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Area Code Required in city

tototwo — Tue, 18 Jan 2022 13:21:39 GMT

Wonder if this is the norm elsewhere... as of Dec 1, we now have to dial our area code with the 7-digit phone number to place a local call. It's a pain! I had to change all the saved numbers in my phone's contact list. It's like calling long distance to dial someone across the street.

Is this happening all over the USA?

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On It — Tue, 18 Jan 2022 13:24:51 GMT

Yes. The area code is now required in southern New Mexico.

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meallen616 — Tue, 18 Jan 2022 13:25:53 GMT

We have been doing that for many, many years in New Jersey.

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kaydee50 — Tue, 18 Jan 2022 13:26:09 GMT

@tototwo Don't know where you live but this has been quite common for a number of years in many areas.

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Patriot3 — Tue, 18 Jan 2022 13:30:18 GMT

We've been doing that for several years. You get used to it.

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PinkyPetunia — Tue, 18 Jan 2022 13:31:07 GMT

In my area we have had to do this for local calls for a long time. You get used to it.

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OKPrincess — Tue, 18 Jan 2022 13:31:37 GMT

Oklahoma has been using area code for local calls in 2011 (at least in my area).

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vermint — Tue, 18 Jan 2022 13:33:22 GMT

We've been doing this for many years in South Carolina/Georgia (I live in a border area). I don't even think about it anymore.

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threecees — Tue, 18 Jan 2022 13:35:24 GMT

Yes, doing this for a long time as well here in PA.

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tototwo — Tue, 18 Jan 2022 13:38:11 GMT

Interesting.... thanks everyone. I'm definitely not used to it yet.

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Boehm Collector — Tue, 18 Jan 2022 13:44:48 GMT

@tototwo We have had to dial the area code for a local call in New Jersey for approximately 20 years.

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Spurt — Wed, 19 Jan 2022 13:23:17 GMT

@tototwo

We've been doing this for many many years in Texas they said they had to because numbers reached capacity in some areas so the area code had to be added to distinquish the location.....

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PhilaLady1 — Tue, 18 Jan 2022 14:14:41 GMT

We have needed to do this in Philadelphia for at least 20 years, maybe more.

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proudlyfromNJ — Tue, 18 Jan 2022 14:18:21 GMT

I'm in NY right over the Jersey border and we just started having to do this a few months ago.

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catter70 — Tue, 18 Jan 2022 14:43:33 GMT

I didn't realize it wasn't being done everywhere, already.

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RollTide2008 — Tue, 18 Jan 2022 14:44:59 GMT

I can’t tell you the last time I only dialed 7 digits.

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smoochy — Tue, 18 Jan 2022 14:46:22 GMT

Tampa is launching ten digit dialing this month.

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Boxerdoglover — Tue, 18 Jan 2022 14:57:08 GMT

Yes here since 1995 when they assigned us a new area code. You will get used to it. I now find 7 digit dialing odd

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gidgetgh — Tue, 18 Jan 2022 15:01:47 GMT

I live in Metro Atlanta. We have had to do this for years now. So many years that I don't remember how many.

Edited..... I just looked it up. We've been using the full number since 1998.

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sunshine45 — Tue, 18 Jan 2022 15:04:50 GMT

this has been happening for many years now in maryland.