The most populous cities in area code 260 are: Fort Wayne, Angola, Huntington, Auburn, and Kendallville.
Other cities in the 260 area code include: Bluffton, Columbia City, Wabash, Decatur, Lagrange, Portland, Huntertown, Berne, Roanoke, New Haven, Garrett, North Manchester, Albion, Monroe, Howe, Warren, Craigville, Waterloo, Butler, Shipshewana, Wawaka, Fremont, Uniondale, South Whitley, Wolcottville, Ligonier, Churubusco, Geneva, Monroeville, Saint Joe, Cromwell, Ossian, Pennville, Corunna, Harlan, Woodburn, Hamilton, Urbana, Avilla, Larwill, Markle, Ashley, Topeka, Keystone, Salamonia, Liberty Center, Leo, Spencerville, Andrews, Hoagland, Lagro, Kimmell, Pleasant Lake, Bryant, Silver Lake, and Yoder.
Fort Wayne is a city in the U.S. state of Indiana and the seat of Allen County. Located in northeastern Indiana, the city is 18 miles (29 km) west of the Ohio border and 50 miles (80 km) south of the Michigan border. With an estimated population of 260,326 in 2015, Fort Wayne is the 77th most populous city in the United States and the second largest in Indiana, after Indianapolis. It is the principal city of the Fort Wayne metropolitan area, consisting of Allen, Wells, and Whitley counties, a combined population of 419,453 as of 2011. In addition to the three core counties, the combined statistical area (CSA) includes Adams, DeKalb, Huntington, Noble, and Steuben counties, with an estimated population of 615,077. Under the direction of American Revolutionary War statesman Anthony Wayne, the United States Army built Fort Wayne last in a series of forts near the Miami tribe village of Kekionga in 1794. Named in Wayne's honor, the European-American settlement developed at the confluence of the St. Joseph, St. Marys, and Maumee rivers as a trading post for pioneers. The village was platted in 1823 and underwent tremendous growth after completion of the Wabash and Erie Canal and advent of the railroad. Once a booming manufacturing town located in what became known as the Rust Belt, Fort Wayne's economy in the 21st century is based upon distribution, transportation and logistics, healthcare, professional and business services, leisure and hospitality, and financial services. The city is a center for the defense industry which employs thousands. Fort Wayne was an All-America City Award recipient in 1982, 1998, and 2009. The city also received an Outstanding Achievement City Livability Award by the U.S. Conference of Mayors in 1999.
Angola is a city in Pleasant Township, Steuben County, Indiana, United States. The population was 8,612 at the 2010 census. The city is the county seat of Steuben County. Angola was founded by Thomas Gale and Cornelius Gilmore on June 28, 1838, and is home to Trine University. The town is served by I-69 and the Indiana Toll Road (I-80 and I-90).
Huntington, known as the "Lime City", is the largest city in and the county seat of Huntington County, Indiana, United States. It is in Huntington and Union townships. The population was 17,391 at the 2010 census.
The 260 area code lies within the Eastern Daylight Time Zone (or EDT). The current time in Eastern Daylight Time is 5:00 AM on Dec 20, 2022.