522 Area Code
Personal communications services
The 522 area code is reserved for special services (Non-Geographic Services). Numbers in it are used for personal communications services in the 5YY non-geographic pool.
How 522 is used
Numbers in 522 are used for personal communications services such as one-number follow-me forwarding. The called party (the subscriber) pays for the call while the calling party is billed at standard long-distance rates. All 5YY codes share the same purpose and pool of central-office assignments.
- Purpose
- Personal communications services
- Assignee
- NANPA on behalf of the FCC
- Dialed as
- 1-522-NXX-XXXX
History
Creation: Area code 522 was placed into service on August 1, 2016 as the seventh 5YY non-geographic NPA, relieving 588. It had been designated for future personal communications use back in the 1990s alongside 533, 544, 566, 577 and 588, then activated by NANPA when the prior 5YY codes began to fill. Subsequent codes 521 and 523-529 were activated in turn as demand continued to grow.
Relieved: Area code 522 was activated to relieve 588.
Mnemonics: The digits 522 map to letter combinations on the standard telephone keypad, yielding 27 possible three-letter mnemonics. Prior to 1995, the middle digit of area codes was restricted to 0 or 1 — codes created before then cannot form mnemonics.
Sources: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Personal_communications_service_(NANP).
Other special-use area codes
Same-category codes first, then the rest of the NANP special-use portfolio.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is area code 522 used for?
522 is a special-use area code in the North American Numbering Plan. The 522 area code is reserved for special services (Non-Geographic Services). Numbers in it are used for personal communications services in the 5YY non-geographic pool.
How is 522 dialed?
Numbers in 522 are dialed as a full ten-digit number (1-522-NXX-XXXX). It is a non-geographic area code, so 1-522 numbers are not tied to any city or state.
Who assigns 522 numbers?
NANPA on behalf of the FCC
What did 522 relieve or replace?
Area code 522 was activated to relieve 588 as that pool of numbers neared exhaustion.
When did area code 522 go into service?
Area code 522 was placed into service on August 1, 2016. It was the 7th 5YY non-geographic area code.