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Area code 606 is a telephone area code serving the eastern half of south-central and all of the eastern part of the Commonwealth of Kentucky. Cities and towns in the area code include Ashland , Morehead , Hazard , Middlesboro , Somerset , Stanford , London , Corbin , Greenup , Paintsville , Pikeville and Maysville .
1993: split to create 905. 2001: overlaid by 647. 2013: overlaid by 437. 2025: overlaid by 942. area code 387 is reserved as a fifth code for the region. 417. Missouri (Springfield, Joplin, Branson, Lamar, Lebanon, and most of southwestern Missouri) 1950. created from parts of the area codes 314 and 816.
1947: Area codes 313, 517 and 616 are three of the original 86 area codes in the North American Numbering Plan. 1961: Area code 906 was created in the first split of 616. 1993: Area code 810 was created in the first split of 313. 1997: Area code 734 was created in the second split of 313. and area code 248 was created in the first split of 810 ...
The state of Kentucky is served by the following area codes: 270/364, which serve western Kentucky and the western half of South Central Kentucky. 502, which serves the Louisville and Frankfort areas. 606, which serves eastern Kentucky, including the Eastern Coalfield. 859, which serves the Lexington area and Northern Kentucky.
Area code 859. Approximate service area of Area Code 859 is in red. Area code 859 is a telephone area code in the North American Numbering Plan (NANP) for the city of Lexington and the central portion of the Commonwealth of Kentucky. It was created in a split from area code 606 in 1999.
2025 – 4th Qtr [3] April 26, 2025[4][22] NPA boundary changes, overlay expansions, etc. 564. 206. Washington. 2026 – 1st Qtr. April 5, 2025[23] Other area codes that are expected to exhaust by the end of 2027 that do not have an approved relief plan: 352, 502, 520, 603, 714/657, 718/347/929, 765 and 949.
The original North American area codes were established by the American Telephone and Telegraph Company (AT&T) in 1947, after the demonstration of regional Operator Toll Dialing during the World War II period. The program had the goal of speeding the connecting times for long-distance calling by eliminating intermediary telephone operators.
Along with 507 in Minnesota and 606 in Kentucky, 607 was among the first such area codes to be added to a jurisdiction. Prior to October 2021, area code 607 had telephone numbers assigned for the central office code 988. In 2020, 988 was designated nationwide as a dialing code for the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline, which created a ...