area code 208 is located in idaho, united states.
area code 208 is located in idaho, united states.
where is area code 208 located in the united states?
idaho
area codes 208 and 986









































area codes 208 and 986 are the area codes in the north american numbering plan for all of idaho. area code 208 is one of the 86 original area codes created by at&t in 1947. it was idaho's sole area code until 2017, when 986 was added as in an overlay plan for the entire state.
area codes 208 and 986
in california and new york, because of the existence of both overlay area codes (where an area code must be dialed for every call) and non-overlay area codes (where an area code is dialed only for calls outside the subscriber's home area code), "permissive home area code dialing" of 1 + the area code within the same area code, even if no area code is required, has been permitted since the mid-2000s. for example, in the 559 area code (a non-overlay area code), calls may be dialed as 7 digits (xxx-xxxx) or 1-559 + 7 digits. the manner in which a call is dialed does not affect the billing of the call. this "permissive home area code dialing" helps maintain uniformity and eliminates confusion given the different types of area code relief that has made california the nation's most "area code" intensive state. unlike other states with overlay area codes (texas, maryland, florida and pennsylvania and others), the california public utilities commission and the new york state public service commission maintain two different dial plans: landlines must dial 1 + area code whenever an area code is part of the dialed digits while cellphone users can omit the "1" and just dial 10 digits.
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