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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That Wednesday morning, Quinn received the text message from an unknown number with a 213 area code who claimed to be an elderly woman named Connie, KTLA 5 reported.
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Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 2 Jan. 2025
Verizon warns that some group texts may show messages from a 588 area code number until the shutdown, but this just means one of a group chat's participants has left the chat.
—Kate Irwin, PCMAG, 6 Dec. 2024
Before this change, 988 callers were routed to a call center based on their area code rather than physical location.
—Deidre McPhillips, CNN, 25 Sep. 2024
The phone number used in the scams does not originate from the Detroit area and appears to be from an area code that is not based in Michigan.
—Nour Rahal, Detroit Free Press, 20 Dec. 2024
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Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 2 Jan. 2025
Verizon warns that some group texts may show messages from a 588 area code number until the shutdown, but this just means one of a group chat's participants has left the chat.
—Kate Irwin, PCMAG, 6 Dec. 2024
Before this change, 988 callers were routed to a call center based on their area code rather than physical location.
—Deidre McPhillips, CNN, 25 Sep. 2024
The phone number used in the scams does not originate from the Detroit area and appears to be from an area code that is not based in Michigan.
—Nour Rahal, Detroit Free Press, 20 Dec. 2024
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“Area code.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/area%20code. Accessed 15 Jan. 2025.
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