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Area code 708 was Illinois' first new area code since 309 had been created in 1957, and the second new code for the state since the announcement of the original North American area codes in 1947, when the state was divided into four numbering plan areas (217, 312, 618, and 815).
Jan 21, 2022 · The 464 area code was designated to overlay 708 in 1996, the same time when other parts of Chicago were assigned second area codes, said George Light, an engineering analyst at the ICC.
Jan 21, 2022 · As of Friday, customers in the current 708 area code region, which includes Chicago's south suburbs, "may be assigned a number in the new 464 area code when they request new service or an...
Aug 8, 2021 · Callers can start using the 708 area code now, and those who haven`t adjusted to it by Nov. 11 will have a grace period until Feb. 10. During that period, calls will still go through for...
Jan 17, 2022 · The 708 area code was introduced to the suburbs in 1989 after Illinois Bell exhausted the use of 312 numbers in those areas. After that, the 312 area code was limited to Chicago until it was split even further and the 773 area code was added to the city in 1996.
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Aug 17, 2021 · The 708 area code was created in 1989 as the first area code for the Chicago suburbs. Before that, nearly all the six-county Chicago area was included under the 312 area code.
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Jan 22, 2022 · The 464 area code was designated to overlay 708 in 1996, when other parts of Chicago were assigned second area codes, George Light, an engineering analyst at the ICC, told the Chicago Tribune. But the 464 code wasn’t needed until this year because of lower demand in the south suburbs, Light said.
