Initially, the codes were used only by long-distance operators; the first customer-dialed call using an area code was placed on November 10,1951, from Englewood, New Jersey, to Alameda, California.
The codes were used only by long-distance operators; the first customer-dialed call using an area code was placed on November 10,1951, from Englewood, New Jersey, to Alameda, California. This was initially.