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From: hpubvwa!ssc!tad@beaver.cs.washington.edu (Tad Cook)
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Subject: Re: Area Code Data Requested
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In article <11086@accuvax.nwu.edu>, kjb@cs.brown.edu (Ken Basye)
writes:

> I'm looking for this information because I find myself frequently
> trying to get directory information about some company in some town
> whose area code I can only guess at using the map in the book.

> Incidently, while the placement of the state borders in the map is
> pretty accurate, have a look at a real map and compare the location of
> some of the cities on the area code map sometime when you need a
> laugh.  Trying to locate the right area code by triangulation is
> clearly out.

For figuring out area codes from addresses, I use "The Zip/Area Code
Directory" by Ruth Marks, $4.95 from Pilot Books, 103 Cooper St,
Babylon, NY 11702.

This was suggested by someone else on TELECOM Digest.  It works,
although I did find a few errors.  I understand they will be corrected
in the next edition.


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