PHOENIX METRO AREA CODE CHANGE INFORMATION

This will be a three-way split, with two new area codes coming on line
at the same time.

EXCHANGE PREFIXES MOVING FROM AREA CODE 602 TO 480 ON APRIL 1, 1999

218 281 283 288 301 303 312 314 317 333 342 345 348 350 354 357 366 367
368 373 380 383 384 391 394 396 413 419 421 423 424 425 429 441 443 446
449 451 454 456 457 458 459 460 461 464 471 473 477 481 483 488 491 496
497 502 503 507 515 517 539 545 552 554 557 563 567 575 585 592 595 596
598 606 607 609 610 612 614 627 632 633 638 641 642 644 649 654 655 657
659 661 668 671 675 693 699 704 705 706 713 715 718 726 727 730 731 732
733 735 736 752 753 755 756 759 767 774 775 777 782 783 784 785 786 802
804 807 812 813 814 816 820 821 827 829 830 831 832 833 834 835 836 837
838 839 844 854 855 857 858 860 874 883 884 888 890 891 892 893 894 895
897 898 899 902 905 917 921 922 924 926 927 929 940 941 945 946 947 948
949 951 961 962 963 964 965 966 967 968 969 970 981 982 983 984 985 986
987 988 990 991 994 998

EXCHANGE PREFIXES MOVING FROM AREA CODE 602 TO 623 ON APRIL 1, 1999

245 247 334 337 362 374 386 388 393 412 427 434 435 465 466 476 486 487
492 516 518 535 536 546 561 566 572 580 581 582 583 584 587 643 691 707
742 754 772 773 780 815 825 842 845 846 847 848 849 853 856 869 872 873
875 876 877 878 879 907 915 925 930 931 932 933 934 935 936 937 939 972
974 975 977 979

ALL OTHER FORMER 602 EXCHANGE PREFIXES REMAIN IN THE 602 AREA CODE.

Permissive dialing period begins April 1, 1999.
Permissive dialing period ends October 24, 1999.

Test number: (480) 731-3007 gives recording if successfully dialed.
             (623) 566-6112 gives recording if successfully dialed.

Source: US West.  Accuracy of sources not guaranteed.
Updated: 03/19/1999.
Posted by: Pierre Thomson, Telecom Manager, CE Service