covers all of Michigan’s Upper Peninsula.
• Most of the peninsula uses Eastern Time, but four western counties use Central Time.
• 906 is one of the original 1947 area codes.
• It has never been split or overlaid.
• Marquette is the largest city it serves.

906 area code at a glance

Where is the 906 area code?

The 906 area code is located in Upper Peninsula, Michigan, United States. The 906 area code covers the entire Upper Peninsula of Michigan in the United States. Most of the region uses the Eastern Time Zone, while four western counties observe Central Time. It is one of the original 1947 area codes.

Michigan is split across several codes in this guide. For the western lower peninsula equivalent, see the 616 area code (Grand Rapids).

What time zone is the 906 area code in?

The 906 area code follows Eastern Time (mostly ET, four western counties on CT). In practice that means UTC-5 (EST) and UTC-4 during daylight saving (EDT), with four western counties on Central Time.

History of the 906 area code

The 906 area code has covered the Upper Peninsula of Michigan since 1947. Because the peninsula is sparsely populated, the code has never run short of numbers, so it has never been split or overlaid. A geographic quirk is that the four western counties of Gogebic, Iron, Dickinson and Menominee follow Central Time, while the rest of the peninsula keeps Eastern Time.

Nearby area codes

Cities covered by the 906 area code

Largest telephone carriers

The main networks providing service across the 906 area code include:

• AT&T
• Verizon
• T-Mobile
• Regional and rural cooperatives

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