847 is a prefix for what area code in United States for phones numbers
The first three numbers of your phone number would be the area code, but Minnesota has several.
the area code
Phone numbers vary by carrier. The type is typically a three digit area code numbers 0-9 first then the location numbers that are typically seven digits 0-9. Once a call is places the phone will ring.
With the constraints you have listed, there are only 6 possible phone numbers:202-1178202-1187202-1718202-1781202-1817202-1871The first four digits are fixed, and there are six possible permutations of three different digits.
The three digits following the area code represent the 'exchange' or the 'prefix.'
The two possible area codes for San Diego are 619 and 858.
Three digit area code followed by seven digits for the subscribers number.
Some business phone numbers have a different area code but some use the same as their home phone area code. They also may use the area code of the place where the business will be most familiar.
The first three digits in a phone number represent the area code, which directs the phone call to a specific region according to population density. Lower numbers were typically used for denser areas (because they could be dialed faster on rotary phones), while higher numbers were used for less populated areas.
Many UK phone numbers have an area code (for example 0151 is Liverpool and 0161 is Manchester) followed by a three digit local district code and a further four digits.
There are 900 possible three-digit numbers not beginning with 0. (Note, however, that this question does not accurately describe the restrictions on numbers that can be used as area codes.)
Yes, any phone company can run out of phone number for a given area. When they do they create a new area code. (Houston has three.) When all the possible area codes are used up (There are a total of 680 usable area codes available for assignment in North America) they will have to change to an 11 digit system which will make every telephone device and the software for every database that contains phone numbers obsolete. If you thought Y2K was a potential problem you ain't seen nothing yet.