New York City was originally given area code 212 when area codes were assigned in 1947, because it is the fastest area code that could be dialed with a rotary dial given the numbering plan. At the time, 0 and 1 were not allowed as the first digit, the second digit was either 0 or 1, and the third digit could not be the same as the second digit.
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THIS is why 212 creates status anxiety. I was surprised I haven’t seen it come up in all the discussion today. This is also why LA and Chicago have similar area codes instead of a regional pattern.
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Suck it, DC, with your 202.
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