Automatic number announcement circuit

An automatic number announcement circuit (ANAC) is a special telephone number that is meant to be used by phone company technicians and other telecommunications technicians to determine the phone number of a particular line.

The way an ANAC works is fairly simple: A technician will call a local ANAC's phone number. This number connects to a computer at a local central office which uses a voice synthesizer or digital samples to "speak" the phone number of the line calling in. The main purpose of this system is to allow phone company technicians to identify which telephone line they are connected to. Because this system is based on automatic number identification (not caller ID) and meant for phone company technicians, the ANAC system works with unlisted and even numbers with caller ID blocking.

Some ANACs are very regional or local in scope, while others are state or area code-wide. There appears to be no national cohesive system for them. Every telephone company (big or small) can determine its own ANAC for each individual central office, leading to a mish-mash of overlapping and/or spotty coverage.

In most North American area codes, 958-xxxx and 959-xxxx exchanges are reserved for various local and long-distance test purposes (a few may also reserve 999-xxxx); ANAC numbers sometimes appear in the 958-xxxx range but there is no requirement that they reside there. Other local test numbers may include ringback (to test the ringer when installing telephones) and loop lines (which connect a call to another inbound call to the same or another test number). Some carriers (such as Bell Canada) have been known to program payphones to disable calls to 958 or 959 test lines.

Some large telephone companies have toll-free numbers set-up, but these numbers remain undisclosed to prevent abusive use.

There are some private national toll-free numbers that use ANI and then have a computer read back the number that is calling, but these are not intended for use in identifying your phone number, they are used in order for you to confirm the phone you are calling from so that a computer can automatically pull up your account for the next available customer service representative. However, if one were to call up one of these numbers, listen for the number confirmation and hang up, they would in effect be using this system as if it were an ANAC.

"Our records indicate you are calling from 555-555-5555, if this is correct, press 1, if it is not correct, press 2... CLICK"

ANAC numbers

For easier reference, the list is presented by area code. In some regions, there are several numbers depending on the telephone company and/or the area you are calling from as there can be several central offices serving some areas. All are local numbers.

Information is presented in the following form:

Area code: ANAC approximate geographic region

United States

This List is Primarily for Historic Archival Purposes

• 201: 958 Hackensack/Jersey City/Newark/Paterson, NJ
• 202: 811 District of Columbia
• 203: 970 CT
• 205: 300-222-2222 Birmingham, AL
• 205: 300-555-5555 Many Small Towns in AL
• 205: 300-648-1111 Dora, AL
• 205: 300-765-4321 Bessemer, AL
• 205: 300-798-1111 Forestdale, AL
• 205: 300-833-3333 Birmingham
• 205: 557-2311 Birmingham, AL
• 205: 811 Pell City/Cropwell/Lincoln, AL
• 205: 841-1111 Tarrant, AL
• 205: 908-222-2222 Birmingham, AL
• 206: 411 WA (Not US West)
• 207: 958 ME
• 209: 830-2121 Stockton, CA <For all PB switches now 959-1122>
• 209: 211-9779 Stockton, CA <See above>
• 210: 830 Brownsville/Laredo/San Antonio, TX
• 210: 951 Brownsville/Laredo/San Antonio, TX (GTE)
• 212: 958 Manhattan, NY
• 213: 114 Los Angeles, CA (GTE)<Nonworking when GT changed to 958-1114 in 1990s>
• 213: 1223 Los Angeles, CA (Some 1AESS Switches)<No more 1AESS a/o 2000 in CA>
• 213: 211-2345 Los Angeles, CA (English Response)<PB changed to 959-1122 for all ofc>
• 213: 211-2346 Los Angeles, CA (DTMF Response)<Nonworking when 211-2345 went away>
• 213: 61056 Los Angeles, CA <Went away when SXS went away>
• 214: 570 Dallas, TX
• 214: 790 Dallas, TX (GTE)
• 214: 970-222-2222 Dallas, TX
• 214: 970-611-1111 Dallas, TX (Southwestern Bell)
• 215: 511 Philadelphia, PA
• 215: 958 Philadelphia, PA
• 216: 331 Akron/Canton/Cleveland/Lorain/Youngstown, OH
• 216: 959-9892 Akron/Canton/Cleveland/Lorain/Youngstown, OH
• 219: 550 Gary/Hammond/Michigan City/Southbend, IN
• 219: 559 Gary/Hammond/Michigan City/Southbend, IN
• 276: 118 Embarq (formerly Centel of VA)
• 301: 2002006969 Hagerstown/Rockville, MD
• 301: 958-9968 Hagerstown/Rockville, MD
• 303: 958 Aspen/Boulder/Denver/Durango/Grand Junction, CO <Nonworking as of 2/8/2006>
• 305: 200-555-1212 Ft. Lauderdale/Key West/Miami, FL
• 305: 200200200200200 Ft. Lauderdale/Key West/Miami, FL
• 305: 780-2411 Ft. Lauderdale/Key West/Miami, FL
• 310: 114 Long Beach, CA (On Many GTE Switches) <2005, GT changed to 959-1114>
• 310: 1223 Long Beach, CA (Some 1AESS Switches) <See NPA 213 above>
• 310: 211-2345 Long Beach, CA (English Response) <This was never GT, Long Beach is GT only!>
• 310: 211-2346 Long Beach, CA (DTMF Response) <See above, not GT!>
• 310: 959-1114 West Los Angeles, CA (Verizon) <Current for all GT>
• 310: 959-1122 Compton/Gardena, BeverlyHills etc, CA (Current for all PB switches)
• 312: 200 Chicago, IL
• 312: 290 Chicago, IL
• 312: 1-200-8825 Chicago, IL (Last Four Change Rapidly)
• 312: 1-200-555-1212 Chicago, IL
• 313: 200-200-2002 Ann Arbor/Dearborn/Detroit, MI
• 313: 200-222-2222 Ann Arbor/Dearborn/Detroit, MI
• 313: 200200200200200 Ann Arbor/Dearborn/Detroit, MI
• 315: 953 Syracuse/Utica, NY
• 315: 958 Syracuse/Utica, NY
• 315: 998 Syracuse/Utica, NY
• 317: 310-222-2222 Indianapolis/Kokomo, IN
• 317: 559-222-2222 Indianapolis/Kokomo, IN
• 317: 743-1218 Indianapolis/Kokomo, IN
• 334: 5572411 Montgomery, AL
• 334: 5572311 Montgomery, AL
• 336:  ? Greensboro/Winston-Salem/High Point, NC
• 401: 200-200-4444 RI
• 401: 222-2222 RI
• 402: 311 Lincoln, NE <Verified 05/09/2006>
• 404: 311 Atlanta, GA
• 404: 990 Atlanta, GA
• 405: 890-7777777 Enid/Oklahoma City, OK
• 405: 897 Enid/Oklahoma City, OK
• 407: 200-222-2222 Orlando/West Palm Beach, FL (Bell South)
• 407: 520-3111 Orlando/West Palm Beach, FL (United)
• 408: 760 San Jose, CA <Nonworking replaced by 959-1122 for all PB>
• 408: 940 San Jose, CA <See above>
• 409: 951 Beaumont/Galveston, TX
• 410: 200-6969 Annapolis/Baltimore, MD
• 410: 200-200-6969 Annapolis/Baltimore, MD
• 410: 200-555-1212 Annapolis/Baltimore, MD
• 410: 811 Annapolis/Baltimore, MD
• 412: 711-6633 Pittsburgh, PA <Nonworking from 412 area code as of May 2006>
• 412: 711-4411 Pittsburgh, PA <Nonworking from 412 area code as of May 2006>
• 413: 958 Pittsfield/Springfield, MA
• 413: 200-555-5555 Pittsfield/Springfield, MA
• 414: 330-2234 Fond du Lac/Green Bay/Milwaukee/Racine, WI
• 415: 200-555-1212 San Francisco, CA <Never existed in PB>
• 415: 211-2111 San Francisco, CA <Replaced by 959-1122 for all PB>
• 415: 2222 San Francisco, CA <Not in 415>
• 415: 640 San Francisco, CA <Went away in 1990s>
• 415: 959-1122 San Francisco, CA <Current PB for all switches>
• 415: 760-2878 San Francisco, CA <Went away in 1990s>
• 415: 7600-2222 San Francisco, CA <Not valid>
• 417: 959-122 Joplin, MO
• 419: 311 Toledo, OH
• 423: 200-200-200 Chattanooga, Johnson City, Knoxville, TN
• 434: 118 Charlottesville, VA
• 480: 958-7847 Phoenix Metro Area (QWEST)
• 501: 511 AR
• 502: 2002222222 Frankfort/Louisville/Paducah/Shelbyville, KY
• 502: 997-555-1212 Frankfort/Louisville/Paducah/Shelbyville, KY
• 503: 611 Portland, OR
• 503: 999 Portland, OR (GTE)
• 504: 997-1111 New Orleans/Metairie/Kenner/River Ridge, LA (Bell South) <Verified 02/04/2006>
• 504: 99882233 Baton Rouge/New Orleans, LA
• 504: 201-269-1111 Baton Rouge/New Orleans, LA
• 504: 998 Baton Rouge/New Orleans, LA
• 504: 99851-0000000000 Baton Rouge/New Orleans, LA
• 505: 243-0049 Albuquerque Metro, NM
• 508: 958 Fall River/New Bedford/Worchester, MA
• 508: 200-222-1234 Fall River/New Bedford/Worchester, MA
• 508: 200-222-2222 Fall River/New Bedford/Worchester, MA
• 508: 26011 Fall River/New Bedford/Worchester, MA
• 509: 560 Spokane/Walla Walla/Yakima, WA
• 510: 760-1111 Oakland, CA <Replaced by 959-1122 for all PB>
• 512: 830 Austin/Corpus Christi, TX
• 513: 380-55555555 Cincinnati/Dayton, OH
• 515: 280-1241 Des Moines Metro Area (RBOC), IA
• 515: 552# Des Moines Metro Area (CLEC), IA
• 515: 5463 Des Moines, IA
• 515: 811 Des Moines, IA
• 516: 958 Hempstead/Long Island, NY
• 516: 968 Hempstead/Long Island, NY
• 517: 200-222-2222 Bay City/Jackson/Lansing, MI
• 517: 200200200200200 Bay City/Jackson/Lansing, MI
• 518: 511 Albany/Schenectady/Troy, NY
• 518: 997 Albany/Schenectady/Troy, NY
• 518: 998 Albany/Schenectady/Troy, NY
• 530: 959-1122 Davis, CA <Current for all PB switches in CA>
• 540: 211 Roanoke, VA (GTE)
• 540: 311 Roanoke, VA (GTE)
• 541: 200 Bend, OR
• 541: 330-0024 Bend, OR
• 585: [unknown] Rochester, NY
• 602: 958-7847 Phoenix Metro Area (QWEST)
• 602: 253-0227 Phoenix Metro Area (QWEST)
• 603: 200-222-2222 New Hampshire (NH)
• 603: 958 New Hampshire (NH)
• 606: 997-555-1212 Ashland/Winchester, KY
• 606: 711 Ashland/Winchester, KY
• 607: 993 Binghamton/Elmira, NY
• 608: 884-1206 Edgerton, WI
• 609: 958 Atlantic City/Camden/Trenton/Vineland, NJ
• 610: 958 Allentown/Reading, PA
• 610: 958-4100 Allentown/Reading, PA
• 614: 200 Columbus/Steubenville, OH
• 614: 571 Columbus/Steubenville, OH
• 615: 200200200200200 Chatanooga/Knoxville/Nashville, TN
• 615: 2002222222 Chatanooga/Knoxville/Nashville, TN
• 615: 830 Nashville, TN
• 616: 200-222-2222 Battle Creek/Grand Rapids/Kalamazoo, MI
• 617: 200-222-1234 Boston, MA
• 617: 200-222-2222 Boston, MA
• 617: 200-444-4444 Boston, MA (Woburn, MA)
• 617: 220-2622 Boston, MA
• 617: 958 Boston, MA
• 618: 930 Alton/Cairo/Mt. Vernon, IL
• 619: 211-2001 San Diego, CA <Replaced by 959-1122 for all PB in 1990s>
• 619: 211-2121 San Diego, CA <See above>
• 620: 959-1122 Southern KS
• 623: 958-7847 Phoenix Metro Area (QWEST)
• 659: 220-2622 Newmarket, NH
• 682: 959-1122 Ft. Worth, TX (AT&T / SBC)
• 682: 970-1234 Ft. Worth, TX (AT&T / SBC)
• 702: 889-4579 Las Vegas, NV (Embarq)
• 703: 211 VA
• 703: 511-3636 Culpeper/Orange/Fredericksburg, VA
• 703: 811 Alexandria/Arlington/Roanoke, VA
• 704: 311 Asheville/Charlotte, NC (Non-working as of September 2006)
• 707: 211-2222 Eureka, CA
• 708: 1-200-555-1212 Chicago/Elgin, IL
• 708: 1-200-8825 Chicago/Elgin, IL (Last Four Change Rapidly)
• 708: 200-6153 Chicago/Elgin, IL
• 713: 380 Houston, TX
• 713: 811 Humble, TX
• 713: 380-5555-5555 Houston, TX
• 714: 114 Huntington Beach, CA (GTE) <GT changed to 959-1114 current >
• 714: 211-2121 Anaheim, CA (PacBell) <Replaced by 959-1122 for all PB in 1990s>
• 714: 211-2222 Anaheim, CA (PacBell) <See above>
• 714: 211-7777 Anaheim, CA (PacBell) <See above>
• 716: 511 Buffalo/Niagara Falls, NY
• 716: 990 Buffalo/Niagara Falls, NY
• 717: 711 Coaldale/Lansford/Summit Hill, PA (Alltel)
• 717: 958 Harrisburg/Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, PA
• 718: 958 Bronx/Brooklyn/Queens/Staten Island, NY
• 760: 959-1114 Palm Springs/Palm Desert, CA (Current for all GTE CA switches)
• 760: 959-1122 Oceanside/Escondido, CA (Current for all PB switches)
• 781: 200-2222222 Boston
• 781: 511 RCN Phone Service Users, at Least in Dedham, MA
• 770: 780-2311 Atlanta/Marietta/Norcross, GA
• 802: 2-222-222-2222 Vermont
• 802: 200-222-2222 Vermont
• 802: 1-700-222-2222 Vermont
• 802: 111-2222 Vermont
• 802: 200-1111 Vermont
• 804: 990 Virginia Beach/Richmond, VA
• 805: 114 Santa Barbara/Thousand Oaks, CA <See NPA 714 GT only>
• 805: 211-2345 Bakersfield/San Luis Obispo, CA <Replaced by 959-1122 in 1990s>
• 805: 211-2346 Bakersfield/San Luis Obispo, CA (Returns DTMF Tones) <See above>
• 805: 830 Bakersfield/San Luis Obispo, CA <See above>
• 810: 200200200200200 Flint/Pontiac/Southfield/Troy, MI
• 810: 311 Pontiac/Southfield/Troy, MI
• 812: 410-555-1212 Evansville, IN
• 813: 311 Ft. Meyers/St. Petersburg/Tampa, FL
• 815: 200-3374 Crystal Lake, IL
• 815: 270-3374 Crystal Lake, IL
• 815: 770-3374 Crystal Lake, IL
• 815: 290 La Salle/Rockford, IL
• 816: 959-1122 Kansas City Metro Area (Missouri Side)
• 817: 211 Ft. Worth/Waco, TX
• 817: 970-611-1111 Ft. Worth/Waco, TX (Southwestern Bell)
• 817: 970-1234 Ft. Worth, TX (AT&T / SBC)
• 817: 959-1122 Ft. Worth, TX (AT&T / SBC)
• 818: 1223 Pasadena/SF Valley, CA (Some 1AESS Switches) <See NPA 213
• 818: 211-2345 Pasadena, CA (English Response) <See above>
• 818: 211-2346 Pasadena, CA (DTMF Response) <See above>
• 831: 959-1122 Santa Cruz, San Benito, and Monterey Counties, CA <Current for all PB switches>
• 845: 990 Hudson Valley Region, NY
• 860: 970 CT
• 903: 970-611-1111 Tyler, TX
• 904: 200-222-222 Jackonsville/Pensacola/Tallahasee, FL
• 906: 1-200-222-2222 Marquette/Sault Ste. Marie, MI
• 907: 811 AK
• 908: 958 New Brunswick, NJ
• 908: 311-MMYY Embarq (formerly Sprint United of NJ) (MMYY is current Month/Year)
• 909: 111 Riverside/San Bernardino Counties, CA (GTE) <This is the GT Ringback/TT code, no ID here>
• 909: 959-1122 Colton/Fontana/Highland, CA (Current for all PB switches)
• 909: 959-1114 Ontario/Pomona/San Bernardino, CA (Current for all GTE switches in CA)
• 913: 959-1122 Kansas City Metro Area (Kansas side)
• 914: 990-1111 Peekskill/Poughkeepsie/White Plains/Yonkers, NY
• 916: 211-0007 Sacramento, CA (Pac Bell) <Replaced by 959-1122 for all PB switches>
• 916: 461 Sacramento, CA (Roseville Telephone)
• 919: 200 Durham, NC
• 919: 711 Durham, NC
• 919: 958-1114 Durham, NC
• 928: 666-1111 Northern Arizona
• 954: 200-555-1212 Ft. Lauderdale, FL
• 954: 200200200200200 Ft. Lauderdale, FL
• 954: 780-2411 Ft. Lauderdale, FL
• 970: 958-1114 Greeley, CO (Qwest)
• 972: 959-1122 Plano, TX (AT&T / SBC)
• 972: 970-1234 Plano, TX (AT&T / SBC)
• 973: 958 Verizon Northern NJ
• 973: 311-MMYY Embarq (formerly Sprint United of NJ) (MMYY is current Month/Year)

Canada

• 204: 959-4444 Manitoba
• 250: 958-6111 All of British Columbia excluding Vancouver (604)
• 306: 115 Saskatchewan
• 403: 311 Alberta, Yukon and N.W. Territory (except Calgary, Alberta)
• 403: 958-6111 Alberta (Telus)
• 403: 705-0311 Alberta (Allstream - may work in other parts of Canada - untested)
• 403: 555-0311 Alberta (GroupTel - may work in other parts of Canada - untested)
• 403: 908-222-2222 Alberta, Yukon and N.W. Territory
• 403: 999 Alberta, Yukon and N.W. Territory
• 416: 981-0001 Toronto, Ontario (verified July 13th 2006)
• 450: 320-1180 Most of the province of Quebec
• 506: 1-555-1313 New Brunswick
• 514: 320-1232 Montreal, Quebec
• 514: 320-1223 Montreal, Quebec
• 514: 320-1233 Montreal, Quebec
• 514: 320-1180 Most of the province of Quebec
• 519: 958-2622 Ontario -Bell ANAC-
• 519: 555-0311 Ontario -Rogers ANAC-
• 604: 1116 British Columbia
• 604: 1211 British Columbia
• 604: 211 British Columbia
• 604: 958-6111 British Columbia
• 613: 958-2622 Ontario -Bell ANAC-
• 613: 555-0311 Ontario -Rogers ANAC-
• 705: 320-4567 North Bay/Saulte Ste. Marie, Ontario
• 705: 958-2622 Barrie
• 709: 958-9999 Newfoundland and Labrador <Verified 06/19/2006>
• 780: 958-6111 Northern Alberta
• 819: 320-1112 Quebec
• 819: 320-1180 Most of the province of Quebec
• 905: 958-2622 Ontario -Bell ANAC-

Toll-free ANACs

• 800-437-7950 MCI
• 800-314-4258 WORKS [NUMBER]
• 800-444-0800 " "
• 800-444-2222 " "
• 800-444-3333 " "
• 800-444-4444 " "
• 800-444-5555 " "
• 800-552-8355 WORKS - MCI [NUMBER]
• 800-877-2278 WORKS [009949 + NUMBER]

United Kingdom

• 17070, BT Linetest Facilities
• 08081707788, it does have a long introductory message, but it is useful on COCOTs which have 17070 barred.
• 18866, Same recording as 08081707788 but a shorter number to remember.
• 020 81 803 803, Same recording as 08081707788. These numbers are set up by a company offering low charge calls in the UK, these numbers are meant to be used as a sort of operator that you go through in order to qualify for these cheap calls. However, if the phone you are dialing these numbers from is already registred with this company it will not announce your number.

Israel

• 110

Australia

• 127 22 123
• 1800 801 920

New Zealand

• 1956 or 0(8)320-1231 area code & number
• 1957 or 0(8)320-1234 local number

You can also dial from overseas to test if your (CPN) Caller ID number is being passed on to New Zealand. Dial +64(8)320-1231, from USA/Canada and rest of NANP dial 011-64-8-320-1231 to hear your 3 digit area code & 7 digit local number read back to you from N.Z. {Dion Wood "NewZealandAmerican" Tel: +1(800)808-KIWI (Illinois)}

South Africa

• +27 21 405 9111 Cape Town ANAC
• +27 21 405 9116 Cape Town ANAC with callback