Area code 313 is the telephone area code serving the city of Detroit, Michigan, and some of the city's innermost suburbs. Until the 1990s it served the entire Metro Detroit region, but explosive demand for new phone numbers (caused principally by the spread of fax machines and cellular phones) caused northern suburbs to adopt the new area code 810. Later, that area would be subdivided further, into 248, largely serving Oakland County, and 586, covering Macomb County. Meanwhile, the 313 area also required an additional breakup, creating the new 734 area out of Washtenaw and western Wayne counties. The telephone or phone (Greek: tele = far away and phone = voice) is a telecommunications device which is used to transmit and receive sound (most commonly voice and speech) across distance. ... A telephone numbering plan is a system that allows subscribers to make and receive telephone calls across long distances. ... Nickname: Motor City, Motown, Hockey Town Motto: Speramus Meliora; Resurget Cineribus (Latin for, We Hope For Better Things; It Shall Rise From the Ashes) Official website: www. ... Official language(s) None (English, de-facto) Capital Lansing Largest city Detroit Area  - Total   - Width   - Length    - % water  - Latitude  - Longitude Ranked 10th 102,384 sq mi  265,172 km² 239 miles  385 km 491 miles  790 km 41. ... The 1990s decade refers to the years from 1990 to 1999, inclusive. ... The Detroit CMSA is colored in yellow. ... Cellular redirects here. ... Oakland County is a county in the U.S. state of Michigan. ... Macomb County is a county located in the state of Michigan. ... Washtenaw County is a county in the U.S. state of Michigan. ... Wayne County is a county in the U.S. state of Michigan. ...

Due to the sharp racial segregation between Detroit and its suburbs, probably no other telephone area code territory in the nation has a larger African-American population. Hence, a 313 phone number has become increasingly fashionable for many in the hip hop community. Residents of the city, "the 3-1-3" may pride themselves on being "real" Detroiters, a notion that was reinforced in the film 8 Mile. Breakdancer in Ljubljana. ... 8 Mile stars Eminem (Marshall Mathers) as the young white rapper Jimmy Smith Jr. ...

See also

• List of North American area codes

This is a list of North American telephone area codes in effect for the North American Numbering Plan. ...