# Any Phone Number 666-6666

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-phone-number-666-6666/565671>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [December 29, 2010, 1:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-phone-number-666-6666/565671 "2010-12-29T01:43:00Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Post date:** [December 30, 2010, 2:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-phone-number-666-6666/565671/21 "2010-12-30T02:53:29Z")

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> [@friedo](#):
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> Carmel is great. Good rates to the airports and the drivers speak English. And their phone number is easy to remember, because they are in the service of Satan.

In New York, if you have trouble getting a taxi from 212-666-6666, you can also try 212-777-7777 which is a different taxi company.

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**Post date:** [December 30, 2010, 3:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-phone-number-666-6666/565671/22 "2010-12-30T03:05:21Z")

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> [@BigT](#):
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> Sorry. I must’ve misread the article. It was just something I when I was searching for examples for the OP, and I thought it was interesting. I need to be more careful.

No, no, you read it fine. It’s just that the article errs quite consistent by saying “area code” where it should be saying “exchange code” or “central office code” or even “prefix”. The three parts of a ten-digit North American phone number are the area code (first three digits), the “exchange code” (middle three digits), and the “line number” (last four digits).

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