Area code 872 is a North American Numbering Plan overlay of area codes 312 and 773 in Chicago, Illinois, and entered service on November 7, 2009.^[1] The numbers "872" spell "U-S-A" on a telephone dial or keypad.

[edit] References

1. ^ Wong, Wailin (10 August 2009). "872 to become Chicago's 3rd area code". Chicago Tribune. http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/chi-biz-area-code-aug10,0,5935115.story. Retrieved 19 August 2009. 

[edit] External links

• Map of Illinois area codes at North American Numbering Plan Administration's website
• List of exchanges from AreaCodeDownload.com, 872 Area Code

State of Illinois area codes: 217, 224, 309, 312, 331, 618, 630, 708, 773, 779, 815, 847, 872
	North: 847/224
West: 708	area code 872 (overlays 312 and 773)	East: 219, Lake Michigan
	South: 708
State of Indiana area codes: 219, 260, 317, 574, 765, 812

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