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Much of the City of Los Angeles and several inner suburbs: originally split off from 213 to form a ring around downtown Los Angeles and the city of Montebello on June 13, 1998; in August 2017, the boundary between 213 and 323 was erased to form an overlay. On November 1, 2024, it was overlaid by area code 738. 341: overlay with 510
Shortly after in 1996, area code 773 was created for the residential parts of the city of Chicago, while downtown kept area code 312. Area code 847 exhausted its numbers quickly, so that an overlay area code, 224, was implemented in 1996 for relief. However, mandatory ten-digit dialing was not in effect until 2002. In March 2007, an overlay ...
California (Northern Los Angeles County, including Lancaster, Palmdale, and Santa Clarita; and most of Kern County, including Bakersfield, Mojave, and Edwards Air Force Base) February 13, 1999: split of 805; 662: Mississippi (Tupelo, Columbus, Corinth, Greenville, Greenwood, Starkville, and most of northern Mississippi) April 19, 1999: split of 601
As a result, the city of Chicago was divided into two area codes, 312 and 773. Rather than divide the city by a north–south area code, the central business district retained the 312 area code, while the remainder of the city took the new 773 code. In 2002, the 847 area code was supplemented with the overlay area code 224.
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In 1989, area code 708 was created for the suburbs, leaving the city in area code 312. By the mid-1990s, Chicago's continued growth and the proliferation of cell phones and pagers made it apparent that the city needed a new area code. It was decided to split off all of the city outside the downtown area as 773. The new area code went into ...
In the 50 years Anthony Harris has admired astronomy, he said he’s seen the northern lights in Chicago only about five times. It’s unlikely he’ll add to his total this week. “I’d say ...
The numbering plan area is completely surrounded by area code 773, which serves the rest of Chicago. Both area codes form an overlay complex with area code 872. 312 is an enclave area code, and is roughly bounded by North Avenue on the north, Western Avenue on the west, and 35th Street on the south, with Lake Michigan to the east. In terms of ...