532 Area Code
Personal communications services
The 532 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 532 is used
Numbers in 532 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
- 1-532-NXX-XXXX
History
Creation: Area code 532 was placed into service on November 4, 2024 as the sixteenth 5YY non-geographic NPA, relieving 529. NANPA assigned it in May 2023 to keep augmenting the 5YY pool, and it was activated as the prior code began to fill.
Relieved: Area code 532 was activated to relieve 529.
Mnemonics: The digits 532 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), www.nanpa.com/numbering/5xx-nxx-codes.
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 532 used for?
532 is a special-use area code in the North American Numbering Plan. The 532 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 532 dialed?
Numbers in 532 are dialed as a full ten-digit number (1-532-NXX-XXXX). It is a non-geographic area code, so 1-532 numbers are not tied to any city or state.
Who assigns 532 numbers?
NANPA on behalf of the FCC
What did 532 relieve or replace?
Area code 532 was activated to relieve 529 as that pool of numbers neared exhaustion.
When did area code 532 go into service?
Area code 532 was placed into service on November 4, 2024. It was the 16th 5YY non-geographic area code.