Area code 414
Area code 414 is a telephone
History
The area code was created in October 1947, along with
The numbering plan area was first split in 1955, when much of the western portion, including
The creation of 920 was intended as a long-term solution, but within a year 414 was close to exhaustion once again due to the proliferation of cell phones and pagers. In 1998, the
Today, area code 414 covers all of Milwaukee County, including the city of Milwaukee. It also serves slivers of Waukesha County, including portions of Muskego and Brookfield, as well as the industrial "Ambrosia triangle" which is within the Milwaukee city limits. The Milwaukee portion of Washington County, mostly an industrial area, also stayed in 414 after the split.
Milwaukee is the center of one of the largest toll-free calling zones in the country. No long-distance charges are applied from one portion of the 414 territory to another; portions of the 262 territory, such as Racine, Waukesha, and Menomonee Falls, are a local call to and from Milwaukee as well.[1] Despite the Milwaukee area's continued growth, 414 is nowhere near exhaustion. The latest projections did not list an exhaust date for 414, meaning that the Milwaukee area will not need another area code for at least 30 years.[2]
Prior to October 2021, area code 414 had telephone numbers assigned for the
In popular culture
The area code gained infamy in 1983, when a gang of six Milwaukee-area teenagers, calling themselves The 414s, broke into several high-profile computer systems across the United States and Canada.
The City of Milwaukee officially started celebrating Milwaukee Day in 2009. It is celebrated on April 14, or "4/14", in honor of Milwaukee's area code. When the Milwaukee Brewers have a home game on the day at American Family Field, many of the tickets are priced at $4.14 in honor of the day to encourage attendance during April, when the season starts and games outside Opening Day outside rivalries are less attended. Due to the 2022 Major League Baseball season being delayed due to a lockout, that year's home opener against the rival St. Louis Cardinals occurred on April 14 (though with a reduced allocation of $4.14-priced tickets), and the game's first pitch was thrown at 4:14 p.m. Central.[4]
The Milwaukee Bucks' new arena, Fiserv Forum, was nicknamed the "Four-One-Forum" by fans in an homage to the area code.[5][6]
See also
- List of NANP area codes
References
- ^ Local calling guide: Milwaukee Zone 1, WI
- ^ "2020-2 NRUF and NPA Exhaust Analysis" (PDF). North American Numbering Plan Administration. Retrieved February 2, 2020.
- ^ "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. Retrieved March 9, 2021.
- ^ Haynes, Hanna (14 April 2022). "Batter up! It's '414 Day' and the Brewers take to the field on their opening day". Wisconsin Public Radio. Retrieved 27 April 2022.
- ^ Radcliffe, JR (July 27, 2018). "The new Bucks arena is called Fiserv Forum, and naturally, everybody freaked out". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Retrieved November 21, 2018.
- ^ Jannene, Jeramey (September 28, 2018). "Bike to a Bucks Game". Urban Milwaukee. Retrieved November 21, 2018.
External links
| North: 262 | ||
| West: 262 | Area Code 414 | East: Lake Michigan, 616 |
| South: 262 | ||
| Michigan area codes: 231, 248/947, 269, 313, 517, 586, 616, 734, 810, 906, 989 | ||