# Area codes

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/area-codes/623729>\
**Category:** Cecil's Columns/Staff Reports\
**Created:** [June 1, 2012, 2:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/area-codes/623729 "2012-06-01T02:14:44Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
**Page:** 2

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**Author:** ![Musicat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/musicat/32/20189_2.png) [@Musicat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Musicat)\
**Post date:** [June 2, 2012, 3:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/area-codes/623729/21 "2012-06-02T15:19:04Z")

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> [@livers](#):
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> Jeebers!!! 792 codes? over here we have 1000 possible codes 01??? to 09???  
> most of them premium rate:dubious:

Like we know where “over here” is from your blank profile.

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**Author:** ![Daun\_Eierdam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/dbc845/32.png) [@Daun\_Eierdam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Daun_Eierdam)\
**Post date:** [June 5, 2012, 1:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/area-codes/623729/22 "2012-06-05T01:17:25Z")

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Oh, hey, I was wrong. Damn.

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**Author:** ![samclem](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a9a28c/32.png) [@samclem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/samclem)\
**Post date:** [June 5, 2012, 1:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/area-codes/623729/23 "2012-06-05T01:22:31Z")

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> [@Daun\_Eierdam](#):
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> Oh, hey, I was wrong. Damn.

Welcome, human. 😃

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**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\
**Post date:** [June 5, 2012, 5:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/area-codes/623729/24 "2012-06-05T05:16:36Z")

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I thought I might be wrong once, but I was mistaken.

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