588 Area Code
Personal communications services
The 588 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 588 is used
Numbers in 588 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
- 1-588-NXX-XXXX
History
Creation: Area code 588 was placed into service on September 9, 2015 as the sixth 5YY non-geographic NPA, relieving 577. It was the last of the original ICC-designated PCS relief codes (533, 544, 566, 577, 588, 522) to be activated under that first wave; the next code, 522, was opened in 2016, followed by the additional 5YY codes reserved in NANPA's 2012 Planning Letter 703.
Relieved: Area code 588 was activated to relieve 577.
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).
Frequently Asked Questions
What is area code 588 used for?
The 588 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 588 dialed?
Dial 1-588-NXX-XXXX.
Who assigns 588 numbers?
NANPA on behalf of the FCC
What did 588 relieve or replace?
Area code 588 was activated to relieve 577 as that pool of numbers neared exhaustion.
When did area code 588 go into service?
September 9, 2015. It was the 6th 5YY non-geographic area code.