I know the area code tells you where the number origniates in a general way; (like the entire San Fernando Valley is 818) I was just wondering if the first three numbers after the area code (prefix) break it down even further or is it just random?
2007-06-27 03:09:22 · 9 answers · asked by schenzy 3 in Consumer Electronics ➔ Land Phones
yes... unless the number was ported, or a cellular or voip number...
this website should help you...
http://www.telcodata.us/telcodata/telco
on the left side you can click the areacode/exchange link.. then type in the info.. and it should provide where the central office is located for that area code and exchange...
the number should be located near that area.. .depending on how populated the area is would depend on how large of an area that particular exchange services...
2007-06-27 13:26:43 · answer #1 · answered by joe r 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The answer is a very firm "maybe".
In the good old days, phone numbers were not portable. The area code was a regional identifier; the prefix was the Phone Central Office (CO) identifier, and the last 4 digits was the specific extension. For the most part this is true today.
However, you can port your phone number to a new location for a fee. Businesses do this because their phone # is well known. Sometimes moving 6 blocks away results in use of a different phone CO even though no long distance fees may be involved.
Numbers that are ported suggest the are at their original CO but in fact they are not.
Cell phones are a bit different however but I suspect that is not your interest.
2007-06-27 09:14:22 · answer #2 · answered by GTB 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-04-29 00:26:14 · answer #3 · answered by Adam 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2017-01-22 04:45:21 · answer #4 · answered by ? 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the exchange, as it is called is exclusive to two things: the issuing phone company and the area in which the landline resides.
For instance, here the area code is 419, Toledo & surrounding areas. The exchange 825 is exclusive to a suburb here called Swanton. The 241 exchange is exclusive to the central city area. 535, southwest toledo. And so on.
Back in the day instead of numbers, exchanges had names. "Operator, may I have Stickney- 8597?" Today the same number would be 726-8597. 726 is exclusive to the Stickney area here.
We have hundreds of exchanges here. Most people can tell where a person lives just by know the 1st three digits of their phone number (after the area code). So, yeah.
2007-06-27 05:55:24 · answer #5 · answered by HRH PrincessFreestarr 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes it does!!! Usually a community has a few numbers that are common. I've noticed it not only where I was born, but where I went to school. All the numbers are similar. And usually if you look in the phone book, it'll break it down for you.
2007-06-27 19:05:53 · answer #6 · answered by daisy 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
well in our are we have several prefixes for a certain city IE 727 893 and 626 but that covers the entire city I'm in so you may be able to find a particular city but that's it and w/ cells it wont always be accurate my cell originates from New Orleans but I live in a different area code all together just where my phone came from
2007-06-27 03:20:31 · answer #7 · answered by renee70466 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, because of the vast number of phone numbers due to cell phones this does not help any more.
5 - 10 years ago you may have been able to make somewhat of a guess, but now-a-day's, no.
2007-06-27 03:15:36 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
no it would break it down more for you
2007-06-27 04:26:39 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋