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985
United States NPA Record
Area code for southeastern Louisiana outside the New Orleans area, introduced in 2001 when it was split from 504 to serve the eastern and southern regions.
Area code for southeastern Louisiana outside the New Orleans area, introduced in 2001 when it was split from 504 to serve the eastern and southern regions.
IN SERVICEFirst record · 2000
§ 04.05Event Summary
mandatory dialing · 2other · 2permissive dialing · 2reassigned · 1service expansion · 1split · 1
§ 04.06
Documentary Record · 9 events
CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER
2000-10-20
other
504 NPA Split, Creating 985 NPA (Louisiana)
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2001-01-01
split
Area code 985 split from 504
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2001-09-11
permissive dialing
504/985 Split - Extended Permissive Dialing for Wireless (Louisiana)
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2007-01-01
service expansion
Communities switched back to area code 504 after Hurricane Katrina
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2007-01-01
reassigned
Communities switched back to 504 from 985 after Hurricane Katrina
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2007-04-16
other
Louisiana 504/985 RCC and NPA Boundary Realignment
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2007-07-29
permissive dialing
Permissive dialing period for 504 and 985 in reassigned areas
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2008-05-01
mandatory dialing
Mandatory use of area code 504 began for certain communities
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2008-07-01
mandatory dialing
Mandatory use of area code 504 in reassigned areas
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