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Blow Your Mind, Facts About Area Codes

your Blow mind FACTS ABOUT AREA CODES AREA CODES WERE INITIALLY 9 13 ASSIGNED BASED ON CALL 212 VOLUME. HIGHER POPULATED INDIANA NEW YORK AREAS WERE GIVEN LOWER NUMBERS BECAUSE IT REQUIRED THE LEAST TIME FOR DIALING USING A ROTARY PHONE THE CURRENT TOTAL POSSIBLE NUMBER OF TELEPHONE NUMBERS IS 1,601,380,000. THAT'S ABOUT 7.91 MILLION NUMBERS PER AREA CODE. 1601380000 370 ORIGINALLY IN 1947 THERE WERE ONLY 86 AREA CODES IN THE US AND CANADA, IN 2013 THERE WERE 3 70 ACTIVE AREA CODES. 86 A NEW JERSEY MAN PLACED HIS COVETED 212 NEW YORK AREA CODE NUMBER ON EBAY FOR $1,000,000 100 L00 100 100 NOT ALL 555 NUMBERS ARE FAKE. HOWEVER. IN THE 1960'S TELEPHONE COMPANY'S BEGAN ENCOURAGING MOVIE AND TELEVISION PRODUCERS TO USE THE 555 PREFIX FOR HOLLYW OOD FICTIONAL TELEPHONE NUMBERS. GET A LOCAL OR TOLL FREE VIRTUAL NUMBER FOR YOUR BUSINESS! Visit Us www.GlobaVirtualNumbers.com SHARE ON in BROUGHT TO YOU BY GlobalVirtualNumbers.com INTERNATIONAL CALL FORWARDING 1 800 600 6151 US & CANADA +1310281 5539 INT'L

Blow Your Mind, Facts About Area Codes

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Area codes were initially assigned based on call volume. Higher populated areas were given lower numbers because it required the least time for dialing using a rotary phone.

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