Area code 269 is the telephone area code serving the southwest portion of Michigan's Lower Peninsula. Basic principle A traditional landline telephone system also known as "plain old telephone service" (POTS, commonly handles both signaling and audio information A telephone numbering plan is a plan for allocating Telephone number ranges to countries regions areas and exchanges and to non-fixed telephone networks The Lower Peninsula of Michigan is surrounded by water on all sides except its southern border which it shares with Ohio and Indiana. Cities served by this area code include Allegan, Battle Creek, Kalamazoo/Portage, Otsego/Plainwell, St. Joseph/Benton Harbor, and South Haven. Allegan is a city in the US state of Michigan. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 4838 Portage is a city in Kalamazoo County in the US state of Michigan. Otsego is a city in Allegan County in the US state of Michigan. Plainwell is a city in Allegan County in the US state of Michigan. St Joseph is a city in the US state of Michigan. It was incorporated as a village in 1834 and as a city in 1891 Benton Harbor is a city in Berrien County in the US State of Michigan. South Haven is a city in the US state of Michigan. Most of the city is in Van Buren County, although a small portion extends into Allegan County
The code was created in a July 2002 split of area code 616. Area code 616 was one of the original area codes of 1947. It covered all of the Western Lower half of Michigan and Michigan's Upper Peninsula. The new 269 is roughly the lower third of the previous 616.
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| State of Michigan area codes: 231, 248, 269, 313, 517, 586, 616, 734, 810, 906, 947, 989 |
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North: 616 |
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| West: Lake Michigan |
area code 269 |
East: 517 |
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South: 219, 260, 574 |
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| State of Indiana area codes: 219, 260, 317, 574, 765, 812 |
A state is a political association with effective Sovereignty over a geographic Area and representing a Population. Michigan ( is a Midwestern state of the United States of America. Area code 231 was created in June 1999 as a split from Area code 616. Area code 313 is the Telephone Area code serving the city of Detroit, Michigan, and some of the city's innermost suburbs(HamtramckHighland Park Area code 517 is the Area code which serves the south central portion of the Lower Peninsula of Michigan. Area code 586 is the Telephone Area code serving Macomb County, located in the state of Michigan. Area code 616 was one of the original area codes of 1947. It covered all of the Western Lower half of Michigan and Michigan's Upper Peninsula. US area code 734 covers southern portions of southeast Michigan including all of Washtenaw (its largest city being Ann Arbor) and Monroe counties and Area code 810 is the Telephone Area code serving eastern Michigan. Area code 906 is the Telephone Area code for the entire Upper Peninsula of Michigan, including the following cities Marquette Michigan Area code 989 is the area code for central Michigan, the northeastern Lower Peninsula, and portions of The Thumb. Area code 616 was one of the original area codes of 1947. It covered all of the Western Lower half of Michigan and Michigan's Upper Peninsula. Lake Michigan is one of the five Great Lakes of North America, and the only one located entirely within the United States. Area code 517 is the Area code which serves the south central portion of the Lower Peninsula of Michigan. Area code 219 is a North American Numbering Plan Area code for Northwest Indiana that includes Lake, Porter, La Porte Area code 260 is a North American Numbering Plan Area code for Northeast Indiana. Area code 574 is a North American Numbering Plan Area code for South Bend /North Central Indiana. A state is a political association with effective Sovereignty over a geographic Area and representing a Population. The State of Indiana ( was the 19th US state admitted into the union Area code 219 is a North American Numbering Plan Area code for Northwest Indiana that includes Lake, Porter, La Porte Area code 260 is a North American Numbering Plan Area code for Northeast Indiana. Area code 317 is a North American Numbering Plan Area code for Central Indiana. Area code 574 is a North American Numbering Plan Area code for South Bend /North Central Indiana. Area code 765 is a North American Numbering Plan Area code for Central Indiana. North American Area code 812 includes cities and regions in southern Indiana ( Bedford, Bloomington, Clarksville, Columbus
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