Can I Reduce the Size of a VPC CIDR?

March 11, 2026 3 answers
Asked by TechieNinja42
I'm wondering if it's possible to downsize a VPC CIDR. For instance, can I change it from 10.30.0.0/16 to 10.30.0.0/20? Would love to hear if anyone else has tackled this problem!

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NetworkNerd27
Nope, you canโ€™t just resize the existing CIDR block. The easiest approach would be to add a new CIDR block that's smaller and move your resources over to that. What exactly are you trying to achieve with this change?
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VPCWizard99
Only option is to create or delete VPCs as needed. No downsizing directly.
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DocuMan54
Based on the AWS documentation, you can't change the default CIDR block of an existing VPC. You can only create a new CIDR block and manage new subnets with that. So if you're looking to downsize, youโ€™ll have to start fresh and handle everything from there!
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