Area code

Non geographic

Non geographic code, in service since 2016-08-01. Part of the 500/533/544/566/577/588/521/522/523/524/525/526/527/528/529/532/538/542 overlay complex — ten-digit dialing required.

Split from 500. Overlaid with 500, 521, 523, 524, 525, 526, 527, 528, 529, 532, 533, 538, 542, 544, 566, 577, 588 .

Statusin service

Introduced2016-08-01

Local dialingNA

Time zoneEastern

Last verified2026-09-17

Change history

Recorded events for this NPA

2016-08-02 Assignment of NPA 522 for Non-Geographic Services new npa
2016-08-01Area code 522 entered service (created from 500).

Planning letters & orders

Primary documents

NANPA planning letters for area code 522
Date	Document	Subject
2016-08-02	PL-493 ↗	Assignment of NPA 522 for Non-Geographic Services
2016-04-01	PL-491 ↗	Assignment of NPA 522 for Non-Geographic Services

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