Area code 541
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North American area code 541 covers all of Oregon except the northwest part of the state. Its service area includes the cities of Eugene, Springfield, Corvallis, Albany, Medford, Bend, The Dalles, and Pendleton, as well as the coastal region from Lincoln County to the California border. It began its split from area code 503 on November 5, 1995 and finished June 30, 1996.
The 541 area code also covers a small part of northern California in the northeast corner of Del Norte County through Frontier Communications. The numbers in this area are 541-596-XXXX.[1]
This area code is expected to run out of numbers by 2011; the Oregon Public Utility Commission has approved a number overlay with area code 458 for the entire area[2], resulting in mandatory 10-digit dialing for that area.[3] Oregon's other area code overlay, (503/971), already has this requirement.
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- ^ "Oregon State - 541 Area Code". californiachronicle.com. http://www.californiachronicle.com/articles/view/59446. Retrieved 2009-11-22.
- ^ "Oregon gets new area code: 458". seattlepi.com. http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/local/384330_areacode22.html. Retrieved 2008-10-22.
- ^ "Commission seeks comment on new 541 area code options". KTVZ.com. http://www.ktvz.com/Global/story.asp?S=8493711. Retrieved 2008-06-15.
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| State of Oregon area codes: 503, 541, 971 | ||
|---|---|---|
| North: 503/971, 509 | ||
| West: Pacific Ocean | area code 541 (and future 458) | East: 208 |
| South: 530, 707, 775 | ||
| State of California Area Codes: 209, 213, 310, 323, 408, 415, 424, 510, 530, 559, 562, 619, 626, 650, 657, 661, 707, 714, 747, 760, 805, 818, 831, 858, 909, 916, 925, 949, 951 | ||
| State of Idaho Area Code: 208 | ||
| State of Nevada Area Codes: 702, 775 | ||
| State of Washington area codes: 206, 253, 360, 425, 509 | ||
