How to Use area code in a Sentence

area code

noun
Definition of area codenext
  • Where a caller is sent depends on the area code of their telephone number.
    — Gillian Brassil, Sacramento Bee, 7 May 2024
  • All of the Pine Tree State is served by the 207 area code.
    — From Usa Today Network and Wire Reports, USA TODAY, 1 July 2020
  • That’s still the number, just now with the 210 area code.
    — René A. Guzman, ExpressNews.com, 5 July 2019
  • It’s not about the area code, but about being part of the whole.
    — Kathrine Nero, The Enquirer, 2 July 2021
  • How’s three 30, which three, three hours, the zip or area code in Akron.
    — Laura Johnston, cleveland, 25 Mar. 2022
  • The phone rang and Shea noticed there was an 440 area code on the ID.
    — Terry Pluto, cleveland, 10 Apr. 2021
  • The more rigid line is meant to represent the city's area code, 414.
    — Ricardo Torres, Journal Sentinel, 16 Apr. 2024
  • Calls are routed based on the area code on the caller’s phone.
    — Julie Washington, cleveland, 22 Aug. 2022
  • The Lions are 2-3-1, which might be the area code for Traverse City.
    — Jeff Seidel, Detroit Free Press, 22 Oct. 2019
  • By the time the race was over, Scott Dixon wasn't even in the same area code of his competitors.
    — Jim Ayello, Indianapolis Star, 9 June 2018
  • The call was made to a number with a local New York area code.
    — Bart Jansen, USA TODAY, 27 June 2023
  • The next three are a prefix assigned to a switch within the area code.
    — Jo Craven McGinty, WSJ, 4 Aug. 2017
  • That is the area code for Springfield, Mass., where the Hall of Fame is located.
    — Ira Winderman, Sun-Sentinel.com, 31 Mar. 2018
  • Here were some of their answers: 916 area code: Both games with the Steelers.
    — Dan Labbe, cleveland, 6 May 2020
  • The call came from Miami, but showed a number with the 630 area code.
    — Kimberly Fornek, chicagotribune.com, 21 May 2021
  • The 771 area code could be assigned as early as Nov. 9.
    — Washington Post, 24 Sep. 2021
  • This Sunday afternoon game will be a test to see if the Bulls are in the same area code as the champs.
    — Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 17 Aug. 2022
  • Stevens was a tireless booster of the Valley and his 818 area code.
    — Bethy Squires, Vulture, 18 Aug. 2021
  • The new area code will apply citywide in the same areas where 202 is used.
    — Emily Davies, Washington Post, 1 Sep. 2020
  • The re-titling of the song is a reference to his Chicago area code.
    — Natalie Maher, Billboard, 12 Jan. 2018
  • His phone rang on Father's Day from a number with a 612 area code.
    — Chip Scoggins Star Tribune, Star Tribune, 8 Aug. 2020
  • The stickers make use of the region’s area code — 956 — shorthand for the Rio Grande Valley.
    — Erika De Los Reyes, San Antonio Express-News, 12 Aug. 2022
  • This isn’t the first time she’s shown some love to Florida and the 305 (the area code of her ex husband’s hometown).
    — Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 2 May 2024
  • The new area code would be phased into use, with dates to be determined.
    — Kylie Martin, Detroit Free Press, 14 Mar. 2024
  • Many of the items are emblazoned with the city's skyline and the Milwaukee area code, 414.
    — Sarah Hauer, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 20 Feb. 2018
  • Bee pays homage to her hometown of Houston with the song's title being the city's area code.
    — Michael Saponara, Billboard, 17 June 2018
  • The model will be limited to just 212 pieces in a nod to N.Y.C.’s iconic area code.
    — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 22 Sep. 2023
  • Those who hear that recording must hang up and dial again using the area code.
    — Drake Bentley, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 12 Mar. 2021
  • The calls will be routed to local crisis centers based on the area code of the caller’s phone.
    — Scott D. Pierce, The Salt Lake Tribune, 16 July 2022
  • Answer rates are the percentage of calls routed to a state, the result of a Wisconsin area code, that are then picked up by in-state counselors.
    — Natalie Eilbert, Journal Sentinel, 25 July 2024

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