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Date: Mon, 3 Apr 1995 09:22:26 -0700
From: grandi@noao.edu (Steve Grandi)
Subject: 1995 Area Code Update
Area Code Changes: 1995-
Maintained by Steve Grandi (grandi@noao.edu). Additions and corrections
are welcome!
(Last Revised: 1 April 1995)
Date Event
1) 1/7/95 AC 630 splits from AC 708 (Chicago metro area)
2) 1/15/95 AC 334 splits from AC 205 (Alabama)
3) 1/15/95 AC 360 splits from AC 206 (Washington)
4) 3/1/95 AC 281 overlaid on AC 713 (Houston metro area)
5) ??/??/?? AC 954 splits from AC 305 (Miami metro area)
6) 3/19/95 AC 520 splits from AC 602 (Arizona)
7) 4/2/95 AC 970 splits from AC 303 (Colorado)
8) 5/28/95 AC 941 splits from AC 813 (Florida)
9) 7/15/95 AC 540 splits from AC 703 (Virginia)
10) 8/28/95 AC 860 splits from AC 203 (Connecticut)
11) 9/2/95 AC 562 overlaid on ACs 213, 310 and 818 (Los Angeles metro area)
12) 9/11/95 AC 423 splits from AC 615 (Tennessee)
13) 10/1/95 AC 441 splits from AC 809 (Bermuda)
14) 12/3/95 AC 864 splits from AC 803 (South Carolina)
15) ??/??/95 AC 770 splits from or overlaid on AC 404 (Atlanta metro area)
16) 2/1/96 AC 972 overlaid on AC 214 (Dallas metro area)
17) 4/1/96 888 goes into service
18) ??/??/96 AC ??? splits from AC 503 (Oregon)
19) ??/??/97 AC ??? splits from AC 619 (San Diego)
20) ??/??/?? AC ??? overlaid on AC 817 (Ft. Worth metro area)
21) ??/??/?? AC 340 splits from AC 809 (Puerto Rico)
Notes...
1) Originally reserved for Wireless services (cellular phones and pagers).
All wireless services in 708 would have been forced to move to 630.
All new wireless services in areas served by 312 and 708 would have
been in 630. Wireless companies appealed to the Illinois Commerce
Commission and to the FCC. The FCC seemed to indicate that wireless
overlay areacodes were discriminatory. The latest plan is for 708
to do a three-way split: The south/southwestern suburbs will retain
708, the western suburbs will get 630 and the northern suburbs will
get ???. No date for the three-way switch has been announced. Any
wireless numbers assigned to 630 in the meantime would be reassigned
into the geographical codes.
2) 334 for Southern Alabama, Northern Alabama keeps 205
334 will contain Auburn, Dothan, Mobile, Montgomery and Selma
205 will retain Anniston, Birmingham, Decatur, Huntsville and Tuscaloosa
Permissive period ends 5/13/95
3) 360 will cover all of Western Washington except Seattle and immediate
suburbs which stay in 206
360 will contain Bellingham, Bremerton, Olympia, Vancouver
206 will retain Auburn, Bellevue, Everett, Redmond, Seattle, Tacoma
Permissive period ends 5/21/95
4) First numbers assigned in AC 281 (until 2/29/96) will be wireless services.
After 3/1/96, all new numbers assigned will be in 281. Mandatory
10 digit dialing for all local calls in the 713/281 area begins
on 3/1/96.
5) 954 was originally to be a wireless overlay on top of 305 effective
3/1/95. The Florida Public Service Commission rejected this proposal
and decreed that Broward Co. (Fort Lauderdale) would move to 954 and
Dade Co. (Miami) would retain 305. Effective when? Southern Bell
is appealing the decision since 305 would have to split again in a few
years.
6) 520 will cover the entire state of Arizona except Phoenix and its suburbs
which stay in 602
520 will contain Flagstaff, Prescott, Sierra Vista, Tucson, Yuma
602 will retain Buckeye, Chandler, Glendale, Mesa, Phoenix, Scottsdale,
Tempe
Permissive period ends 7/23/95
7) 970 will serve Northern Colorado and the Western Slope except Denver and
its suburbs which stay in 303
970 will contain Aspen, Durango, Fort Collins, Grand Junction, Greely,
Loveland, Steamboat Springs, Vail
303 will retain Arvada, Aurora, Boulder, Denver, Englewood, Littleton,
Longmont
Permissive period ends 10/1/95
8) Southwestern coast of Florida splits: Southern part moves to 941; Northern
part (Tampa-St. Petersburg) stays in 813
941 will contain Bradenton, Fort Meyers, Lakeland, Sarasota, Winter Haven
813 will retain Clearwater, St. Petersburg, Tampa
Permissive period ends 3/3/96
9) 540 will cover all of Western Virginia except the Washington DC area which
stay in 703
540 will contain Blacksburg, Roanoke, Salem, Winchester
703 will retain Alexandria, Arlington, Fairfax, Falls Church, Mclean
Permissive period ends 7/13/96
10) SW CT (Fairfield and New Haven Counties) will retain 203; the rest of
the state will move to 860.
860 will contain Hartford, Norwich and New London
203 will retain Stamford, Bridgeport, New Haven, Danbury, Waterbury
Permissive period ends 10/6/96
11) First numbers assigned in AC 562 will be wireless services in the area
served by AC 310. Landline services in AC 310 and wireless and
possibly landline services in AC 213 and 818 will follow.
Wireless companies and MCI are appealing to the FCC, especially given
the decision in the Chicago case.
12) Eastern Tennessee moves to 423 while Middle Tennessee retains 615
423 will contain Chattanooga, Clarksville, Johnson City, Kingsport,
Knoxville
615 will retain Murfreesboro, Nashville
Permissive period ends 2/26/96
13) Permissive period ends 9/30/96
14) Northwestern South Carolina moves to 864, rest of state keeps 803.
864 will contain Anderson, Greenville, Rock Hill, Spartanburg
803 will retain Charleston, Columbia, Florence, Myrtle Beach
Permissive period ends 5/1/96
15) AC 770 will either be an overlay on AC 404 or a geographical split
16) Mandatory 10 digit dialing for all local calls in 214/972 area begins on
8/1/96. All new numbers assigned after 2/1/96 will be in 972.
17) 888 will be used as an extension of 800 "Free Phone" services.
18) No further details
19) No further details
20) Overlay similar to Dallas
21) Unconfirmed. Seems to be a stray rumor.
Splits to watch for (Based on Bellcore's projections of number exhaustion
contained in letter IL 95/01-018)
314 (St. Louis) (1996 2Q)
904 (N. Florida) (1996 3Q)
216 (Cleveland) (1997 1Q)
612 (Minneapolis/St. Paul) (1997 1Q)
818 (N. part of Los Angeles Metro area) (1998 1Q)
210 (San Antonio) (1998 2Q)
318 (Louisiana) (1998 3Q)
213 (Central part of Los Angeles Metro area) (1998 4Q)
604 (British Columbia) (1998 4Q)
816 (Kansas City) (1998 4Q)
312 (Chicago) (about 1998; revised forward since 312 will get no relief from
new 630 code)
[TELECOM Digest Editor's Note: 708/630 will 'split' again within the next
week or so ... we in the northern suburbs will be getting still another
new code. 630 will go exclusively to one group of suburbs; 708 will stay
with one group. 312 will split as you point out in the next couple years
or so. PAT]