Area codes 708 and 464 are telephone

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(NANP) for the southern and western suburbs of

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in the

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. The numbering plan area comprises most of western and southern

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, and eastern and southern

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. Area code 708 was created on November 11, 1989, in an

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. It once covered almost all of Chicago's suburbs in Illinois. In 1996, it was reduced to its current size in a three-way split. The northern suburbs received

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, while the western suburbs were assigned

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. Area code 708 was Illinois' first new area code since 309 had been created in 1957, and the second new code for the state since the announcement of the

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in 1947, when the state was divided into four numbering plan areas (

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, 312,

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, and

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). The Illinois side of the Chicago area– 312/

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, 708/464, 847/224, 630/331, and portions of 815/779–is one of the largest local calling areas in the United States; with few exceptions, no long-distance charges are levied from one portion of the metro area to another. Prior to October 2021, area code 708 had telephone numbers assigned for the

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988. In 2020, ''988'' was designated nationwide as a dialing code for the

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, which created a conflict for exchanges that permit

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. This area code was therefore scheduled to transition to

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by October 24, 2021. On June 30, 1999, area code 464 was reserved for future relief in 708. Implementation was held off for over two decades until it became clear in 2021 that relief would be necessary. Area code 464 went into effect on January 21, 2022.https://nationalnanpa.com/pdf/PL_562.pdf

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* Bridgeview * Broadview * Burbank *

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* Chicago Ridge *

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* Country Club Hills * Crest Hill *

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* Dolton * Elmwood Park * Evergreen Park *

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* Glenwood *

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* Harwood Heights *

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* Hickory Hills *

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* Homewood *

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* La Grange *

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* Maywood * Melrose Park *

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* Mokena * Monee *

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* Northlake * Oak Forest * Oak Lawn * Oak Park *

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* Park Forest *

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* University Park * Westchester * Western Springs * Worth

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708 __NOTOC__ Year 708 ( DCCVIII) was a leap year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. The denomination 708 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era b ...

Telecommunications-related introductions in 1989

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