Country code for USA

Do you want to call US or any other NANP Country? Do you know that US is one of the 24 countries that is part of NANP? NANP means North American Numbering Plan. It is made up of different countries where 1 is common country code for USA and other countries. The first phone call made with this code was around 1951. It is very easy to call USA from anywhere if you know the correct process. It is a very simple two step process to call any NANP country. First step is how to dial between NANP countries and second step is How to make a call to any NANP country from any other country. First thing is you should be aware that which countries are basically parts of NANP plan. Some of the countries who are member of NANP are: Antigua, Canada, Bermuda, Dominica, Jamaica, Saint Lucia, United States and its different five territories.

History about NANP

The authority that assigns different country codes to all different countries is known as International Telecommunication Union. In 1947, NANP was formed and it was adopted by AT&T Company to facilitate the method of direct calling. If standard dialing system is not adopted then there are chances that call all around the globe can be misdirected. Some of the common traits of NANP plans are:

1 is the common country code for USA and all NANP countries. It has got three digit area code and seven digit subscriber number. So, total ten digits to complete the number that does not include the 1.

Some interesting facts about NANP

In case of area code, first digit can be any number between 2 to 9 no other numbers. First digit of subscriber number can be any number between 2 to 9. Very first area code that was introduced by NANP was in New Jersey and it was 201. While launching this area code, the middle digit 0 and 1 was sufficient to cover the whole United States and Canada countries. This method of thinking was to be changed and it was re-planned again. California was the state in United States that was having 26 different area codes. It is the only one and most popular states that are having largest population which requires more area codes that was introduced in near future. The country code USA and assignment of area code according to NANP has included all the states except Hawaii and Northern Canada.

United States of America (USA) had been dubbed as the “Land of Opportunity” and because of that more and more Filipinos are trying their best to be one of the lucky ones that could fulfill their dreams in America.

As of today, there are about hundreds, if not, millions of Filipinos who are currently living their lives with the so – called “American Dream”. Obviously, it is not only the Filipinos who are enjoying the same dream. United States is one of the countries who have a number of immigrants from different parts of the world. Therefore, with so many immigrants, it is obviously that most of them left behind beloved relatives from their respective countries.

In order to communicate with the distant loved ones, people sought to technology for assistance. Telephone had been the basic and fastest form of communication long before the internet. Through telecommunication, kin and friends catch up with each other and bridging the distance.

Each country is designated with specific country codes used to processed data and communications. It was developed to represent dependent lands as well as countries.

The Philippines country code is 063 or sometimes written as +63, where + represents the 0. United Kingdom's code is +44 or 044. Telephone country code for USA is 1 or represented as +1.

To place an international call to the USA:

1. Dial 001 as the country code for USA.
2. Add the area code of the state you are calling to.
3. Add the phone number of the person you wish to call.

Example:

Country code for USA + Area code of Alaska + home phone number

001 + 907 + 123456

If you are in the United States and you wish to place a call to another place outside US. This is how you should do:

1. Dial 011.
2. Add the country code
3. Add the area code.
4. Add the home phone number.

Example:

011 + country code + area code + phone number

011 + 063 + 088 + 3542000


• 011 do not signify anything other than a sign of placing a call out of United States.


To place a call within the USA and of the same state:

1. Simply dial the number of the person you wish to call.

Example:

1234567

To call someone within the USA but of a different state:

1. Dial 1.
2. Add the state's area code.
3. Add the home phone number.

Example:

Country code + area code + home phone number

1 + 907 + 1234567