Area code 214
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North American area codes 214, 469, and 972 are state of Texas telephone area codes for numbers in the Dallas area. Area code 214 was one of the original area codes established in October 1947. Area code 972 was created on September 14, 1996 by splitting the Dallas suburbs from Dallas city proper, but was converted to an overlay when area code 469 was introduced on July 1, 1999. The result was three area codes overlaying the same area, and ten-digit dialing required for all calls.
Counties served by these area codes:
Towns and cities served by these area codes:
- Addison, Allen, Anna, Avalon, Bardwell, Blue Ridge, Carrollton, Cedar Hill, Celina, Copeville, Crandall, Dallas, DeSoto, Duncanville, Elmo, Ennis, Farmersville, Fate, Ferris, Flower Mound, Forney, Forreston, Frisco, Garland, Grand Prairie, Hutchins, Irving, Italy, Josephine, Kaufman, Lancaster, Lavon, Lewisville, Little Elm, Maypearl, McKinney, Melissa, Mesquite, Midlothian, Milford, Nevada, Palmer, Plano, Princeton, Prosper, Red Oak, Rice, Richardson, Rockwall, Rosser, Rowlett, Royse City, Sachse, Scurry, Seagoville, Sunnyvale, Terrell, The Colony, Venus, Waxahachie, Westminster, Weston, Wilmer and Wylie.
| State of Texas Area Codes: 210, 214, 254, 281, 325, 361, 409, 430, 432, 469, 512, 682, 713, 806, 817, 830, 832, 903, 915, 936, 940, 956, 972, 979 | ||
|---|---|---|
| North: 430/903, 940 | ||
| West: 254, 682/817, 940 | area codes 214/469/972 | East: 430/903 |
| South: 254, 430/903 | ||
[edit] See also
- List of Texas area codes
- List of North American area codes
- North American Numbering Plan
- North American Numbering Plan Administration
- NANPA Area Code Map of Texas
- Whitepages Area code Map
[edit] History
Area code 214 was the original area code for the Dallas area (the Fort Worth portion of the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex was assigned area code 817). Calls between the 214 and 817 area codes were long distance, except for assigned "extended metro" exchanges (which cost more than regular phone service) and certain 214 exchanges could call bordering 817 exchanges without incurring long distance charges. Some 214 numbers in outlying areas would incur a long distance charge.
Due to the growth of the Dallas area, area code 903 was assigned for east and northeast Texas and split from the 214 code in November 1990.
Later growth resulted in area code 972 being assigned to the outlying areas, with 214 retained for the central area of Dallas. The dividing line was determined by telephone company central office locations, and thus did not correspond to any city or county borders. For instance, the northern boundry between the two area codes was Forest Lane. 214 and 972 numbers could call each other for the most part without incurring charges. Seven-digit dialing was still allowed for calls within the same area code.
When area code 469 was added a mere 16 months later (December 1998), the 972/214 split was discontinued and all three area codes were overlayed with each other. Ten-digit dialing became mandatory at this point. Thus, a customer could possibly have phones in all three area codes.
