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Area codes in the United States and Canada were originally assigned in 1947 by the Bell System. New area codes are assigned by the North American Numbering Plan Administration, in consultation with state and provincial regulators.
Area codes in the United Kingdom were originally assigned by the post office, which was responsible for developing the telephone system. New area codes are assigned by Ofcom.
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∙ 11y ago
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∙ 10y agoThe first telephone area codes were created in 1947 by engineers at Bell Labs in New Jersey, covering the continental United States and Canada. There is no one specific person credited with inventing area codes.
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∙ 14y agoArea codes in the USA were first introduced in 1947, although different countries around the world introduced them at different times.
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How do I use a map to find area codes?
If you look at maps, you will not find area codes. Area codes can be found on area code locator websites. Another place to find area codes is in the telephone directory.
What is a general purpose area code?
In North America, general purpose area codes are area codes that are available for assignment as geographic area codes; in other words, all unassigned area codes that are not reserved for other purposes. Area codes ending in '11' are unusable due to conflict with N11 short codes such as 911 and 711. Area codes with the second and third digit the same are reserved as "easily remembered" codes such as 800/888/877/866/855/844 toll-free and 900 premium numbers. Area codes with '9' as the middle digit are reserved for future expansion. Most other unassigned area codes in the range 200 to 999 are general purpose area codes.
What are the top 5 states for phone area codes?
In the United States, the states with the most area codes are:California (30 area codes, will be 31 as of 2012-11-20)Texas (24 area codes)Florida (17 area codes)New York (15 area codes)Illinois (13 area codes, with three more planned for 2013)When area codes were first introduced in 1947, California had 3, Texas had 4, Florida had only 1, New York had 5, and Illinois had 4.
When was area codes originated?
Area codes in the US and Canada were introduced in 1947.
How many area codes are there?
There are about 300 area codes in the United States, about 30 in Canada, and about 20 in other miscellaneous islands in or near the Caribbean that share country code +1 with the US and Canada. There are about 400 area codes in Mexico. There are about 600 area codes in the UK. There are about 5,200 area codes in Germany.
When were area codes first issued?
The first telephone area codes were issued for the USA and Canada in 1947. The first telephone area codes were issued in the UK in 1958.
How many Ohio area codes are there?
There are currently 10 area codes in Ohio. When Ohio needs more area codes they will introduce an eleventh area code for the Columbus/Central Ohio area and a twelfth area code for the Cincinnati region.
Who invented bar codes?
norman joseph
When was Area Codes - song - created?
Area Codes - song - was created on 2001-07-03.
What level of measurement is used for telephone area codes?
Area codes are discrete data.
West Virginia area code?
West Virginia has area codes 304 and 681.
How many area codes are in Maryland?
As of 2012, Maryland has five area codes. The southern/western area, including the Washington suburbs, plus Frederick, Hagerstown, and Cumberland, is area codes 301 and 240. The northern/eastern area, including Baltimore, Annapolis, and the Delmarva Peninsula, is area codes 410, 443, and 667.
