area code
noun
: a usually 3-digit number that identifies a particular telephone service area in a country (such as the U.S. or Canada)
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She was instructed to call an 877 number, and a text was sent to her from a 615 area code.
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Susan Tompor, Freep.com, 8 July 2025
Nobody paused or offered a rebuttal when multiple speakers referred to Rose as the greatest player in baseball history, an opinion that would get pushback anywhere outside the 513 area code.
—C. Trent Rosecrans, New York Times, 15 May 2025
On a recent Saturday, riders came from Muncie, Terre Haute, Elkhart, Kansas City, Missouri, and Mobile, Alabama, but most were from the 317 area code.
—John Tuohy, IndyStar, 8 May 2025
Folks like Snoop Dogg, Warren G and Nate Dogg — who were part of a trio dubbed 213, the Long Beach area code at the time — famously cut their first demo there.
—Kailyn Brown, Los Angeles Times, 28 Mar. 2025
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Susan Tompor, Freep.com, 8 July 2025
Nobody paused or offered a rebuttal when multiple speakers referred to Rose as the greatest player in baseball history, an opinion that would get pushback anywhere outside the 513 area code.
—C. Trent Rosecrans, New York Times, 15 May 2025
On a recent Saturday, riders came from Muncie, Terre Haute, Elkhart, Kansas City, Missouri, and Mobile, Alabama, but most were from the 317 area code.
—John Tuohy, IndyStar, 8 May 2025
Folks like Snoop Dogg, Warren G and Nate Dogg — who were part of a trio dubbed 213, the Long Beach area code at the time — famously cut their first demo there.
—Kailyn Brown, Los Angeles Times, 28 Mar. 2025
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“Area code.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/area%20code. Accessed 24 Jul. 2025.
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