the first new area code received by a locale, an indication of when north american phone numbers changed to 7 digits was on november 10, 1951.
the first new area code received by a locale, an indication of when north american phone numbers changed to 7 digits was on november 10, 1951.
when was the first new area code received by a locale, an indication of when north american phone numbers changed to 7 digits?
november 10, 1951
area codes 234 and 330









































area codes 234 and 330 are north american telephone area codes for part of northeast ohio, united states. area code 330 was established on march 9, 1996, and was ohio's first new area code since the north american numbering plan started in 1947.









































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the overlay, area code 234, was established on october 30, 2000, but phone numbers were not assigned to it until 2003. they cover the akron, canton, youngstown, and warren areas. ten-digit dialing has been mandatory since october 1, 2000.
area codes 234 and 330
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.
telephone numbering plan