Syracuse area running out of phone numbers - 315 area code

[ckhthankgod]

Originally Posted by ss20ts

The original post says the 315 is going to run out of numbers in 2010....here it is 2012 and we've survived! And still aren't out of numbers.

I wonder if they pushed the year that this is to occur back a couple of years.

[ss20ts]

Originally Posted by ckhthankgod

I wonder if they pushed the year that this is to occur back a couple of years.

I'm guessing they know it's going to happen. It's been happening all over the country with the invention of the cell phone and everyone having to have one.

There are some areas in the 315 that surprise me. Then again, 518 blows my mind. It's such a huge area and I'm still amazed they haven't run out of numbers.

[Sean®]

I've lived in 315 all my years in NY, about 40 now.

Until tonight I never realized Syracuse was even in 315. Can't remember ever calling Syracuse.

The way it was always stated, like ads in the Swap Sheet or whatever was 607 was Syracuse, 518 was Albany and so on. 315 was Utica.

Sorta looks like after the spilt I'll still be in 315.

[ss20ts]

Originally Posted by Sean®

I've lived in 315 all my years in NY, about 40 now.

Until tonight I never realized Syracuse was even in 315. Can't remember ever calling Syracuse.

The way it was always stated, like ads in the Swap Sheet or whatever was 607 was Syracuse, 518 was Albany and so on. 315 was Utica.

Sorta looks like after the spilt I'll still be in 315.

Good grief man! Syracuse has been in 315 since 1947!

Area code 315 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The 607 was split off 315 and 716.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Area_code_607


Here's what it looks like it will become (nothing definite yet. they're slow as molasses in january!). Doesn't look like Utica is staying 315.

Map of Options for a New 315 Area Code | syracuse.com

[Sean®]

Never had reason to call anything in Syracuse so why would I have known??

I have a couple co-workers in Syracuse and I looked up the contact info in my phone and sure enough its 315.

In that map of the split one way I stay 315 and the other I don't. Trying to think of any issues and after a month or so of it being a pain I don't see a problem. The iPhone may even have an app that fixes it by itself.

[ckhthankgod]

Originally Posted by ss20ts

I'm guessing they know it's going to happen. It's been happening all over the country with the invention of the cell phone and everyone having to have one.

There are some areas in the 315 that surprise me. Then again, 518 blows my mind. It's such a huge area and I'm still amazed they haven't run out of numbers.

Yeah, I'm surprised that 518 hasn't run out of numbers too.

What's interesting is that in the immediate Rochester area, they use the term 315er for people from Wayne County. So, 315 is a big area code.

[ki0eh]

See, everyone moved out of Syracuse so they are able to recycle the numbers.