Jason English
The 5pm Quiz: Area Codes
by Jason English - April 8, 2010 - 5:00 PM

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After we posted a quiz on time zones last June, reader Adam Harris wrote in to ask if we could do something similar with area codes. Yes we can! Which city is covered (at least in part) by each area code?

Take the Quiz: Area Codes

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Comments (7)

  1. 10/12 pure guessing! Perhaps I should play the lottery today…

    posted by Jon. on 4-8-2010 at 5:30 pm

  2. Here’s a hint- Area Codes used to be based on population. Back in the day of the dial phone, populated cities received area code with numbers thaty required little dialing (New York City 212). Cities with little population had numbers that required (Alaska 907)

    posted by Vod K on 4-8-2010 at 6:20 pm

  3. 10/12 – it’s those darn new-fangled overlays in the major metro areas that got me. I did get all of the traditional ones.

    posted by Michael on 4-8-2010 at 6:52 pm

  4. I wound up getting 11 out of 12, and I only for sure knew two of those. Is this some kind of social engineering experiment? If not, I’m a little creeped out.

    posted by Greg S on 4-8-2010 at 6:59 pm

  5. Technically, Dallas is 214. When we in the area went to 10-digit dialing, Dallas proper kept 214 and everyone outside of Dallas who had 214 became 972. There are some 972 Dallas numbers, but most are 214.

    posted by david on 4-9-2010 at 8:35 am

  6. This quiz seems a little ridiculous. Am I wrong? I mean, c’mon. Really?

    posted by Eric on 4-9-2010 at 9:34 am

  7. I took it on the chance that one of the 5 or 6 area codes I know would show up.

    They didnt… 4/12

    posted by Tyler on 4-9-2010 at 2:02 pm

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