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Joe_Mama t1_j3mxyva wrote

According to the link below, Massachusetts never had a single area code. It had 617 and 413 to begin with. I'm old enough to remember not having to dial 1+area code to call your friends.

https://www.telegram.com/story/news/2016/09/19/more-iphones-5-intriguing-stories-behind-mass-area-codes/25415193007/

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DoodMonkey t1_j3myshg wrote

That's what it was. Two area codes, but you didn't have to dial anything but the 555 5555 number in the area code you were in.

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melissafromtherivah t1_j3ohbg0 wrote

Me too! The town I live in now, you could dial 5 digits & that’s it. The last number of the exchange followed by last 4 numbers.

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