Where is the Area Code 203 you speak of?

Let’s turn to the Area code 203. This one covers the southwestern part of, the nation’s third smallest state, Connecticut. This area code stretches from the state’s western border and straight along its southern coast on up to beyond the city of New Haven, where it ends a little south of Hartford. On the other side of the state, the rest is served by the 860 area code. The 860 actually overlays the older, but still in use, area code 475. The area of the state that is encompassed by the 203 area code roughly corresponds to the part of Connecticut belonging to metro NYC. This area is also known as the “Tri-state” region. Area code 203 originally encompassed all of Connecticut. The City of Meriden is notable as the only place in Connecticut where one can call towns in both the Hartford and New Haven exchanges toll-free from a home (land-line) phone.

For more info about the area (population, number of cities, time zones, number/names of counties) visit the 203 Area Code page of Phonebooks.com.