Area code 313 is a

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area code of the

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serving

Detroit Detroit ( , ; , ) is the largest city in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is also the largest U.S. city on the United States–Canada border, and the seat of government of Wayne County. The City of Detroit had a population of 639,111 at t ...

and most of its closest suburbs in Wayne County, Michigan. It includes the enclave cities Hamtramck and Highland Park, as well as Allen Park, Dearborn,

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, Inkster, Melvindale, the Grosse Pointe communities,

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, Redford, River Rouge, and Taylor north of Goddard Road and east of Holland Road.

History

Area code 313 was assigned as one of the original 86 area codes in 1947. It originally served the entire southeastern quadrant of Michigan, including

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, and the southern part of Michigan's "Thumb". Because of the demand for new telephone service in Detroit's suburbs and neighboring areas, the northern portion, including Detroit's northern suburbs, Flint and the southern Thumb were split off with new

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on December 1, 1993. On December 13, 1997, the remaining 313 area was reduced to its current size when the western portion, including Ann Arbor,

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and western and downriver Wayne County, received area code 734 in another split. Area code 679 has been reserved as a future overlay for the 313 territory.NANPA : North American Numbering Plan Administration
/ref> Relief planning is in progress, but 2021 estimates do not expect 313 to be exhausted until 2025.https://www.nationalnanpa.com/reports/October%202021%20NPA%20Exhaust%20Analysis.pdf

In popular culture

Rappers from Detroit often mention ''313'' in their music in reference to this area and its notoriety. One of the tracks in the 1996 Eminem independent debut solo album '' Infinite'' is titled "313". In the 2002 film ''8 Mile'', featuring the artist, the 313 area code is mentioned multiple times, because of the film's setting in Detroit. Eminem's character, B–Rabbit, and his friends call their group "three one third", their nickname for the area code.

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External links

Map of Michigan area codes
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Culture of Detroit Telecommunications-related introductions in 1947

History

In popular culture

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