How come there are no area codes that start with 1? (I.E. 1XX)

[PsychoAndy]

Originally posted by: Pepsi90919
yep, it would wait a second or something. and it wouldn't cost 500 billion dollars, give me a break.

let's assume you live in area code 254 next to area code 255. You want to local call 255, how would you do that?

1-255-xxx-xxxx

how do you 'local call' to a different area code?

um, how but manhattan to queens. 212-xxx-xxxx to 718-xxx-xxx. i'm not sure if a 1 is needed before the 718 though.

 

[NikPreviousAcct]

It has everything to do with international dialing. Nation codes start with 1. USA is 1. England is 110 IIRC. Etc.

nik

 

[bsobel]

Originally posted by: prodigy69
some places require you to press 9 to make an outside call. since you dial an area code 1(xxx), it would be dialing 911.

No it wouldn't. In those cases you must dial 9,911.
Bill