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TMO Quick Tip - Finding Area Codes the Easy Way

by , 7:30 AM EDT, April 27th, 2007

Occasionally I need to call someone that has given me their phone number, but hasn't told me what time zone they are in - an important bit of information when conducting business. Instead of risking making a call outside of their work hours, I check with Google: Oracle of all knowledge.

To find what city an area code is in, perform a Google search for the area code along with the words "area code." For example, if I need to know where area code 303 is, I search for 303 area code.


Google searching for area code locations.

In this case, I see that 303 is in Colorado, which is in the mountain time zone. Lucky for me, I'm in the same time zone, so I don't have to worry about shifting hours when calling.


Google tells you what city specific area codes are in.

Google is a great resource for all kinds of information, and is a handy business tool for me. Best of all, looking for data like this through Google is free - it's like having your own personal administrative research assistant.

Jeff Gamet is TMO's Morning Editor and Reviews Editor. He lectures, teaches and speaks on Mac OS X and design-related topics, and is the author of The Designer's Guide to Mac OS X from Peachpit Press.

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Close Name:Guest
Fri Apr 27, 2007 9:31 am Subject: No "area code" needed

You can usually also just plug in the the digit area code without the words 'aread code' appended and it should work fine.


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Close Name:iJack Posts: 313 Joined: 13 Jun 2001
Fri Apr 27, 2007 11:15 pm Subject:

Absolutely correct, and it works like a charm without the words, "area code".


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Sat Apr 28, 2007 7:22 am Subject:

Zip Codes work the same way


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