Area codes 217 and 447 are telephone area codes in the

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(NANP) for much of the central part of the U.S. state of

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. The numbering plan area (NPA) includes the state capital,

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, and Champaign, Urbana, Decatur, Taylorville, Danville, Effingham, Quincy, Rantoul, and Jacksonville. 217 was one of the original North American area codes created in 1947 and 447 was added to the same area in 2021 to form an all-services overlay.

History

In the original configuration of the first nationwide telephone numbering plan, the numbering plan area 217 included most of Metro East, the Illinois side of the St. Louis metropolitan area. In 1951, a slight boundary shift reassigned most of the southern portion of Metro East to area code 618, leaving the northern portion in 217. The only other significant change in boundaries was in 1957, when its northern portion ( Peoria, Bloomington- Normal) was combined with part of the region of

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to form a new numbering plan area with area code 309. In 2006, the

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approved an all-services overlay for the numbering plan area, adding new area code 447 in 2021. As of March 27, 2021, new central office codes are available for activation by service providers. A permissive dialing period was in effect from August 29, 2020, to February 27, 2021, when ten-digit dialing for local calls became mandatory.

Service area

Smaller municipalities in the numbering plan area are: *

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* Arthur * Assumption *

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* Auburn * Augusta * Beardstown *

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* Casey * Carlinville * Carthage * Chandlerville *

Charleston Charleston most commonly refers to: * Charleston, South Carolina * Charleston, West Virginia, the state capital * Charleston (dance) Charleston may also refer to: Places Australia * Charleston, South Australia Canada * Charleston, Newfoundlan ...

* Chatham *

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* Danville * Decatur * Effingham *

Forsyth Forsyth may refer to: Places Oceania * Forsyth Island, Queensland, Australia, one of the West Wellesley Islands (aka Forsyth Islands) * Forsyth Island, Tasmania, Australia * Forsyth Island (New Zealand), in the outer Marlborough Sounds of South Isl ...

* Georgetown *

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* Gillespie * Girard * Greenup * Greenville * Hamilton * Harvel * Hillsboro *

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* Illiopolis *

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* Jacksonville * Jerome * Leland Grove * Lincoln * Litchfield * Macon * Mahomet *

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* Marshall * Mattoon * Meredosia * Monticello * Morrisonville * Mount Auburn *

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* Moweaqua * Nauvoo * New Berlin *

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* Oconee * Ogden * Palmer *

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* Paxton *

Petersburg Petersburg, or Petersburgh, may refer to: Places Australia *Petersburg, former name of Peterborough, South Australia Canada * Petersburg, Ontario Russia *Saint Petersburg, sometimes referred to as Petersburg United States *Peterborg, U.S. Virg ...

* Pittsfield * Quincy * Rantoul * Raymond * Riverton *

Rochester Rochester may refer to: Places Australia * Rochester, Victoria Canada * Rochester, Alberta United Kingdom *Rochester, Kent ** City of Rochester-upon-Medway (1982–1998), district council area ** History of Rochester, Kent ** HM Prison ...

* Rushville * Shelbyville * Southern View * St. Joseph * Strasburg *

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* Thawville * Taylorville * Teutopolis *

Toledo Toledo most commonly refers to: * Toledo, Spain, a city in Spain * Province of Toledo, Spain * Toledo, Ohio, a city in the United States Toledo may also refer to: Places Belize * Toledo District * Toledo Settlement Bolivia * Toledo, Orur ...

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* Tower Hill * Tuscola * Urbana * Virden * Westville * Waggoner * Warrensburg

References

External links

List of exchanges from AreaCodeDownload.com, 217 Area Code
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1947 establishments in Illinois

History

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