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279
United States NPA Record
Overlay area code for the Sacramento region in California, introduced in March 2018 to relieve exhaustion of central office codes in area code 916.
Overlay area code for the Sacramento region in California, introduced in March 2018 to relieve exhaustion of central office codes in area code 916.
IN SERVICEFirst record · 2017
§ 04.05Event Summary
relief planned · 1
§ 04.06
Documentary Record · 3 events
CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER
2017-02-09
relief planned
Overlay of area code 279 announced and approved for 916
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2017-03-08
NPA 279 overlay on 916 announced
NPA 279 to Overlay NPA 916 (California)
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2018-03-10
NPA 279 overlay activated over 916
Area code 279 began service on March 10, 2018, as an overlay to area code 916 in the Sacramento region to provide additional numbering resources.
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