Area codes 937 and 326 are
telephone area code
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s in the
North American Numbering Plan (NANP) assigned to a
numbering plan area (NPA) that encompasses much of the southwestern part of the
U.S. state of
Ohio, including
Dayton and
Springfield
Springfield may refer to:
* Springfield (toponym), the place name in general
Places and locations Australia
* Springfield, New South Wales (Central Coast)
* Springfield, New South Wales (Snowy Monaro Regional Council)
* Springfield, Queenslan ...
. Area code 937 was established in September 1996, after a split of
area code 513. Area code 326 was added to area code 937 in an
overlay plan in March 2020.
History
Area code 937 was created in a split of Ohio's original NPA for the southwestern part of the state (
area code 513) on September 28, 1996. At the time, literature promoting the new area code took advantage of the fact that the digits of ''937''
spell out "YES" on a standard telephone keypad.
As of April 2018, projections by the
North American Numbering Plan Administrator expected that
telephone exchange
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s ("central office codes") would be
exhausted for area code 937 by the third quarter of 2020, so on July 3, 2018, area code 326 (which spells out "DAO" as in "DAyton, Ohio") was planned to
overlay the 937 area.
Beginning August 10, 2019, subscribers were encouraged to
dial ten digits for local calls within the area code. On February 8, 2020, traditional
seven-digit dialing ended. Customers attempting such calls receive an
intercept message. On March 8, 2020, area code 326 was activated.
Communities
Area codes 937 and 326 serve
Dayton, its
metropolitan area
A metropolitan area or metro is a region that consists of a densely populated urban agglomeration and its surrounding territories sharing industries, commercial areas, transport network, infrastructures and housing. A metro area usually com ...
,
Springfield
Springfield may refer to:
* Springfield (toponym), the place name in general
Places and locations Australia
* Springfield, New South Wales (Central Coast)
* Springfield, New South Wales (Snowy Monaro Regional Council)
* Springfield, Queenslan ...
, public (non-
Defense Switched Network) communications at
Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, a few outer eastern suburbs of
Cincinnati, and most of southwest Ohio north and east of the
Cincinnati metropolitan area
The Cincinnati metropolitan area and also known as the Cincinnati Tri-State area, or Greater Cincinnati) is a metropolitan area centered on Cincinnati and including surrounding counties in the U.S. states of Ohio, Kentucky, and Indiana. The area ...
.
Communities served with a 2019 population greater than 10,000, and those that are
county seats, include
Beavercreek,
Bellefontaine,
Centerville,
Clayton, Dayton,
Eaton
Eaton may refer to:
Buildings Canada
* Eaton Centre, the name of various shopping malls in Canada due to having been anchored by an Eaton's store
* Eaton's / John Maryon Tower, a cancelled skyscraper in Toronto
* Eaton Hall (King City), a confere ...
,
Englewood,
Fairborn
Fairborn is a city in Greene County, Ohio, United States. The population was 34,620 at the 2020 census. Fairborn is a suburb of Dayton, and part of the Dayton Metropolitan Statistical Area.
It is the only city in the world named Fairborn, a port ...
,
Franklin,
Georgetown,
Greenville,
Hillsboro,
Huber Heights
Huber Heights is a suburb of Dayton in Montgomery and Miami counties in the U.S. state of Ohio. Its origins trace back to the now-defunct Wayne Township, which was settled in the early-mid 1800s. Wayne Township was incorporated as the City of Hube ...
,
Kettering,
Marysville,
Miamisburg,
Piqua,
Riverside,
Sidney
Sidney may refer to:
People
* Sidney (surname), English surname
* Sidney (given name), including a list of people with the given name
* Sidney (footballer, born 1972), full name Sidney da Silva Souza, Brazilian football defensive midfielder
* ...
,
Springboro, Springfield,
Tipp City,
Trotwood
Trotwood is a city in Montgomery County, Ohio, United States and is a suburb of Dayton.
The population was 24,431 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Dayton Metropolitan Statistical Area. The city is served by the Trotwood-Madison City Schoo ...
,
Troy,
Urbana,
Vandalia,
West Carrollton
West Carrollton is a city in Montgomery County, Ohio, United States. A Suburb of Dayton. The population was 13,143 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Dayton Metropolitan Statistical Area. The Great Miami River runs through the town and forms ...
,
West Union,
Wilmington and
Xenia.
Counties covered include all or parts of
Adams
Adams may refer to:
* For persons, see Adams (surname)
Places United States
*Adams, California
*Adams, California, former name of Corte Madera, California
*Adams, Decatur County, Indiana
*Adams, Kentucky
*Adams, Massachusetts, a New England town ...
,
Brown,
Champaign,
Clark
Clark is an English language surname, ultimately derived from the Latin with historical links to England, Scotland, and Ireland ''clericus'' meaning "scribe", "secretary" or a scholar within a religious order, referring to someone who was educat ...
,
Clermont,
Clinton
Clinton is an English toponymic surname, indicating one's ancestors came from English places called Glympton or Glinton.Hanks, P. & Hodges, F. ''A Dictionary of Surnames''. Oxford University Press, 1988 Clinton has frequently been used as a given ...
,
Darke,
Greene,
Hardin,
Highland,
Logan
Logan may refer to:
Places
* Mount Logan (disambiguation)
Australia
* Logan (Queensland electoral district), an electoral district in the Queensland Legislative Assembly
* Logan, Victoria, small locality near St. Arnaud
* Logan City, local gover ...
,
Madison,
Miami,
Montgomery,
Preble,
Ross,
Scioto,
Shelby,
Union and
Warren.
See also
*
List of area code overlays
*
List of North American Numbering Plan 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 ...
*
List of Ohio area codes
References
External links
List of exchanges from localcallingguide.com, 937 Area CodeList of exchanges from localcallingguide.com, 326 Area Code
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Telecommunications-related introductions in 1996
Telecommunications-related introductions in 2020