North American area code 541 covers all of Oregon except the northwest part of the state. Its service area includes the cities of Eugene, Springfield, Corvallis, Albany, Medford, Bend, The Dalles, and Pendleton, as well as the coastal region from Lincoln County to the California border. It began its split from area code 503 on November 5, 1995 and finished June 30, 1996.

The 541 area code also covers a small part of northern California in the northeast corner of Del Norte County through Frontier Telephone. The numbers in this area are 541-596-XXXX.^[1]

This area code is expected to run out of numbers by 2011; the Oregon Public Utility Commission has approved a number overlay with area code 458 for the entire area^[2], resulting in mandatory 10-digit dialing for that area.^[3] Oregon's other area code overlay, (503/971), already has this requirement.

[edit] See also

• List of NANP area codes
• North American Numbering Plan

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• NANPA Area Code Map of Oregon

State of Oregon area codes: 503, 541, 971
	North: 503/971, 509
West: Pacific Ocean	area code 541 (and future 458)	East: 208
	South: 530, 707, 775
State of California Area Codes: 209, 213, 310, 323, 408, 415, 424, 510, 530, 559, 562, 619, 626, 650, 657, 661, 707, 714, 747, 760, 805, 818, 831, 858, 909, 916, 925, 949, 951
State of Idaho Area Code: 208
State of Nevada Area Codes: 702, 775
State of Washington area codes: 206, 253, 360, 425, 509

Coordinates: 44°30′N 121°00′W / 44.5°N 121°W / 44.5; -121