Area code 269
{{Short description|Telephone area code for southwestern Michigan}}
Area code 269 is the telephone area code serving the southwest portion of Michigan's Lower Peninsula.{{Cite web |url=http://www.nanpa.com/area_code_maps/display.html?mi |title=NANPA Area Codes Map: Michigan |author=North American Numbering Plan Administration |author-link=North American Numbering Plan |year=2012 |publisher=NeuStar |work=Nanpa.com |access-date=11 March 2013}}
History
269 was created as a split of area code 616 on July 13, 2002. The 269 area covers roughly the lower third of 616 before the split. Frontier and AT&T are the predominant local telephone carriers.
Service area
Communities using 269 include Decatur, Dowagiac, Allegan, Battle Creek, Kalamazoo,
Buchanan, Paw Paw, Portage, Otsego, Plainwell, St. Joseph, Benton Harbor, Marshall, Niles, Three Rivers, Sturgis, South Haven, Berrien Springs, and Bridgman.
See also
References
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External links
- [http://www.nationalnanpa.com/pdf/pl-nanp-294.pdf Planning letter 294, which detailed the plan of 269's creation] (PDF file)
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20090530021339/http://www.areacodedownload.com/269/index.html List of exchanges from AreaCodeDownload.com, 269 Area Code]
{{Area code box | State = MI | This = area code 269
| N = 616
| W = Lake Michigan
| E = 517
| S1 = IN}}
{{coord|42.25|N|85.50|W|region:US-MI_scale:500000|display=title}}
Category:Telecommunications-related introductions in 2002
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