Are there any area codes that contain a highway of the same number?

[pianocello]

The other day, I was just thinking about how with the grid system in Florida, the Orlando area in the middle of the state (area code 407) has many state roads beginning with either a 4 or 5 - so in other words, SR 407 could potentially be located in the area code of the same number and fall within the convention of the grid.

Is that, in fact, true?

Since nobody's answered your question yet, it doesn't seem to be true anymore. SR 407 runs near the Space Coast (In fact, you would drive on it to go from Orlando to the Kennedy Space Center), which was split off into the 321 area code from 407 in 1999.

[epzik8]

US 301 in area code 301.

Also, area code 240 is overlaid on 301, and US 240 used to go through the area, before it was decommissioned.

301 in 301 has always been a mnemonic device for me while traveling between Bowie and the Nice Bridge.

[ftballfan]

M-231 misses area code 231 by only a few miles.

Fun fact: To clinch M-231, you have to enter area code 231 briefly as the next exit to the west along I-96 is Fruitport Rd, which is in area code 231 (by 1/2 mile)!

[clong]

Alabama:
205 - AL205 was in its area code until 1998, now in 256/938
251 - AL251 in is 256/938
256 - AL256 does not exist
334 - AL334 does not exist
659 - AL659 does not exist
938 - AL938 does not exist

[epzik8]

Maryland Route 667 is within area code 410, one of whose overlays is 667.

[jt4]

Ohio: OH-220 travels within area code 220 (around Waverly)

[Roadgeek Adam]

NJ 201 existed when AC 201 was created. NJ 201 is gone, but the area code would still match, even with an overlay.

[KCRoadFan]

The other day, I was just thinking about how with the grid system in Florida, the Orlando area in the middle of the state (area code 407) has many state roads beginning with either a 4 or 5 - so in other words, SR 407 could potentially be located in the area code of the same number and fall within the convention of the grid.

Is that, in fact, true?

Since nobody's answered your question yet, it doesn't seem to be true anymore. SR 407 runs near the Space Coast (In fact, you would drive on it to go from Orlando to the Kennedy Space Center), which was split off into the 321 area code from 407 in 1999.

Following up on this: is SR 321 in the 321 area code? It would be the right part of the state for that.

[webny99]

NY has NY 315 in area code 315. You can see both at once in this Street View image (zoom in to see the phone number for China Cafe on the left).

[1995hoo]

The other day, I was just thinking about how with the grid system in Florida, the Orlando area in the middle of the state (area code 407) has many state roads beginning with either a 4 or 5 - so in other words, SR 407 could potentially be located in the area code of the same number and fall within the convention of the grid.

Is that, in fact, true?

Since nobody's answered your question yet, it doesn't seem to be true anymore. SR 407 runs near the Space Coast (In fact, you would drive on it to go from Orlando to the Kennedy Space Center), which was split off into the 321 area code from 407 in 1999.

Following up on this: is SR 321 in the 321 area code? It would be the right part of the state for that.

There doesn't appear to be one, at least if Wikipedia's listing of Florida's state routes is accurate.

[dvferyance]

It's very possible that you could fine one in Virgina either in 757 or 804. But given the high number of routes I don't have time to go looking for one.

[pianocello]

The other day, I was just thinking about how with the grid system in Florida, the Orlando area in the middle of the state (area code 407) has many state roads beginning with either a 4 or 5 - so in other words, SR 407 could potentially be located in the area code of the same number and fall within the convention of the grid.

Is that, in fact, true?

Since nobody's answered your question yet, it doesn't seem to be true anymore. SR 407 runs near the Space Coast (In fact, you would drive on it to go from Orlando to the Kennedy Space Center), which was split off into the 321 area code from 407 in 1999.

Following up on this: is SR 321 in the 321 area code? It would be the right part of the state for that.

There doesn't appear to be one, at least if Wikipedia's listing of Florida's state routes is accurate.

There's a lot of 2xx and 3xx county routes in North Central Florida that used to be state routes, and their numbering seems to increase towards the west. I can't find a 321, but I think it probably would have been in Levy or Marion County, both of which are in the 352 area code.

That said, I couldn't find a CR 352/likely former SR 352 either, which if it did exist would probably be in the right area code (I'd guess in Levy, Dixie, or Suwannee County)

[kphoger]

are there any other highways in the country that happen to go through a region covered by a telephone area code of the same number as the road?

Yes.

[Vaulter]

Maine has a Route 207 in Scarborough.

https://goo.gl/maps/1E3gvHSyhBZdDVT97

Rhode Island has a route 401 in East Greenwich

https://goo.gl/maps/9D5iuNfh5hEWz7ZKA

(Connecticut has a Route 203 but it is in Windham, which is in a different area code than the SW part of the state.
https://goo.gl/maps/fQqWw4rpbPff4K4Y8)

[Bruce]

It's funny that the urban areas of Seattle and Spokane have route numbers for their respective area codes, just swapped around.

Seattle is area code 206 and has SR 509, a major freeway.

Spokane is in area code 509 and has SR 206, a highway that serves its closest ski area.

[KCRoadFan]

The other day, I was just thinking about how with the grid system in Florida, the Orlando area in the middle of the state (area code 407) has many state roads beginning with either a 4 or 5 - so in other words, SR 407 could potentially be located in the area code of the same number and fall within the convention of the grid.

Is that, in fact, true?

Since nobody's answered your question yet, it doesn't seem to be true anymore. SR 407 runs near the Space Coast (In fact, you would drive on it to go from Orlando to the Kennedy Space Center), which was split off into the 321 area code from 407 in 1999.

Following up on this: is SR 321 in the 321 area code? It would be the right part of the state for that.

There doesn't appear to be one, at least if Wikipedia's listing of Florida's state routes is accurate.

There's a lot of 2xx and 3xx county routes in North Central Florida that used to be state routes, and their numbering seems to increase towards the west. I can't find a 321, but I think it probably would have been in Levy or Marion County, both of which are in the 352 area code.

That said, I couldn't find a CR 352/likely former SR 352 either, which if it did exist would probably be in the right area code (I'd guess in Levy, Dixie, or Suwannee County)

Area code 772 covers the Treasure Coast region, which is in the 7-band - is there an SR 772 or CR 772 there?

[pianocello]

Area code 772 covers the Treasure Coast region, which is in the 7-band - is there an SR 772 or CR 772 there?

Nope. Wikipedia shows a CR 772 in Sarasota County, on the other side of the state.

[bwana39]

Seems like San Antonio (Area code 210) missed a big opportunity when they called their beltway I-410 instead of I-210 - a number that could have been used, given that it's not found elsewhere in Texas.

US 281, which also goes through San Antonio, is too far west for area code 281, which is in Houston.

Not sure about the many other area codes in Texas - maybe one of them has a matching FM road?

I think that I-410 predated AC 210 by quite a while.

[kphoger]

Seems like San Antonio (Area code 210) missed a big opportunity when they called their beltway I-410 instead of I-210 - a number that could have been used, given that it's not found elsewhere in Texas.

US 281, which also goes through San Antonio, is too far west for area code 281, which is in Houston.

Not sure about the many other area codes in Texas - maybe one of them has a matching FM road?

I think that I-410 predated AC 210 by quite a while.

The route number predates the area code by 32 years, in fact.

I-410 has existed since 1969, but it inherited that number from the highway's previous iteration as Loop-410, which had existed as a Texas state route since October 1960.

Area code 210 has only existed since November 1992.