Area code 616 was one of the original area codes of 1947. It covered all of the Western Lower half of Michigan and Michigan's Upper Peninsula. Now after 3 splits, it only serves the Grand Rapids – Wyoming and Holland – Grand Haven metropolitan areas, which includes Kent, Ionia and Ottawa counties as well as parts of the surrounding counties. 1947 (MCMXLVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1947 calendar). ... Official language(s) None (English, de-facto) Capital Lansing Largest city Detroit Area Ranked 11th - Total 97,990 sq mi (253,793 km²) - Width 239 miles (385 km) - Length 491 miles (790 km) - % water 41. ... The Upper Peninsula of Michigan is the northern of the two major land masses that comprise the U.S. state of Michigan. ... Flag Nickname: Furniture City Location Location of Grand Rapids within Kent County, Michigan Coordinates , Government Country State County United States Michigan Kent Mayor George Heartwell Geographical characteristics Area City 45. ... Wyoming is a city in Kent County in the U.S. state of Michigan. ... Holland is a city in the western region of the U.S. state of Michigan. ... Grand Haven is a city located in Ottawa County, Michigan. ... Kent County is a county in the U.S. state of Michigan. ... Ionia County is a county located in the state of Michigan. ... Ottawa County is a county in the U.S. state of Michigan. ...
The original 414 areacode was split in half in 1997.
The north half became the 920 areacode, and the south half remained the 414 areacode.
The current 414 areacode was formed (beginning on September 25th, 1999) by switching all the area outside the current 414 areacode to the 262 areacode.