AREA CODE NEWS - 2015

New Area Codes To Be
Placed in Service During 2015


03/07/2015 - Indiana - Area code 930 in Indiana is scheduled to be placed into service as overlay of area code 812. Effective February 7, 2015 ten digit dialing in the 930 and 812 area codes will be mandatory.

Ten digit dialing (area code + seven digit number) will be necessary in the 930/812 overlay because two different homes in the same geographic area can have the same seven digit phone number but each would have a different area code.

03/21/2015 - California - Area code 628 in California is scheduled to be placed into service as overlay of area code 415. Effective February 21, 2015 ten digit dialing in the 628 and 415 area codes will be mandatory.

03/28/2015 - Tennessee - Area code 629 in Tennessee is scheduled to be placed into service as an overlay of area codes 615. Effective February 28, 2015 ten digit dialing in the 629 and 615 area codes will be mandatory.

04/22/2015 - Ohio - Area code 220 in Ohio is scheduled to be placed into service as an overlay of area code 740. Effective March 21, 2015 ten digit dialing in the 220 and 740 area codes will be mandatory.

06/01/2015 - Florida - Area code 786 in Florida is scheduled to be expanded to include the Florida Keys in Monroe County. Effective April 18, 2015 ten digit dialing in Monroe County will be mandatory.

10/19/2015 - South Carolina - Area code 854 in South Carolina is scheduled to be placed into service as an overlay of area code 843. Effective September 19, 2015 ten digit dialing in the 843 and 854 area codes will be mandatory.

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Mandatory Ten Digit Dialing News

02/07/2015 - Indiana - Mandatory ten-digit dialing begins February 7, 2015 for area codes 812 and 930 in the 812/930 overlay.

02/21/2015 - California - Mandatory ten-digit dialing begins February 21, 2015 for area codes 415 and 628 in the 415/628 overlay.

02/28/2015 - Tennessee - Mandatory ten-digit dialing begins February 28, 2015 for area codes 629 and 615 in the 615/629 overlay.

03/21/2015 - Ohio - Mandatory ten-digit dialing begins March 21, 2015 for area codes 220 and 740 in the 220/740 overlay.

04/18/2015 - Florida - Mandatory ten-digit dialing begins April 18, 2015 in the Florida Keys in Monroe County.

09/19/2015 - South Carolina - Mandatory ten-digit dialing begins September 19, 2015 for area codes 843 and 854 in the 843/854 overlay.