Oklahoma Has a New Area Code
July 30, 2010
The new 539 area code will share an area that is now the 918 area code area.
This new area code was deemed necessary to accommodate the growing need for new telephone numbers in the area that is now being served by the 918 area code. The Oklahoma Corporation Commission approved the addition of the new area code 539 and explained it will cover the same geographical area as the existing 918 area code.
At this time, not all individuals with a 918 area code will have to worry about the new area code, as theirs will remain the same. This 918/539 region includes the eastern part of Oklahoma with communities such as Bartlesville, Clayton, Cushing, Fairfax, McAlester, Miami, Muskogee, Okemah, Poteau, Sallisaw, Tahlequah, and Tulsa. The new area code will now have to be dialed appropriately along with the 7-digit telephone number.
For anyone looking to establish a telephone in this region, they will be provided his or her number along with the new area code beginning on April 1, 2011.
The main difference individuals will experience is the need to dial an area code before dialing the telephone number even when making local telephone calls. For those outside of the region, nothing much is different, as you normally have to dial an area code for any long distance calls.
As early as August 7 of 2010 in order to dial a local 918 telephone the area code will have to be dialed prior to the telephone number. As of March 5, 2011, all local calls will need this new 10 digit calling system or you will not be able to complete the telephone call.
The change you will notice of course is that you must dial the area code and the 7-digit telephone number in order to make a call. If you have equipment that automatically dials telephone numbers, these will have to be reprogrammed. These may include fax machines, speed dialers, and life safety systems, to name a few. For all long distance calls you will need to dial a 1, the area code, and the 7 digit telephone number.
You will be happy to learn that not everything is going to change. You will keep your same telephone number, the price for local and long distance will remain the same, and you will still be able to dial 911 and 411 without any problems.
The main thing to remember is you should start practicing dialing the 10-digit number before the new area code begins or you will certainly be dialing quite a few numbers repeatedly until you remember.
7 Comments to Oklahoma Has a New Area Code
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Look at Oklahoma…getting a new area code! You can have some of ours.
Isn’t that just annoying having to dial the area code on all calls now? We have been doing this for a while now here in Dallas. I did take me a long time to get over it though.
Why do we get new area codes from time to time? Is it because of population growth? or run out of phone numbers? Don’t those get recycled?
Is it because of population growth?????????
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I guess that means more home sales.
the more people the better. We just went thru this last year, it’s a necessary pain.
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Reality is a nice place, but I wouldn’t want to live there.
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