smk@attunix.att.com (S M Krieger) (05/26/90)
> Please add the following to your lists. > 841 STROUDSBG NJ Unless the Delaware River shifted in the last three days, I thought Stroudsburg was in PA. Also, the following little tidbits of information appeared in a phone bill insert: 1. The use of 908 will be mandatory on June 8, 1991. 2. The 908 area code will first appear in the Monmouth County phone book, which will come out on June 14, 1990. 3. 908 is functional. 4. We will still be able to use 7 digits for all local calls (which in the case of my Summit, NJ central office, means that calls to Millburn, Madison, and South Orange will remain at 7 digits). What I am curious about though is how many central office codes will this tie up in both 201 and 908? Stan Krieger Summit, NJ ...!att!attunix!smk
Carl Moore (VLD/VMB) <cmoore@brl.mil> (05/29/90)
I have indeed seen 841 Stroudsburg in other lists for the (pre-908-split) 201 area. Yes, it's the name of a town across the river, and this situation happens the other way around with Belvidere (475 prefix in what will become area 908). Just across the Delaware River is, if I recall correctly, 215-498 also using the place name Belvidere. (215-area prefix list available in the Philadelphia directory.)
Tom Lowe <tel@cdsdb1.att.com> (05/29/90)
S M Krieger <smk@attunix.att.com> writes: >> Please add the following to your lists. >> 841 STROUDSBG NJ > Unless the Delaware River shifted in the last three days, I thought > Stroudsburg was in PA. I thought the same thing, but what you see above is exactly what should appears on your phone bill if you call 908-841-XXXX (or 201-841 for now) There is also a STROUDSBG PA in the list: 717-223 STROUDSBG PA 717-420 STROUDSBG PA 717-421 STROUDSBG PA 717-424 STROUDSBG PA 717-476 STROUDSBG PA 717-620 STROUDSBG PA 717-629 STROUDSBG PA > Also, the following little tidbits of information appeared in a phone > bill insert: > 4. We will still be able to use 7 digits for all local calls > (which in the case of my Summit, NJ central office, means > that calls to Millburn, Madison, and South Orange will > remain at 7 digits). > What I am curious about though is how many central office > codes will this tie up in both 201 and 908? I read in an article in a newspaper a couple days ago that we will have to use area codes for all calls outside our area code, including local, after the statewide 911 system goes into effect (sometime in 1992, if I remember correctly). Anyone know why this is the case? Tom Lowe tel@cdsdb1.ATT.COM