New Mexico is shortly going to two area codes. What a hassle.
Don’t be too quick to believe what the projections say…
Three and a half years ago people in my area were told that there would be plenty of numbers available for the near future; it would be 2009 at least before a new area code became necessary.
Two years ago we were told we needed a new area code. It went into effect last year as a split. I am, of course, in the new zone.
/warning voice ON/ It can happen to you kids, too. /warning voice OFF/
BTW, I agree with the suggestion that faxes, pagers, etc. should take on the new code and leave everyone else alone, but no one listened to me when I suggested it, either. Anyway, for reasons that are completely unclear to me, my cell phone continues to use the old area code. Go figure.