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area code

noun

  1. 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.


area code

noun

  1. a number prefixed to an individual telephone number: used in making long-distance calls
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of area code1

First recorded in 1960–65
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Example Sentences

A subway entrance can be clearly seen in the background of the video with a sign featuring a telephone number that has a New York area code.

What he didn’t say was, “I just prefer to do my rooting from another area code.”

From Salon

Then it gave a phone number, with a New Hampshire area code.

County says it needs a federal fix to make sure Angelenos with out-of-town area codes can access local services when they call 988.

Her area code was 321, and as a result of her mother’s job at a technology company she got to watch occasional satellite launches.

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