Is there a way to look up phone numbers using the area code and prefix to determine if long distance charges will apply?

Answer 1

Assuming you are talking about landline phones*, you need only look in your local telephone book, usually under the "LATA" (Local Access Transport Areas) page(s), or call your local phone company or look on their website for the information. Unfortunately, due to the myriad ways phone services can connect to your home, much less which tier of service you might have with them, there is no simple way of finding out which numbers are local to your particular phone. However, you can type something like "area code ### lata ###" into your favorite search engine, and see what you get (e.g., if you wanted to dial (012) 345 - 6789, then you would enter "area code 012 lata 345" without the quotes). * (most cell phone services include long distance at no extra charge, so that shouldn't be an issue)