Area codes 203 and 475 - wikipedia Area codes 203 and 475 Connecticut state map with numbering plan area 203 / 475 highlighted. This article needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. ( August 2017 ) Area code 203 is a North American telephone area code that is assigned to the southwestern part of Connecticut, and is overlaid with area code 475. The numbering plan area ( NPA ) 203 originally covered the entire state of Connecticut when the North American Numbering Plan was created in 1947. Today the numbering plan area stretches from Connecticut 's western border, along its southern coast, to Madison, and north to Meriden. The region encompassed by 203 and 475 roughly corresponds to the Connecticut side of the New York metropolitan area. On August 28, 1995 the original numbering plan area was split with the rest of Connecticut being served with area code 860, which was overlaid with 959 on August 30, 2014. Contents 1 Counties and municipalities 2 Area code overlay 3 See also 4 References 5 External links Counties and municipalities The counties included in numbering plan area 203 / 475 are : Fairfield ( except the Town of Sherman ), New Haven, and Litchfield ( the towns of Woodbury, Bethlehem, and a small part of Roxbury ). Cities and towns served by 203 / 475 : Ansonia, Beacon Falls, Bethany, Bethel, Bethlehem, Branford, Bridgeport, Brookfield, Cheshire, Danbury, Darien, Derby, East Haven, Easton, Fairfield, Greenwich, Guilford, Hamden, Madison, Meriden, Middlebury, Milford, Monroe, Naugatuck, New Canaan, New Fairfield, New Haven, Newtown, North Branford, North Haven, Norwalk, Orange, Oxford, Prospect, Redding, Ridgefield, a small part of Roxbury, Seymour, Shelton, Southbury, Stamford, Stratford, Trumbull, Wallingford, Waterbury, West Haven, Weston, Westport, Wilton, Wolcott, Woodbridge, Woodbury The city of Meriden is notable as the only place in Connecticut from where one can call towns in either the Hartford or New Haven exchanges toll - free from a landline telephone. Area code overlay The Connecticut Department of Public Utility Control, in August 1999, proposed an area code overlay for the 203 area code. Area code 475 went into effect on December 12, 2009. Even though area code 475 overlays only 203, all callers in Connecticut ( including those in area code 860 ) had to dial all calls with ten digits, effective November 14, 2009 ; this is because when needed, an overlay of area code 959 on area code 860 will be implemented. The first range of available numbers made available in Connecticut 's third area code was ( 475 ) 882 - 4xxx, in the Huntington section of Shelton. See also List of NANP area codes References Jump up ^ Muñoz, Hilda ( 2014 - 03 - 03 ). `` New 959 Area Code Coming To Connecticut ''. Hartford Courant. Hartford, Connecticut : Tribune Company. Retrieved 2014 - 03 - 04. ^ Jump up to : http://phones.whitepages.com/203?page=1 Jump up ^ Regulators Have Area Code Plan Hartford Courant, August 1999 Jump up ^ Planning Letter 388 NANPA, Apr 14, 2009 External links NANPA Area Code Map of Connecticut List of exchanges from AreaCodeDownload.com, 203 Area Code Connecticut area codes : 203, 475, 860, 959 North : 860, 959 West : 914, 845 area codes 203 and 475 East : 860, 959 South : 516, 631 New York area codes : 212, 315, 332, 347, 516, 518, 585, 607, 631, 646, 680, 716, 718, 838, 845, 914, 917, 929, 934 Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Area_codes_203_and_475&oldid=798127072 '' Categories : Telecommunications - related introductions in 1947 Telecommunications - related introductions in 2009 Area codes in the United States Area codes in Connecticut Fairfield County, Connecticut New Haven County, Connecticut Litchfield County, Connecticut Hidden categories : All articles with dead external links Articles with dead external links from July 2017 Articles with permanently dead external links Articles needing additional references from August 2017 All articles needing additional references Talk Contents About Wikipedia Français 中文 Edit links This page was last edited on 31 August 2017, at 04 : 25. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution - ShareAlike License ; additional terms may apply. By using this site, you agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. Wikipedia ® is a registered trademark of the Wikimedia Foundation, Inc., a non-profit organization. About Wikipedia

Question: where does the area code 475 come from
Answer: the Connecticut side of the New York metropolitan area