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740
United States NPA Record
Area code for southeastern and central Ohio, created in 1997 by splitting from 614.
Area code for southeastern and central Ohio, created in 1997 by splitting from 614. It covers many cities outside Columbus and is Ohio's largest area code by geographic size.
IN SERVICEFirst record · 1997
§ 04.05Event Summary
split · 2mandatory dialing · 1permissive dialing · 1
§ 04.06
Documentary Record · 7 events
CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER
1997-11-08
split
NPA 740 split from 614
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1998-01-01
split
NPA 740 split from 614
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2014-02-03
NPA 220 overlay on 740 announced
NPA 220 to Overlay NPA 740 (Ohio)
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2014-09-20
permissive dialing
Permissive 10-digit dialing period for 740/220 overlay
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2014-10-24
NPA 220 overlay on 740 announced
NPA 220 to Overlay NPA 740 (Ohio)
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2015-04-22
NPA 220 overlays 740
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2015-04-22
mandatory dialing
Mandatory 10-digit dialing for 740/220 overlay complex
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