Area code 340 is the local
telephone
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area code of the
U.S. Virgin Islands. The 340 area code was created during a split from the original
809
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Year 809 (Roman numerals, DCCCIX) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar.
Events
By place
Byzantine Empire
* Spring – Siege of Serdica (809), Siege of Serdica: ...
area code, which began
permissive dialing
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When an area is given a new area code under a split plan, the area's ...
on 1 June 1997 and ended 30 June 1998.
When in the U.S. Virgin Islands, one can dial the seven digits without needing to dial the area code. When calling to the U.S. Virgin Islands from anywhere in the
United States
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or
Canada
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dial 1 + 340 + seven digit
phone number
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.
See also
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List of NANP area codes
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North American Numbering Plan
The North American Numbering Plan (NANP) is a telephone numbering plan for twenty-five regions in twenty countries, primarily in North America and the Caribbean. This group is historically known as World Zone 1 and has the international calling ...
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Area codes in the Caribbean The integration of the Caribbean telephone networks into the North American Numbering Plan (NANP) began with the assignment of area codes in the Caribbean in 1958, when area code 809 was designated for Bermuda and any other potential participant isl ...
External links
North American Numbering Plan Administrator
340
Year 340 (Roman numerals, CCCXL) was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Acindynus and Valerius (or, less frequently, year 1093 ...
Communications in the United States Virgin Islands
1997 establishments in the United States Virgin Islands
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