Calling and Area Codes

Quincy, IL, is in area code +1 217. Overlay area code +1 447 may be added, probably in 2013 or 2014.

(The plus sign means "insert your international access prefix here." From a GSM mobile phone, you can enter the number in full international format, starting with the plus sign. The most common prefix is 00, but Japan uses 010, Australia uses 0011, and many other countries use different prefixes.)

00 = commonly used international access prefix, not part of the code

+1 = telephone country code for North America (USA, Canada, etc.)

407 = area code for Orlando, Florida

or,

001 = international access prefix in some places

+40 = telephone country code for Romania

To prevent this sort of confusion, it is best to quote international telephone numbers beginning with the plus symbol and the country code, omitting any access prefix.

(The plus sign means "insert your international access prefix here." From a GSM mobile phone, you can enter the number in full international format, starting with the plus sign. The most common prefix is 00, but North America (USA, Canada, etc.) uses 011, Japan uses 010, Australia uses 0011, and many other countries use different prefixes.)

011 is the international access prefix for calls originating from North America (USA, Canada, etc.). Country code +44 is the United Kingdom, and a number beginning with +44 788 is a mobile phone.

(The plus sign means "insert your international access prefix here." From a GSM mobile phone, you can enter the number in full international format, starting with the plus sign. The most common prefix is 00, but North America (USA, Canada, etc.) uses 011, and many other countries use different prefixes.)

Albany, WI, is in area code +1 608, the same as Madison.

(The plus sign means "insert your international access prefix here." From a GSM mobile phone, you can enter the number in full international format, starting with the plus sign. The most common prefix is 00, but Japan uses 010, Australia uses 0011, and many other countries use different prefixes.)

In the United Arab Emirates, telephone area code 02, or +971 2 in international format, is Abu Dhabi.

(The plus sign means "insert your international access prefix here." From a GSM mobile phone, you can enter the number in full international format, starting with the plus sign. The most common prefix is 00, but North America (USA, Canada, etc.) uses 011, Japan uses 010, Australia uses 0011, and many other countries use different prefixes.)

Auckland is area code 09, which becomes +64 9 from outside NZ.

(The plus sign means "insert your international access prefix here." From a GSM mobile phone, you can enter the number in full international format, starting with the plus sign. The most common prefix is 00, but North America (USA, Canada, etc.) uses 011, and many other countries use different prefixes.)

There is no area code for Cheshire, as Cheshire relates to an old shire area, which consisted of towns within that area, different towns may have different area codes dependant on which telephone exchange a telephone line is connected. Even someone living next door to each other or in the same town might have a different area code, if their line is wired to a different exchange or their telephone number (local) starts with different digits. Chester for example has an area code of 01244, or +44 1244 in international format. Other parts of Cheshire are in other adjacent area codes, so it is dependant on the town & exchange as to what area code would be used.

(The plus sign means "insert your international access prefix here." From a GSM mobile phone, you can enter the number in full international format, starting with the plus sign. The most common prefix is 00, but North America (USA, Canada, etc.) uses 011, Japan uses 010, Australia uses 0011, and many other countries use different prefixes.)

The telephone country code for Mexico is +52, and the area code for Ensenada, Baja California, is 646. However, there is a unique wrinkle to calling cellphones (mobile phones) in Mexico. Landline numbers in Ensenada are prefixed with +52 646, but mobile phones from Ensenada are prefixed with +52 1 646; in either case, the local number is a further 7 digits. Calling from the United States, if your phone doesn't allow you to enter the plus symbol, substitute the international dialing prefix 011.

Thus, 011 - 52 - 646 - (7 more digits) - (# key) for a landline,

or 011 - 52 - 1 - 646 - (7 more digits) - (# key) for a mobile phone.

Pressing the # key will tell the telephone switch that you're through dialing the full number, if you're calling from a landline.

(The plus sign means "insert your international access prefix here." From a GSM mobile phone, you can enter the number in full international format, starting with the plus sign. The most common prefix is 00, but North America (USA, Canada, etc.) uses 011, Japan uses 010, Australia uses 0011, and many other countries use different prefixes.)

Country code +882 is for "international networks," which includes a variety of things, distinguished by the next two digits. The sub-code +882 13 indicates a Telespazio/EMS regional satellite phone, most likely somewhere in or near Europe. It is not possible to be more specific than that as to location.

(The plus sign means "insert your international access prefix here." From a GSM mobile phone, you can enter the number in full international format, starting with the plus sign. The most common prefix is 00, but North America (USA, Canada, etc.) uses 011, Japan uses 010, Australia uses 0011, and many other countries use different prefixes.)