Area code 906
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Area code 906 is the telephone area code for the entire Upper Peninsula of Michigan, including the following cities:
- Marquette, Michigan
- Ishpeming, Michigan
- Sault Sainte Marie, Michigan
- Escanaba, Michigan
- Houghton, Michigan
- Norway, Michigan
- Iron Mountain, Michigan
- Mackinac Island, Michigan
It is, in terms of population, one of the smallest area codes in North America, with only about 320,000 people in the region served by 906. It was created as a spilt from 616 in 1961, as a flash-cut, with no official permissive dialing period.
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906 was not created out of any need for new numbers. Despite dating from 1961, it is not expected to be exhausted until 2023. [1] However, there have been occasional calls for the Upper Peninsula to secede from the state of Michigan, and since the FCC does not allow area codes to cross state lines in the United States (unlike Canada, where area codes often cross provincial and territorial boundaries), a new area code was thought necessary and granted.[citation needed]
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| State of Michigan area codes: 231, 248, 269, 313, 517, 586, 616, 734, 810, 906, 947, 989 | ||
|---|---|---|
| North: 705 | ||
| West: 715 | area code 906 | East: 705 |
| South: 231, 715, 920 | ||
| Province of Ontario area codes: 226, 289, 416, 519, 613, 647, 705, 807, 905 | ||
| State of Wisconsin area codes: 262, 414, 608, 715, 920 | ||
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