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Encyclopedia > Area code 906

Area code 906 is the telephone area code for the entire Upper Peninsula of Michigan, including the following cities: For other uses, see Telephone (disambiguation). ... A telephone numbering plan is a system that allows subscribers to make and receive telephone calls across long distances. ... The Upper Peninsula of Michigan is the northern of the two major land masses that comprise the U.S. state of Michigan. ...

It is, in terms of population, one of the smallest area codes in North America, with only about 320,000 people in the region served by 906. It was created as a split from 616 on Sunday, March 19, 1961, as a flash-cut, with no official permissive dialing period. Marquette is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan. ... Ishpeming is a city located in Marquette County, Michigan. ... Sault Ste. ... Escanaba [es-kuh-nah-buh] is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan, located on the states Upper Peninsula. ... Location of Houghton, Michigan Country United States State Michigan County Houghton County Area  - City  4. ... Norway is a city in Dickinson County in the U.S. state of Michigan. ... Iron Mountain is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan. ... Mackinac Island is a city located on Mackinac Island and Round Island in Mackinac County in the U.S. state of Michigan. ... North America North America is a continent[1] in the Earths northern hemisphere and (chiefly) western hemisphere. ...


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906 was not created out of any need for new numbers. Despite dating from 1961, it is not expected to be exhausted until 2023. [1] However, there have been occasional calls for the Upper Peninsula to secede from the state of Michigan, and since the FCC does not allow area codes to cross state lines in the United States (unlike Canada, where area codes often cross provincial and territorial [and in one case, national] boundaries), a new area code was thought necessary and granted.[citation needed] The border between Stewart, British Columbia and Hyder, as seen from the Canadian side. ...


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// A area code is officially known as a Numbering Plan Area (NPA). ...

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State of Michigan area codes: 231, 248, 269, 313, 517, 586, 616, 734, 810, 906, 947, 989
North: 705
West: 715 area code 906 East: 705
South: 231, 715, 920
Province of Ontario area codes: 226, 289, 416, 519, 613, 647, 705, 807, 905
State of Wisconsin area codes: 262, 414, 608, 715, 920

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