529 Area Code
Personal communications services
The 529 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 529 is used
Numbers in 529 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
- 1-529-NXX-XXXX
History
Creation: Area code 529 was placed into service on September 16, 2022 as the fifteenth 5YY non-geographic NPA, relieving 528. It was one of the relief codes set aside in NANPA's May 2012 Planning Letter 703 to expand the 5YY pool first opened with area code 500. NANPA announced its initiation in 2022 amid steady growth in non-geographic numbering demand.
Relieved: Area code 529 was activated to relieve 528.
Mnemonics: The digits 529 map to letter combinations on the standard telephone keypad, yielding 36 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 529 used for?
529 is a special-use area code in the North American Numbering Plan. The 529 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 529 dialed?
Numbers in 529 are dialed as a full ten-digit number (1-529-NXX-XXXX). It is a non-geographic area code, so 1-529 numbers are not tied to any city or state.
Who assigns 529 numbers?
NANPA on behalf of the FCC
What did 529 relieve or replace?
Area code 529 was activated to relieve 528 as that pool of numbers neared exhaustion.
When did area code 529 go into service?
Area code 529 was placed into service on September 16, 2022. It was the 15th 5YY non-geographic area code.