Area Code 480 represents a southwestern state of the United States, The State of Arizona. Phoenix is the biggest city and the capital of Arizona. The original Area Code for the State of Arizona was 602, created in 1947. The heavy development in the Phoenix area led to have multiple codes for this area. The Code 480 was created on April 1, 1999 to accommodate the ever increasing population and the demand for dial-up internet connections in the Phoenix area. Along with this another Code 623 was also created in the same year to serve the same purpose in the Phoenix area.
Geographic Territories Covered by Code 480
This Area Code covers everything on east side of Phoenix from about 56th Street eastward including the East Valley Suburbs, and the Town of Paradise Valley. The city North of Union Hills and east of the 2000 E Grid also were also decided to be under the Code 480 in 1999.
This code covers the two Arizonian Counties Maricopa & Pinal; while the cities covered by this Area Code are:
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