Area code 260
Area code 260is a telephonearea codein theNorth American Numbering Plan(NANP) for the northeastern part of theU.S. stateofIndiana.Cities served includeAngola,Auburn,Bluffton,Butler,Columbia City,Decatur,Fort Wayne,Huntington,New Haven,andWabash.
History[edit]
In 1947,American Telephone and Telegraph(AT&T) published thefirst configuration of proposed numbering plan areas(NPAs) for a new nationwide numbering and toll call routing system. Indiana was divided to receive two area codes.Area code 317served the northern two-thirds of Indiana, whilearea code 812served the southern third. In the first change of the original plan in 1948, 317 was cut back to central Indiana, while the northern third of Indiana, including Gary, Hammond, East Chicago,South Bend,ElkhartandFort Wayne,received area code 219.[1]
Eventual depletion of numbers inarea code 219in the late 1990s prompted a three-way split of 219. As the result of a random drawing,northwest Indianaretained 219,574was assigned to north-central Indiana, (includingSouth Bend), and northeast Indiana received 260. The split took place on January 15, 2002, with mandatory dialing effective five months later.[2]
References[edit]
- ^Telecom Indiana,Telecom Information for Indiana, Chicago, and Beyond
- ^"AT&T; - Area Code History - Indiana".12 February 2009. Archived fromthe originalon 12 February 2009.
External links[edit]
| North:269,517 | ||
| West:574 | area code 260 | East:419/567,937/326 |
| South:765 | ||
| Michiganarea codes:231,248/947,269,313,517,586,616,734,810,906,989 | ||
| Ohioarea codes:216,330/234,419/567,440,513,614/380,740/220,937/326 | ||