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302
United States NPA Record
Area code 302 is the sole telephone area code for the U.S.
Area code 302 is the sole telephone area code for the U.S. state of Delaware, assigned in 1947 as one of the original North American area codes. It covers the entire state and is projected to have sufficient numbering resources until at least 2033.
IN SERVICEFirst record · 1947
§ 04.05Event Summary
introduced · 1mandatory dialing · 1other · 1permissive dialing · 1
§ 04.06
Documentary Record · 4 events
CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER
1947-01-01
introduced
Area code 302 assigned as original North American area code
In 1947, area code 302 was assigned as one of the original North American area codes. It has served the entire state of Delaware since its inception.
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2020-07-16
other
FCC designates 988 as National Suicide Prevention Lifeline code
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2021-04-24
permissive dialing
Permissive ten-digit dialing begins in area code 302
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2021-10-24
mandatory dialing
Mandatory ten-digit dialing implemented in area code 302
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