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315
United States NPA Record
Area code for north-central New York, including Syracuse, Utica, and Watertown.
Area code for north-central New York, including Syracuse, Utica, and Watertown. It was one of the original area codes established in 1947 and originally covered a larger area before the creation of 607 in 1954.
IN SERVICEFirst record · 1947
§ 04.05Event Summary
introduced · 2mandatory dialing · 1other · 1relief planned · 1split · 1
§ 04.06
Documentary Record · 8 events
CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER
1947-01-01
introduced
Area code 315 established as an original North American area code
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1954-01-01
split
NPA 607 split from 716 and 315
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1954-01-01
introduced
Area code 607 created
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2015-07-21
relief planned
Overlay of area code 680 on 315 announced
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2015-08-21
NPA 680 overlay on 315 announced
NPA 680 to Overlay NPA 315 (New York)
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2017-03-11
NPA 680 overlays 315 in upstate New York
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2017-03-11
mandatory dialing
Mandatory 10-digit dialing begins in 315/680 overlay
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2022-03-15
other
First official '315 day' recognized in Syracuse and Onondaga County
On March 15, 2022, Syracuse and Onondaga County officially recognized '315 day' to celebrate the region and its historic area code.
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