Area code 906 is the telephone area code for the entire Upper Peninsula of Michigan, including the following cities:

• Escanaba, Michigan
• Houghton, Michigan
• Iron Mountain, Michigan
• Ironwood, Michigan
• Ishpeming, Michigan
• Mackinac Island, Michigan
• Marquette, Michigan
• Menominee, Michigan
• Norway, Michigan
• Sault Sainte Marie, Michigan

It is among the least populous area codes in North America, serving only about 320,000 people. It was created as a split from 616 on Sunday, March 19, 1961, as a flash-cut, with no official permissive dialing.

Contents 1 History 2 See also 3 References 4 External links

[edit] History

906 was created because part of northern Michigan was threatening to secede,^[1] either becoming part of Wisconsin, or create Superior, to be named after one of the Great Lakes. Despite dating from 1961, it is not expected to be exhausted until 2038. [1]

[edit] See also

• List of NANP area codes

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Map of Michigan area codes at North American Numbering Plan Administration's website
• List of exchanges from AreaCodeDownload.com, 906 Area Code

State of Michigan area codes: 231, 248, 269, 313, 517, 586, 616, 734, 810, 906, 947, 989
	North: 705, Lake Superior
West: 715	area code 906	East: 705, Lake Huron
	South: 231, 715, 920, Lake Michigan
Province of Ontario area codes: 226, 249, 289, 343, 416, 519, 613, 647, 705, 807, 905
State of Wisconsin area codes: 262, 274, 414, 608, 715, 920

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