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NANP telephone numbers are formally rendered as NPA-NXX-XXXX, but (NPA) NXX-XXXX is common, as are others forms of punctuation. The parentheses were used originally to indicate that the area code was not necessary for local dialing. The NPA-part of the number has the formal format NXX, since 1995 identical to the format of central office codes.
NPA-911 is forbidden as 9-1-1 is an emergency telephone number. (This is less restrictive than the rules prohibiting all three-digit N-1-1 codes as exchanges in all geographic area codes.) NPA-555 is reserved in every toll-free area code (except 800) for future information or directory assistance applications
A broad division is commonly recognized between closed and open numbering plans. A closed numbering plan, as found in North America, features fixed-length area codes and local numbers, while an open numbering plan has a variance in the length of the area code, local number, or both of a telephone number assigned to a subscriber line. The latter ...
The North American Numbering Plan (NANP) divides the territories of its members into geographic numbering plan areas (NPAs). Each NPA is identified by one or more numbering plan area codes (NPA codes, or area codes), consisting of three digits that are prefixed to each local telephone number having seven digits.
The ten-digit telephone numbers of the North American Numbering Plan consist of a three-digit numbering plan area code (NPA code), written as the most-significant part of the national telephone number, followed by the three-digit central office code, and the four-digit local line or station number. From 1947 to 1995, all NPA codes were ...
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Most of the Washington region's inner ring is a single local calling area, even though it is split between three area codes–the District's area code 202, Maryland's area code 301 and Northern Virginia's area code 703. For most of the second half of the 20th century, it was possible to dial any number in the metro area with just seven digits.
Even for the case of a middle digit of 1, once you get past the lower "number of clicks" area codes, the percentage difference is reduced substantially, e.g. 616 (near to the worst case for middle digit of 1) is only about 50% than 414, though it's nearly 3 times that of 212. I haven't seen anything suggesting this was a highly formalized process.