Description : When were the first telephone area codes implimented in the US?
Last Answer : answer:you have AT&T to thank in 1947 and implemented in 1950/51. they are based on areas. In the United States, phone numbers are fixed-length, with a total of 10 digits. The 3-3-4 ... digit; all new codes from 1995 to present use 2 through 8. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_NANP_area_codes