Many areas not served by an overlay can still use 7-digit dialing. Something besides allocating more area codes needed to be done to improve the system.
After a few trials, mandatory number pooling was implemented in with a national rollout to the largest metropolitan areas. With number pooling, an entire prefix of 10, numbers is allocated to a specific area, but phone numbers are only allocated to a specific carrier in 1, block increments. While several US markets are still not required to implement number pooling and Canada has no number pooling, the effects dramatically slowed the need to allocate new prefixes and new area codes because of increased utilization.
The rate of issuing new area codes dropped to nearly half that of the s. While it may seem that all consumers in the US use a mobile phone, more than two-thirds of prefixes are allocated for landline use. That number has been dropping by about 3. Not all area codes are assigned to a specific geographic area. One of the most common are toll-free area codes where the caller is not billed for long distance though wireless customers may have minutes deducted from their plan : , , , , , , and The area code is also currently used for premium services that are billed to the caller at higher than normal long distance rates.
In the s and and early s, numbers were frequently used to target children to run up phone bills, psychic hotlines, adult entertainment, computer help, etc. Legislative protections in the s and the withdrawal of phone companies from passing these fees onto customers has largely killed the number industry. Other caller-pays area codes include , , , , , , , , and Though they see much less usage now, some are still used for dial-up modem access or security systems.
Area codes and are reserved for special telecommunications services and receive little usage. For looking up information on a specific phone number, the free reverse phone lookup allows you to see the name and address of phone numbers listed in the white pages of phone books throughout the US. For unlisted or cell phone numbers, we provide a convenient price comparison of popular services that allow you to search deeper for the owner of a phone number. If you are looking for the area code for a particular city, you can search area codes by city using our area code finder.
To browse all area codes, we have a list of all United States area codes by state and area codes by number. The area code list includes a printable copy that you can print and use for reference.
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Just enter the number into the search field for instant results. North America. Home United States Sort by: City Area Code. George as the fifth fastest-growing metropolitan area in the United States. As of the census the population was 48,, with an estimated population of 48, in The Logan metropolitan area contained , people as of the census.
In and , Morgan Quitno declared the Logan metropolitan area the safest in the United States. Logan is the location of the main campus of Utah State University. It is considered to be part of the Wasatch Back. The city is 32 miles 51 km southeast of downtown Salt Lake City and The population was 7, at the census. On average, the tourist population greatly exceeds the number of permanent residents. After a population decline following the shutdown of the area's mining industry, the city rebounded during the s and s through an expansion of its tourism business.
Both ski resorts were the major locations for ski and snowboarding events at the Winter Olympics. Although they receive less snow and have a shorter ski season than do their counterparts in Salt Lake County, such as Snowbird resort, they are much easier to access. Some scenes from 's Dumb and Dumber were shot in the city.
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