In 1947, American Telephone and Telegraph (AT&T) published the first configuration of proposed numbering plan areas (NPAs) for a new nationwide numbering and toll call routing system. Indiana was divided to receive two area codes. Area code 317 served the northern two-thirds of Indiana, while area code 812 served the southern third. In the first change of the original plan in 1948, 317 was cut back to central Indiana, while the northern third of Indiana, including Gary, Hammond, East Chicago, South Bend, Elkhart and Fort Wayne, received area code 219.[1]
Prior to 1996, numbering plan area 317 consisted of all of Central Indiana. Eventually, population growth and increased demand for telecommunication services required an area code split to provide more central office prefixes for the region. Beginning on February 1, 1997, with mandatory dialing effective June 28, the greater Indianapolis area retained area code 317 and the remainder of Central Indiana received the new area code 765.[2] The creation of 765 came amid some fanfare, as it was Indiana's first new area code in 49 years.
area, code, telephone, area, code, north, american, numbering, plan, nanp, central, part, state, indiana, numbering, plan, area, comprises, horseshoe, shaped, region, twenty, counties, central, indiana, except, indianapolis, area, which, served, area, codes, s. Area code 765 is a telephone area code in the North American Numbering Plan NANP for the central part of the U S state of Indiana The numbering plan area comprises a horseshoe shaped region of twenty counties in Central Indiana except for the Indianapolis area which is served by area codes 317 and 463 Some cities included are Anderson Connersville Crawfordsville Frankfort Greencastle Kokomo Lafayette Marion Muncie New Castle Richmond and West Lafayette The area code was created in 1997 in a split of area code 317 Area Code map for all of IndianaHistory EditIn 1947 American Telephone and Telegraph AT amp T published the first configuration of proposed numbering plan areas NPAs for a new nationwide numbering and toll call routing system Indiana was divided to receive two area codes Area code 317 served the northern two thirds of Indiana while area code 812 served the southern third In the first change of the original plan in 1948 317 was cut back to central Indiana while the northern third of Indiana including Gary Hammond East Chicago South Bend Elkhart and Fort Wayne received area code 219 1 Prior to 1996 numbering plan area 317 consisted of all of Central Indiana Eventually population growth and increased demand for telecommunication services required an area code split to provide more central office prefixes for the region Beginning on February 1 1997 with mandatory dialing effective June 28 the greater Indianapolis area retained area code 317 and the remainder of Central Indiana received the new area code 765 2 The creation of 765 came amid some fanfare as it was Indiana s first new area code in 49 years Service area EditEntire countiesBlackford County Clinton County Delaware County Fayette County Fountain County Grant County Henry County Howard County Montgomery County Parke County Putnam County Randolph County Rush County Tippecanoe County Tipton County Warren County Wayne County Union County Vermillion County Partial countiesBenton County Boone County Carroll County Clay County Decatur County Franklin County Hancock County Hamilton County Hendricks County Jay County Madison County Miami County Morgan County Shelby County Wabash County Wells County White County Vigo CountyReferences Edit Telecom Indiana Telecom Information for Indiana Chicago and Beyond http www sbc com gen general pid 1718 amp phase check SBC information Accessed May 11 2006 Indiana area codes 219 260 317 463 574 765 812 930 North 219 574 260West 217 area code 765 East 937 326South 317 812Ohio area codes 216 330 234 419 567 440 513 614 380 740 220 937 326Illinois area codes 217 224 847 309 312 331 630 618 708 773 779 815 872 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Area code 765 amp oldid 1096276189, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
