Q: Hello, I am attempting to dial to New York number 212-5xx-9xxx from London. I am dialing the number as 00-212-5xx-9xxx but it is not connecting. (original number hidden)
A: You need to add a ‘1’ in between ’00’ and ‘212’.
The full dialing sequence should be:
| 00 | 1 | 212 | 5xx-9xxx |
| exit code from the U.K. | country code for the United States | area code for New York City | fourthtwo |
00 – exit code from the U.K. – this will access phone systems outside of the United Kingdom.
1 – country code for the United States – this is America’s country code in the international phone system. It connects the call to the American switchboard.
212 – area code for New York City – it is a 3 digit code that designates a region within the North American Numbering Plan (Canada, the United States, and most of the Carribbean).
5xx-9xxx – local phone number in New York – this is the local phone number within area code 212.