Area code 216 is the telephone
area code
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in the
North American Numbering Plan
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(NANP) for the city of
Cleveland
Cleveland is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Cuyahoga County. Located along the southern shore of Lake Erie, it is situated across the Canada–U.S. maritime border and approximately west of the Ohio-Pennsylvania st ...
and most of its inner-ring suburbs in
Cuyahoga County of the
U.S. state of
Ohio
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. The area code is one of the
original North American area codes established in 1947.
History
The
first nationwide telephone numbering plan of 1947 divided telecommunications services in Ohio into four numbering plan areas (NPAs), one for each quadrant of the state. Area code 216 was assigned to the northeastern part, comprising the area from
Lorain to
Youngstown.
In 1996, the southern portion, including
Akron,
Canton, and Youngstown, received
area code 330, while the eastern and western portions were assigned
area code 440 in 1997. The boundary between 216 and 440 was drawn in such a way that 440 was barely contiguous; the two portions of 440 were only joined by a small section in the south. The eastern and western portions are currently not contiguous.
Despite comprising a major urban area, 216 has not been
overlaid with a second area code (the only area in Ohio where this is the case). Based on projections of 2025, relief will not be needed until 2046.
Service area
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Beachwood
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Bratenahl
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Brook Park
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Brooklyn
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Brooklyn Heights
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Cleveland
Cleveland is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Cuyahoga County. Located along the southern shore of Lake Erie, it is situated across the Canada–U.S. maritime border and approximately west of the Ohio-Pennsylvania st ...
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Cleveland Heights
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Cuyahoga Heights
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East Cleveland
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Euclid
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Garfield Heights
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Highland Hills
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Hunting Valley
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Independence
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Lakewood
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Linndale
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Maple Heights
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Middleburg Heights
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Moreland Hills
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Newburgh Heights
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North Olmsted
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North Randall
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Orange
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Parma
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Parma Heights
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Pepper Pike
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Richmond Heights
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Seven Hills
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Shaker Heights
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South Euclid
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University Heights
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Valley View
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Warrensville Heights
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Woodmere
See also
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List of Ohio area codes
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List of North American Numbering Plan area codes
The North American Numbering Plan (NANP) divides the territories of its members into geographic numbering plan areas (NPAs). Each NPA is identified by one or more numbering plan area codes (''NPA codes'', or ''area code
A telephone numbering plan ...
References
External links
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Telecommunications-related introductions in 1947
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216
Cuyahoga County, Ohio