what's the area code for kalamazoo?
Area code 269 is the telephone area code serving the southwest portion of Michigan's Lower Peninsula. Communities using 269 include Dowagiac, Allegan, Battle Creek, Kalamazoo, Paw Paw, Portage, Otsego, Plainwell, St. Joseph, Benton Harbor, Marshall, Niles, Three Rivers, Sturgis, South Haven, Berrien Springs, and Bridgman. 269 was created in a July 2002 split of area code 616. The 269 area covers roughly the lower third of 616 before the split.