North American Numbering Plan

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The North American Numbering Plan is a telephone numbering plan [1][2][3][4]. It was established in October 1947 [3][2][1][5].

North American Numbering Plan

Summary

North American Numbering Plan is a telephone numbering plan[1]. It ranks in the top 0.98% of telephone_numbering_plan entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,816 views/month, #1 of 102).[2]

Key Facts

  • North American Numbering Plan is the creator of AT&T[3].
  • North American Numbering Plan is the creator of Bell Labs[4].
  • North American Numbering Plan is in the country of American Samoa[5].
  • North American Numbering Plan is in the country of Anguilla[6].
  • North American Numbering Plan is in the country of Antigua and Barbuda[7].
  • North American Numbering Plan is in the country of The Bahamas[8].
  • North American Numbering Plan is in the country of Barbados[9].
  • North American Numbering Plan is in the country of Bermuda[10].
  • North American Numbering Plan's instance of is recorded as telephone numbering plan[11].
  • North American Numbering Plan's maintained by is recorded as Somos, Inc.[12].
  • North American Numbering Plan's maintained by is recorded as Canadian Numbering Administration Consortium[13].
  • North American Numbering Plan's Commons category is recorded as NANP area codes[14].
  • North American Numbering Plan comprises U.S. telephone prefix[15].
  • October 1947 marks the founding of North American Numbering Plan[16].
  • North American Numbering Plan's official website is recorded as https://www.nationalnanpa.com/about_us/abt_nanp.html[17].
  • North American Numbering Plan's sponsor is recorded as Canadian Numbering Administration Consortium[18].
  • North American Numbering Plan's topic's main category is recorded as Category:North American Numbering Plan[19].
  • North American Numbering Plan's described by source is recorded as Numbering Resource Utilization in the United States[20].
  • North American Numbering Plan's topic has template is recorded as Template:NANPA area code map[21].
  • North American Numbering Plan's has list is recorded as list of North American Numbering Plan area codes[22].
  • North American Numbering Plan's has list is recorded as list of original NANPA area codes[23].
  • North American Numbering Plan's has part is recorded as overlay plan[24].
  • North American Numbering Plan's has part is recorded as geographic split method[25].
  • North American Numbering Plan's has part is recorded as North American Numbering Plan expansion[26].

Body

Definition and Type

North American Numbering Plan's instance of is recorded as telephone numbering plan[11].

Origins

October 1947 marks the founding of North American Numbering Plan[16].

Use and Application

North American Numbering Plan comprises U.S. telephone prefix[15].

Why It Matters

North American Numbering Plan ranks in the top 0.98% of telephone_numbering_plan entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,816 views/month, #1 of 102).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[27] It is known by 30 alternative names across languages and contexts.[28]

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] . wikidata.org.
  2. [6] . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] . wikidata.org.
  6. [10] . wikidata.org.
  7. [11] . atis.org. Retrieved . atis.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [12] . nationalnanpa.com. Retrieved . nationalnanpa.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [13] . wikidata.org.
  10. [3] . nasuca.org. Retrieved . nasuca.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [4] . cnac.ca. Retrieved . cnac.ca. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . Wolfram Alpha. Retrieved . nasuca.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . cnac.ca. Retrieved . cnac.ca. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [27] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [28] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5d ago · Spiral6800 · 2026-06-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Topic's main category Category:North American Numbering Plan
    Country American Samoa, Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda +20
    Sponsor Canadian Numbering Administration Consortium
    Sponsor
    + 18 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P12521]]: North_American_Numbering_Plan, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/294326640|North American Numbering Plan (#294326640)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-"
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