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The ‘844 area code’ is a ‘toll-free area code’ that is part of the ‘North American Numbering Plan Administration’ (NANPA). Toll-free area codes, including 844, are not tied to a specific geographic location. They are used by “businesses, organizations, and individuals” to allow customers to reach them without incurring charges for the call.

The ‘214 area code’ is a ‘telephone area code’ in Texas, serving the city of Dallas and its surrounding metropolitan area. It was one of the original area codes established in 1947 and primarily covered “parts of Dallas County and smaller portions of surrounding counties.” With time and ‘development of area,’ certain split and overlay have happened and now the serving area of ‘214 area code’ is different from the start one.

A split from ‘512 area code’ in 1992 produced the original ‘210 area code’ (under the planning letter IL-92/03-068) and is a ‘telephone area code.’ The ‘210 area code’ encompasses San Antonio and surrounding cities across ‘Atascosa, Bexar, Comal, Guadalupe, Medina, and Wilson’ counties, reflecting a diverse ‘urban and semi-rural’ geographic landscape in South Texas.

Currently, the “713 area code” serves the central portion of Houston city (including Houston suburban and nearby regions) and is a ‘telephone area code.’ “713,” the first area code for the Houston region, was established in 1947 as one of the ‘four’ NPAs initially allotted to Texas. It originally covered the entire ‘southeastern’ part of Texas, from the Sabine River to the Brazos Valley, including the Houston area.

Currently, the “209 area code” serves ‘all or portions’ of counties from “Central, North Central, and Bay” region of California and is a ‘telephone area code.’ After being separated from the ‘415 area code’ (one of the three original area codes given to California in 1948) in 1958, the ‘209 area code’ was established. Further in 1999, the area was divided in half by creating the ‘559 area code’ out of 209.

Currently, the “626 area code” serves portions of Southern California’s Los Angeles County and is a ‘telephone area code.’ After being separated from the ‘818 area code’ in 1997, the ‘626 area code’ was established as California’s 16th area code. After being physically divided from the “213 area code” (one of the three original area codes given to California in 1948), the ‘818 area code’ was put into use in 1984.