In North America (USA, Canada, etc.), area code 888 was added in 1996 for toll-free calling, as an expansion of the toll-free 800 service. The toll-free codes in North America today are 800, 888, 877, 866, 855, and 844, with 833 and 822 reserved for future toll-free use.
The 888 toll-free code was introduced in 1996.
Area code 313 was one of the original 86 area codes introduced in 1947.
Area code 573 was created in 1996, as a split from area code 314.
UK area code 0151 for Liverpool was one of the original area codes introduced in 1958.
The 552 area code is assigned to the state of New Jersey in the United States. It is an overlay area code that covers regions served by the 609 area code. This code was introduced to accommodate the growing demand for phone numbers in the area.
The 259 area code is an overlay area code for the state of Indiana, specifically serving parts of the Indianapolis metropolitan area. It was introduced to accommodate the growing demand for phone numbers in the region. This area code works alongside the existing 317 area code.
St. Charles, Illinois, changed from area code 708 to 630 in 1996.St. Charles was in area code 312 until the 312/708 split in 1989.
The country code and area code of Doda- Udhampur, India is 91, (0)1996.
The area code 753 is a new overlay area code for the region of Los Angeles, California. It was introduced to accommodate the growing demand for phone numbers in this densely populated area. Area code 753 serves the same geographic region as area code 323.
253 was introduced as a split of 206 during 1997.
The area code 443 is assigned to the state of Maryland. It serves as an overlay for the 410 area code and covers regions including Baltimore and surrounding areas. This area code was introduced in 1997 to accommodate the growing demand for phone numbers in the region.
1996-01-20 (i.e., January 20, 1996)