From 103210.3011@compuserve.com Thu Jan 18 21:30:59 1996 Return-Path: <103210.3011@compuserve.com> Received: from arl-img-7.compuserve.com by massis.lcs.mit.edu (8.7.3/NSCS-1.0S) id VAA27806; Thu, 18 Jan 1996 21:30:58 -0500 (EST) Received: by arl-img-7.compuserve.com (8.6.10/5.950515) id VAA03886; Thu, 18 Jan 1996 21:31:08 -0500 Date: 18 Jan 96 21:18:59 EST From: Neal McLain <103210.3011@compuserve.com> To: Telecom Archives Cc: Neal McLain <103210.3011@compuserve.com> Subject: 708/847/630 Split Message-ID: <960119021858_103210.3011_IHF138-2@CompuServe.COM> Status: RO Re the pending 708/630/847 split: Ameritech publishes a press kit with press releases, maps, and list of cities in each area. The list of cities is reproduced at the end of this message. The area code boundaries are described in the press release as follows: 847 -- Suburban Cook County north of Chicago's city limits, most of Lake County, the portion of McHenry County currently in 708, and the northern portion of Kane County. 630 -- DuPage County, the southern portion of Kane County, and the portions of Kendall and Will Counties currently in 708. 708 -- South suburban Cook County, areas around Peotone and Beecher currently in 708, and near-west Cook County suburbs south of Franklin Park. According to the published map, 708 extends throughout all of Cook County west of Chicago, all the way up to the southern boundary of Franklin Park, where it abuts 847. It abuts 312 to the east (along the Chicago City Limit), and it abuts 630 to the west (along the Cook/DuPage county boundary). Oak Park will indeed remain in 708. Ameritech has an 800 number for information about the split: 800-988-5888. There is a recorded announcement of general information, and a feature which allows you to determine the new area code for any NXX code currently in 312 or 708. The press release contains some interesting tidbits: - The test number for 630 is 630-204-1204 (but no test number was given for 847). - "Some customers in Bartlett, Burr Ridge, Elk Grove Village, Schaumburg, Streamwood, and Wayne will require new telephone numbers, as well as a new area code." - "Pet owners will need to change their pets' ID tags with the new area code." - The "WEEPUL" invasion returns: "Ameritech used the wacky-eyed, fuzzy pompon to help introduce area code 708 in 1989. Now they're back! And they're introducing 847!" - "Don't forget that 847 spells out V.I.P. on the touchtone dial." For a copy of the map, send a self-addressed stamped envelope (32 cents) to: Neal McLain 2305 Manor Green Drive Madison, WI 53711 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- List of cities: 630 Addison 630 Lily Lake 630 Agronne 847 Lincolnshire 847 Algonquin 847 Lincolnwood 708 Alsip 847 Lindenhurst 847 Antioch 630 Lisle 847 Aptakisic 630 Lombard 847 Arlington Heights 847 Long Grove 630 Aurora 847 Long Lake 847 Bannockburn 847 Loon Lake 847 Barrington 708 Lynwood 847 Barrington Hills 708 Lyons 630 Bartlett 630 Maple Park 630 Batavia 708 Markham 847 Beach Park 708 Matteson 708 Bedford Park 708 Maywood 708 Beecher 708 McCook 708 Bellwood 847 McGaw Park 630 Bensenville 630 Medinah 708 Berkeley 708 Melrose Park 708 Berwyn 708 Merrionette Park 630 Big Rock 847 Mettawa 847 Biltmore 708 Midlothian 630 Bloomingdale 847 Milburn 708 Blue Island 708 Mokena 630 Bolingbrook 708 Monee 708 Bridgeview 630 Montgomery 630 Bristol 630 Mooseheart 708 Broadview 847 Morton Grove 708 Brookfield 847 Mount Prospect 847 Buffalo Grove 847 Mundelein 708 Burbank 630 Naperville 847 Burlington 847 Niles 708 Burnham 708 Norridge 630 Burr Ridge 630 North Aurora 708 Calumet City 847 North Barrington 708 Calumet Park 847 North Chicago 630 Carol Stream 708 North Riverside 847 Carpentersville 847 Northbrook 847 Cary 847 Northfield 708 Chicago Heights 708 Northlake 708 Chicago Ridge 630 Oak Brook 708 Cicero 708 Oak Forest 630 Clarendon Hills 708 Oak Lawn 708 Country Club Hills 847 Oak Mill Creek 708 Countryside 708 Oak Park 708 Crestwood 630 Oakbrook Terrace 708 Crete 847 Oakwood Hills 630 Darien 708 Olympia Fields 847 Deer Park 630 Ontarioville 847 Deerfield 708 Orland Hills 847 Des Plaines 708 Orland Park 847 Diamond Lake 630 Oswego 708 Dixmoor 847 Palatine 708 Dolton 708 Palos Heights 630 Downers Grove 708 Palos Hills 847 Downey 708 Palos Park 847 Dundee 847 Park City 847 East Dundee 708 Park Forest 708 East Hazel Crest 847 Park Ridge 847 Echo Lake 708 Peotone 630 Elburn 708 Phoenix 847 Elgin 847 Pingree Grove 847 Elk Grove Village 847 Pistakee Highlands 630 Elmhurst 630 Plano 708 Elmwood Park 847 Plato Center 630 Eola 708 Posen 847 Evanston 847 Prairie View 708 Evergreen Park 847 Prospect Heights 708 Flossmoor 708 Richton Park 708 Ford Heights 708 River Forest 847 Forest Lake 708 River Grove 708 Forest Park 708 Riverdale 708 Forest View 708 Riverside 847 Fort Sheridan 847 Riverwoods 847 Fox Lake 708 Robbins 847 Fox Lake Hills 847 Rolling Meadows 847 Fox River Grove 847 Rondout 847 Fox River Valley Gardens 847 Rosecrans 847 Franklin Park 630 Roselle 847 Gages Lake 847 Rosemont 630 Geneva 847 Round Lake 847 Gilberts 847 Round Lake Beach 847 Gilmer 847 Round Lake Heights 630 Glen Ellyn 847 Round Lake Park 847 Glencoe 847 Russell 630 Glendale Heights 630 Saint Charles 847 Glenview 708 Sauk Village 708 Glenwood 847 Schaumburg 847 Golf 847 Schiller Park 708 Goodenow 847 Silver Lake 847 Grandwood Park 847 Skokie 847 Grass Lake 847 Sleepy Hollow 847 Grayslake 847 South Barrington 847 Great Lakes 708 South Chicago Heights 847 Green Oaks 847 South Elgin 847 Gurnee 708 South Holland 847 Hainesville 847 Spring Grove 847 Half Day 708 Steger 847 Hampshire 708 Stickney 630 Hanover Park 708 Stone Park 708 Harvey 630 Streamwood 708 Harwood Heights 630 Sugar Grove 847 Hawthorn Woods 708 Summit 708 Hazel Crest 847 Sylvan Lake 708 Hickory Hills 847 Techny 847 Highland Park 847 Third Lake 847 Highwood 708 Thornton 708 Hillside 847 Timber Lake 708 Hines 708 Tinley Park 630 Hinsdale 847 Tower Lakes 708 Hodgkins 708 University Park 847 Hoffman Estates 847 Venetian Village 708 Hometown 847 Vernon Hills 708 Homewood 630 Villa Park 847 Hubbard Woods 630 Virgil 847 Huntley 847 Wadsworth 847 Indian Creek 630 Warrenville 708 Indian Head Park 630 Wasco 847 Ingleside 847 Wauconda 847 Inverness 847 Waukegan 847 Island Lake 630 Wayne 630 Itasca 630 West Chicago 847 Ivanhoe 847 West Dundee 708 Justice 708 Westchester 630 Kaneville 708 Western Springs 630 Keeneyville 630 Westmont 847 Kenilworth 630 Wheaton 847 Kildeer 847 Wheeling 630 La Fox 847 Wildwood 708 La Grange 708 Willow Springs 708 La Grange Park 630 Willowbrook 847 Lake Barrington 847 Wilmette 847 Lake Bluff 630 Winfield 847 Lake Forest 847 Winnetka 847 Lake in the Hills 847 Winthrop Harbor 847 Lake Villa 630 Wood Dale 847 Lake Zurich 630 Woodridge 708 Lansing 708 Worth 630 Lemont 630 Yorkville 847 Libertyville 847 Zion - Posted by Neal McLain <103210.3011@compuserve.com>