The 608 area code covers much of southwestern
Wisconsin
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, including the
capital city of
Madison as well as the cities of
Waunakee
Waunakee () is a village in Dane County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 14,879 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Madison Metropolitan Statistical Area. Waunakee bills itself as "The Only Waunakee in the World".
History
When ...
,
Mount Horeb
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,
Verona
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,
Sun Prairie,
Monroe,
Platteville,
Lancaster,
Lodi,
Portage
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,
Baraboo,
Wisconsin Dells,
Beloit,
Janesville,
La Crosse,
Prairie du Chien,
Prairie du Sac
Prairie du Sac is a village in Sauk County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 4,420 at the 2020 census. The village is surrounded by the Town of Prairie du Sac, the Wisconsin River, and the village of Sauk City; together, Prairie du Sa ...
,
Sauk City,
Viroqua
Viroqua is the county seat of Vernon County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 4,504 at the 2020 census. The city is in the town of Viroqua.
Etymology
The town was originally named “Farwell” after Leonard J. Farwell, second G ...
and
Sparta
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. It was created in 1955 as a split from
area code 414, and was the third area code created in Wisconsin. Rapid growth of the area (specifically in
Dane County) has brought the 608 area code close to exhaustion with most recent projections from NANPA projecting the need for an overlay code by late 2023. In September 2022 the Wisconsin Public Service Commission announced the 608 area code will be overlaid with new area code 353.
[https://www.channel3000.com/new-353-area-code-to-launch-in-south-central-southwestern-wisconsin-in-late-2023/]
Counties served by this area code:
Ten-digit dialing
Prior to October 2021, area code 608 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.
See also
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List of NANP area codes
The North American Numbering Plan (NANP) divides the territories of its members into geographic numbering plan areas (NPAs). Each NPA is identified by one or more numbering plan area codes (''NPA codes'', or ''area codes''), consisting of three di ...
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North American Numbering Plan
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References
External links
Map of Wisconsin area codesat
North American Numbering Plan Administration'
website
608
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Year 608 ( DCVIII) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. The denomination 608 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era b ...
608
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Year 608 ( DCVIII) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. The denomination 608 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era b ...
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