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There's also some social signaling here, like 415 is the original San Francisco area code – but if you got a number in the last few years it might be 628 which
by tommoor 2y ago
There's also some social signaling here, like 415 is the original San Francisco area code – but if you got a number in the last few years it might be 628 which was added as 415 reached capacity.
- caseyohara 2y agoThis social signal predates cell phones. There was a bit about it in an episode of Seinfeld, “The Maid” (1998) > The episode also featured the New York area code 646. When the 212 area code ran out of numbers, 646 was created. Elaine gets a new number with the 646 area code. She is not happy with the new number because she believes the area code makes it too long to dial. She is proved correct when attempting to give her number to a man in the park. Initially eager, he reads the number, asks if it is in New Jersey. Her response is, "No, it's just like 212 except they multiplied every number by 3…and added 1 to the middle number." He says he is already in a relationship and walks off.
- chasd00 2y agoYeah some people put a lot of value on area codes. My wife was so proud when she got her first iPhone years ago because it was a 214 number (Dallas proper). There use to be posters around town saying “keep 972 out of 214” since 972 was associated with the smaller suburban areas just North of Dallas. I had an 817 number which was ft worth and basically an untouchable haha.