“New York City received the area code 212 because it is the fastest code to dial using a rotary phone and New York is the most populous city in the United States. The next largest cities at the time were Chicago and Los Angeles. They received the next fastest numbers to dial, 312 and 213 respectively.”
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New York Area Code
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