The 920 area code currently covers much of Eastern Wisconsin, including the city of Green Bay. The area code used to be part of the 414 area code, before it was divided in 1997 in half, the Northern half being what 920 is now, and the Southern half being what was later divided into 262 and 414. One of the periods of glaciation was also termed the Wisconsin glaciation. ... Green Bay is the county seat of Brown County in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. ... The 414 area code currently covers Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, and a few suburbs of Milwaukee in Racine Ozaukee and Waukesha Counties. ... 1997 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Reef. ...
The new areacode could be in place late this year but more likely early in 2000, according to the PSC.
Last year alone, 23 new areacodes were added in the United States, bringing the total number of areacodes to 257.
Another factor: Areacodes have become a way to geographically describe a region -- by splitting areacodes, "it's an easier visual picture for the consumer," she said.
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