Area code 260

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Area code 260 is a North American Numbering Plan area code for Northeast Indiana. The main towns served include Fort Wayne, Decatur, Angola and Wabash.

[edit] History

Eventual depletion of numbers in area code 219 by the end of the 20th century prompted a three-way split of the area code. As the result of a random drawing, Northwest Indiana retained 219, 574 was assigned to the north-central area (South Bend), and Northeast Indiana received 260. The area codes split on January 15, 2002, with mandatory dialing taking effect five months later on June 14, 2002.[1]

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[edit] References

  1. ^ http://www.sbc.com/gen/general?pid=1718&phase=check SBC information. Accessed May 11, 2006
State of Indiana area codes: 219, 260, 317, 574, 765, 812
North: 269, 517
West: 574 area code 260 East: 419, 567
South: 765, 812