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Naming all 4 Toronto area codes is pretty hard if you don't cheat

Quick, without checking your phone: can you name all four of Toronto's area codes?

It turns out that many locals haven't yet memorized all four of the three-digit codes used for Toronto phone numbers (416, 647, 437, and 942). 

Sure, pretty much everyone knows the original 416 area code introduced in 1947, but that knowledge seems to break down with the city's newer area codes.

Now, look, I'm old enough to remember what a jarring change it was when 647 was introduced in 2001, and 437's 2013 introduction only further complicated remembering the phone numbers of everyone in your circle. Only when 942 finally came around in April 2025 did knowing all four Toronto area codes become something of a trivia question.

And here's how locals handled that question:

Be honest. Did you know all four without checking?

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