Area codes 405 and 572 serve the central part of the

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. They cover

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and most of its suburbs, including Edmond,

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, Stillwater,

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, Moore, and Guthrie. The other three area codes serving Oklahoma are 918 and 539, which cover northeastern Oklahoma (including the city of

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); and

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, which serves western and southern Oklahoma. Area code 405 was one of the original area codes put into service in 1947 by telecom giant

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. Until January 1, 1953, it covered the entire state of Oklahoma. On that date, northeastern Oklahoma was assigned area code 918. Even though central Oklahoma was home to the great majority of 405's landlines and cell phones, this configuration remained unchanged for 44 years. On November 1, 1997, 405 was reduced to cover only central Oklahoma, while the southern and western portions of the old 405 became area code 580. As a result, 405 is the only area code in Oklahoma that does not border another state.

Projections

Despite the rapid growth of the Oklahoma City metro area and the proliferation of auxiliary devices (cell phones and pagers), 405 remained unchanged for over a quarter century. As of October 2017, 405 was projected to exhaust by the second quarter of 2021. At that time, an all-service overlay of 405 was recommended, which the

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approved. On January 9, 2020 it was announced that area code 572 would overlay 405, and in January 2021

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became mandatory in central Oklahoma. The new area code's assigned to new subscribers; anyone with an existing 405 number can keep it.

References

External links

List of exchanges from AreaCodeDownload.com, 405 Area Code
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Telecommunications-related introductions in 1947 Oklahoma City metropolitan area