Area code 920

Area code 920 is a telephone area code in the North American Numbering Plan (NANP) for a large area of eastern Wisconsin. It was created on July 26, 1997, in a split from area code 414, which formerly served the entire eastern third of the state. 920 is scheduled to be overlaid with area code 274 on March 22, 2024.

Wisconsin area codes.

In 2008, service providers recognized the need for a second area code for northeastern Wisconsin, leading the Public Service Commission of Wisconsin to approve an overlay plan with new area code 274.[1] However, the Great Recession, number porting, a decline in landlines, and other factors delayed that requirement for fifteen years during which implementation was deferred several times.[2][3] In 2022, a timeline for introduction of the area code was approved, with the first central office codes to be issued in 274 on March 22, 2024.[4] New estimates in 2022, however, suggest exhaustion by late 2023, necessitating advancement of the relief date.[5]

Prior to October 2021, area code 920 had telephone numbers assigned for the central office code 988. In 2020, 988 was designated nationwide as a dialing code for the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline, which created a conflict for exchanges that permit seven-digit dialing. This area code was therefore scheduled to transition to ten-digit dialing by October 24, 2021.[6]

Service area

The area code serves the following counties:

Brown, Calumet, Columbia, Dodge, Door, Fond du Lac, Green Lake, Jefferson, Kewaunee, Manitowoc, Marinette, Marquette, Oconto, Outagamie, Shawano, Sheboygan, Waushara, and Winnebago

This includes the following towns and cities:

Abrams, Adell, Algoma, Appleton, Ashippun, Baileys Harbor, Beaver Dam, Berlin, Black Creek, Brandon, Brillion, Brownsville, Brussels, Burnett, Butte des Morts, Cambria, Campbellsport, Cascade, Casco, Cedar Grove, Chilton, Cleveland, Clyman, Coleman, Collins, Columbus, Combined Locks, Dale, Dalton, Darboy, De Pere, Denmark, Doylestown, Eden, Egg Harbor, Eldorado, Elkhart Lake, Ellison Bay, Ephraim, Erin, Eureka, Fairwater, Fall River, Fish Creek, Fond du Lac, Forest Junction, Forestville, Fort Atkinson, Fox Lake, Francis Creek, Freedom, Fremont, Friesland, Gillett, Glenbeulah, Green Bay, Green Lake, Greenbush, Greenleaf, Greenville, Hilbert, Hingham, Horicon, Hortonville, Hustisford, Iron Ridge, Ixonia, Jefferson, Johnson Creek, Juneau, Kaukauna, Kellnersville, Kewaunee, Kiel, Kimberly, Kingston, Kohler, Krakow, Lake Mills, Larsen, Lebanon, Lena, Little Chute, Little Suamico, Lomira, Lowell, Luxemburg, Malone, Manawa, Manitowoc, Maplewood, Maribel, Markesan, Marquette, Mayville, Menasha, Mishicot, Mount Calvary, Neenah, Neosho, Neshkoro, New Franken, New Holstein, New London, Newton, Nichols, Oakfield, Oconto, Oconto Falls, Ogdensburg, Omro, Oneida, Oostburg, Oshkosh, Pickett, Pine River, Plymouth, Potter, Pound, Poy Sippi, Princeton, Pulaski, Randolph, Random Lake, Readfield, Redgranite, Reedsville, Reeseville, Rio, Ripon, Rosendale, Rubicon, St. Cloud, St. Nazianz, Saxeville, Seymour, Sheboygan, Sheboygan Falls, Sherwood, Shiocton, Sister Bay, Sobieski, Stockbridge, Sturgeon Bay, Suamico, Suring, Theresa, Tisch Mills, Two Rivers, Valders, Van Dyne, Waldo, Washington Island, Waterloo, Watertown, Waukau, Waupun, Wautoma, Weyauwega, Whitelaw, Wild Rose, Winnebago, Winneconne, Woodland, and Wrightstown

Area code 920 was commonly remembered by using the mnemonic device of Green Bay Packer Reggie White's jersey number, 92, adding a zero.[7]

See also

References
  1. Rick, Barrett (November 6, 2008). "State dials up 2 new area codes". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Archived from the original on March 22, 2010. Retrieved November 8, 2008.
  2. "274 area code postponed again; 274 will have same boundaries as 920 region". WLUK-TV, Green Bay. November 21, 2012. Archived from the original on December 29, 2012. Retrieved February 14, 2013.
  3. "Area Code and Telephone Numbers". psc.wi.gov. Archived from the original on October 30, 2018. Retrieved November 4, 2018.
  4. North American Numbering Plan Association (March 16, 2022). "PL-586 NPA 274 and 920 All-Services Overlay (Wisconsin)" (PDF). Retrieved April 13, 2022.
  5. North American Numbering Plan Association (April 21, 2022). "2022-1 NRUF and NPA Exhaust Analysis" (PDF). Retrieved April 23, 2022.
  6. "Transition to 10-digit dialing (for 988 as 3-digit access to National Suicide Prevention Hotline)" (PDF). North American Numbering Plan Administrator. January 8, 2021. Archived (PDF) from the original on April 3, 2021. Retrieved March 9, 2021.
  7. Morse, Rob (January 11, 1998). "Deep-fried cheese curds? No whey". San Francisco Examiner. Archived from the original on September 18, 2016. Retrieved September 17, 2016.
Wisconsin area codes: 262, 414, 534/715, 608, 920
North: 534/715, 906
West: 608 Area Code 920 East: Lake Michigan, 231
South: 262
Michigan area codes: 231, 248/947, 269, 313, 517, 586, 616, 734, 810, 906, 989

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