area codes
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pluralof area code.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
area codenouna 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.
Example Sentences
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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