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Area codes 202 and 771
Area codes for Washington, D.C. / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Area codes 202 and 771 are telephone area codes in the North American Numbering Plan (NANP) for Washington, D.C.
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Area code 202 was one of the original North American area codes established in October 1947 by AT&T. After the State of New Jersey with area code 201, the District of Columbia was the second numbering plan area (NPA). Area code 771 was added as a second area code to the numbering plan area in April 2021 to create an all-services overlay complex.