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area codes

  • plural
    of area code.
    area code
    noun
    a three-digit code that identifies one of the telephone areas into which the U.S. and certain other countries are divided and that precedes the local telephone number when dialing a call between areas.

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Other area codes must settle for a tastefully decorated ranch far beyond New York’s city limits, like the one Nathan Lane’s Bunny Schneiderman shares with his mother in Palm Springs on “Mid-Century Modern.”

From Salon May 29, 2025

Caller data suggest roughly 15% of county residents who would call 988 will get routed elsewhere because of their area codes.

From Los Angeles Times Jan. 10, 2024

I literally have hundreds more examples, most complete with area codes, but alas, not the space.

From Seattle Times Nov. 3, 2023

Calls to 988 are routed to your local Lifeline network crisis center. based on your area codes.

From Slate Sep. 29, 2022

Each address had six digits, the first three numbers of which corresponded to telephone area codes in the Washington DC area.

From Underground by Suelette Dreyfus

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