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| {{Short description|Area codes in southeastern Pennsylvania}} | |||
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| ⚫ | {{Pennsylvania area codes image map|215}} | ||
| Image:Area code 215.svg|thumb|right|400px|alt=Area code 215|Pennsylvania in blue with Area Code 215 shown in red. This map is clickable; click on a neighboring area code to go to the page for that code. | |||
| '''Area codes 215, 267, and 445''' are telephone ]s in the ] (NANP) for ] and adjacent portions of ] and ] counties in the ] of ]. Area code 215 was one of the ] established in 1947, while 267 and 445 are ] codes for the same numbering plan area (NPA). | |||
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| ==History== | |||
| ⚫ | {{Portal|Philadelphia|Pennsylvania}} | ||
| When the ] (AT&T) organized the telephone networks of North American with a universal ] in 1947, Pennsylvania was divided into four numbering plan areas, which received the area codes 215, ], ], and ]. | |||
| Area code 215 was assigned to the ] and ]s in southeastern Pennsylvania, including the ] metropolitan area. | |||
| '''215 and 267''' are the ] ] ''']''' for the City of ] and the northern and eastern municipalities in ] and ] Counties in the ] of ]. | |||
| On January 8, 1994, the western and northern portions of the original 215 territory, including Philadelphia's western suburbs, most of ], and the Lehigh Valley, changed to ], while Philadelphia and its northern suburbs retained 215. However, three central office codes were moved from 215 to east-central Pennsylvania's ], namely 267 in ], 484 in ] and 445 in ], with 215-267 becoming 717-336 because 717-267 was already in use. These exchanges were originally slated to move into 610, but were served by non-Bell telephone companies which sought to consolidate their eastern Pennsylvania customers into one area code. | |||
| Area code 215 was one of the ] ] established in 1947 and originally included the entire southeastern part of the Commonwealth. Given the ]ing technology in use at the time, the ] wanted to keep the number of "clicks" to a minimum for large cities. For this reason, Philadelphia was given an area code with eight clicks.{{cn|date=March 2014}} | |||
| ⚫ | This was intended as a long-term solution, but within two years 215 was close to exhaustion due to the rapid growth of the Philadelphia area and the proliferation of cell phones and pagers. For relief, area code 267 was established as an overlay on the 215 numbering plan area on July 1, 1997. Local calls across the Delaware/Pennsylvania border required ]. | ||
| On January 8, 1994, the area served by 215 was split. The southern and western suburbs, most of ] and the ] changed to ], while Philadelphia and its northern suburbs remained 215. | |||
| Area code 445 was first proposed in July 2000 as an overlay code on numbering plan area 215/267.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nanpa.com/pdf/pl-nanp-237.pdf |title=NPA 445 to Overlay NPAs 215 and 267 (Pennsylvania) / NPA 835 to Overlay NPAs 610 and 484 (Pennsylvania) }} {{small|(582 ])}}</ref> However, these plans were delayed and then rescinded in 2003 by the ].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nanpa.com/pdf/PL_332_v1.pdf |title=NPA 445 Implementation for 215/267 NPA Rescinded — 445 NPA Code Reclaimed |access-date=2013-03-09 |archive-date= 2007-02-11 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070211153116/http://www.nanpa.com/pdf/PL_332_v1.pdf |url-status=dead }} {{small|(64.5 ])}}</ref> The need for new phone numbers in area codes 215/267 was delayed until 2018. Area code 445 was activated as an additional overlay code on February 3, 2018.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://6abc.com/home/445-philadelphia-suburbs-getting-new-area-code/3011823/ |title=445: Philadelphia, suburbs getting new area code (Pennsylvania)}} {{small|(1.1 ])}}</ref> This had the effect of assigning 23 million telephone numbers to a service territory of four million people, and 215/267/445 is not projected by the NANP to need a fourth area code until possibly beyond 2050.<ref></ref> | |||
| ⚫ | This was intended as a long-term solution, but within two years 215 was close to exhaustion due to the rapid growth of the Philadelphia area and the proliferation of cell phones and pagers. |
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| ==Service area== | |||
| '''Area code 445''' was proposed as an overlay with area codes 215 and 267. Plans were delayed then rescinded by the ].<ref>{{PDFlink||64.5 ]<!-- application/pdf, 66099 bytes -->}}</ref> | |||
| ⚫ | ] was located in the original numbering plan area 215; 267 was added in 1997 and 445 in 2018.]] | ||
| ⚫ | The service area comprises all or parts of five counties in Pennsylvania.<ref name=puc>{{cite map|publisher=]|title=Area Code 215 and 267 Map|url=http://www.puc.state.pa.us/telecom/pdf/areacode/215_ACMap.pdf|access-date=June 22, 2011}}</ref> | ||
| ==Counties served== | |||
| ⚫ | ], 267 was added in 1997.]] | ||
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| *] (all but northeastern portion, which is served by 610 |
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| *] (extreme southern portion) | *] (extreme southern portion) | ||
| *] (northern and eastern area, rest of county served by 610 |
*] (northern and eastern area, rest of county served by ]) | ||
| *] (all) | *] (all) | ||
| ⚫ | Places with over 30,000 inhabitants | ||
| ⚫ | Places with over 30,000 inhabitants: | ||
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| ==See also== | ==See also== | ||
| ⚫ | {{Portal|Philadelphia|Pennsylvania}} | ||
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| ==References== | ==References== | ||
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| ==External links== | ==External links== | ||
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Latest revision as of 21:27, 8 October 2024
Area codes in southeastern Pennsylvania
Area codes 215, 267, and 445 are telephone area codes in the North American Numbering Plan (NANP) for Philadelphia and adjacent portions of Bucks and Montgomery counties in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. Area code 215 was one of the original North American area codes established in 1947, while 267 and 445 are overlay codes for the same numbering plan area (NPA).
History
When the American Telephone and Telegraph Company (AT&T) organized the telephone networks of North American with a universal telephone numbering plan in 1947, Pennsylvania was divided into four numbering plan areas, which received the area codes 215, 412, 717, and 814.
Area code 215 was assigned to the Delaware and Lehigh Valleys in southeastern Pennsylvania, including the Philadelphia metropolitan area.
On January 8, 1994, the western and northern portions of the original 215 territory, including Philadelphia's western suburbs, most of Berks County, and the Lehigh Valley, changed to area code 610, while Philadelphia and its northern suburbs retained 215. However, three central office codes were moved from 215 to east-central Pennsylvania's 717, namely 267 in Denver, 484 in Adamstown and 445 in Terre Hill, with 215-267 becoming 717-336 because 717-267 was already in use. These exchanges were originally slated to move into 610, but were served by non-Bell telephone companies which sought to consolidate their eastern Pennsylvania customers into one area code.
This was intended as a long-term solution, but within two years 215 was close to exhaustion due to the rapid growth of the Philadelphia area and the proliferation of cell phones and pagers. For relief, area code 267 was established as an overlay on the 215 numbering plan area on July 1, 1997. Local calls across the Delaware/Pennsylvania border required ten-digit dialing.
Area code 445 was first proposed in July 2000 as an overlay code on numbering plan area 215/267. However, these plans were delayed and then rescinded in 2003 by the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission. The need for new phone numbers in area codes 215/267 was delayed until 2018. Area code 445 was activated as an additional overlay code on February 3, 2018. This had the effect of assigning 23 million telephone numbers to a service territory of four million people, and 215/267/445 is not projected by the NANP to need a fourth area code until possibly beyond 2050.
Service area
The service area comprises all or parts of five counties in Pennsylvania.
- Berks County (extreme eastern portion)
- Bucks County (all but northeastern portion, which is served by area codes 610, 484, and 835)
- Lehigh County (extreme southern portion)
- Montgomery County (northern and eastern area, rest of county served by area codes 610, 484, and 835)
- Philadelphia County (all)
Places with over 30,000 inhabitants:
See also
References
- "NPA 445 to Overlay NPAs 215 and 267 (Pennsylvania) / NPA 835 to Overlay NPAs 610 and 484 (Pennsylvania)" (PDF). (582 KiB)
- "NPA 445 Implementation for 215/267 NPA Rescinded — 445 NPA Code Reclaimed" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-02-11. Retrieved 2013-03-09. (64.5 KiB)
- "445: Philadelphia, suburbs getting new area code (Pennsylvania)". (1.1 MiB)
- April 2020 NANP exhaust analysis
- Area Code 215 and 267 Map (PDF) (Map). Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission. Retrieved June 22, 2011.
External links
39°59′24″N 75°09′14″W / 39.990°N 75.154°W / 39.990; -75.154
| North: 484/610/835, 908 | ||
| West: 484/610/835 | 215/267/445 | East: 609/640 |
| South: 856 | ||
| New Jersey area codes: 201/551, 609/640, 732/848, 856, 908, 973/862 | ||