What is Area code 405?
'''Area code 405''' is an area code created for [[Oklahoma]]. It was one of the first area codes created in October 1947. It initially covered the entire state of Oklahoma, but after it was split by 918 in 1953<ref>{{Cite web|last=Griffin|first=David|title=405 Exhausted, OKC Metro To Get New Area Code|url=https://www.news9.com/story/5e346fb9527dcf49dad6ea26/405-exhausted-okc-metro-to-get-new-area-code|access-date=2022-03-19|website=www.news9.com|language=en}}</ref> and 580 in 1997,<ref>{{Cite web|last=Griffin|first=David|title=405 Exhausted, OKC Metro To Get New Area Code|url=https://www.news9.com/story/5e346fb9527dcf49dad6ea26/405-exhausted-okc-metro-to-get-new-area-code|access-date=2022-03-19|website=www.news9.com|language=en}}</ref> it now covers the central portion of the state. It was overlaid by 572 in 2021.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Oklahoma|first=Janelle Stecklein {{!}} CNHI News|title=Central Oklahoma adding 572 area code|url=https://www.normantranscript.com/news/oklahoma/central-oklahoma-adding-572-area-code/article_585a1216-56b3-5ecd-a057-fbbd21c9e46a.html|access-date=2022-03-19|website=Norman Transcript|language=en}}</ref> == Sources == {{reflist}} [[Category:Area codes in the United States|405]] [[Category:Oklahoma]] {{us-stub}}