The area code for central New York state may be a thing of the past in a few years. It has been serving residents for years. Notable cities that have this code attributed to them include Syracuse and Utica. The area code 315 found its way into the news recently. It has been projected that the use of the 315 in the region will become exhausted soon. The North American Numbering Plan Administrator (NANPA), the entity designated by the Federal Communications Commission to administer area codes throughout the United States, stated that the area code will exhaust by the year 2013. So what will become of the 315 area code?
The proposed plans said that there would either be an overlay of a new code or the area would be slit into three new codes. The latter of the two did not sit well with the communities. The relief plan can be viewed here.
According to Phonebooks.com (a free telephone resource), the area code 315 will continue to serve existing customers, while new customers would be issued telephone numbers with a new area code. Once an overlay is introduced, everyone in the region will be required to use the full 11-digit number (1+area code+7 digit number) when making calls.
