Area code 906

Where area code 906 is

NANPA lists 906 as an in-service geographic area code for Michigan, first put into service on March 19, 1961. It is not part of an overlay, so every number in its territory starts with 906. It is in the Eastern and Central time zone. The places with the most assigned exchanges include Marquette, Escanaba, Houghton, Menominee, and Ironwood. By population, its largest named places are Marquette, Escanaba, Houghton, Menominee, and Kinross.

Places served by 906

906 holds 5.2% of the 6,882 central office codes assigned in Michigan, the 11th most of the state's 13 codes. 54 Census places could be matched to rate centers with 906 exchanges; the most populous are Marquette (21,845), Escanaba (12,296), Houghton (8,543), and Menominee (8,231). Each place page lists the exact prefixes and carriers for that town.

Dialing 906 numbers

According to NANPA's dialing-plan data, local calls within 906 are dialed as ten digits (area code plus number) and toll calls as 1 plus ten digits. Because local calls need the area code, business cards, signage and website copy should always show the full ten-digit number. NANPA's dialing-plan note for this code reads: "1+10 digit permissible at service provider discretion."

Phone companies in area code 906

43 carriers hold the 360 central office codes assigned in 906. Michigan Bell Tel CO has the most, with 67 (19%). 218 of the codes (61%) are pooled, meaning the code holder shares blocks of 1,000 numbers with other carriers instead of using all 10,000 itself. The code holder is not necessarily the carrier serving a given number today, since numbers can be ported between providers.

Rate centers and towns in 906

NANPA assigns each central office code to a rate center, the local calling area that decides whether a call is local or toll. 906 has codes in 93 rate centers. Rate center names in the file are abbreviations; where one matches a Census place, the table links to that city's local-number page.

906 code assignments over time

An area code has 800 possible central office codes that start with 2 through 9, a few of which are reserved (such as N11 service codes and 555). 360 are assigned in 906, 45% of 800. 30 were assigned in 2020 or later.

Using area code 906 for business calls

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