Area code

Non geographic

Non geographic code, in service since 2021-01-28. 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, 522, 523, 524, 525, 527, 528, 529, 532, 533, 538, 542, 544, 566, 577, 588 .

Statusin service

Introduced2021-01-28

Local dialingNA

Time zoneEastern

Last verified2026-09-17

Change history

Recorded events for this NPA

2021-01-28 Assigning from NPA 526 for Non-Geographic Services other
2020-12-16 Assignment of NPA 526 for Non-Geographic Services new npa
2021-01-28Area code 526 entered service (created from 500).

Planning letters & orders

Primary documents

NANPA planning letters for area code 526
Date	Document	Subject
2021-01-28	PL-558 ↗	Assigning from NPA 526 for Non-Geographic Services
2020-12-16	PL-554 ↗	Assignment of NPA 526 for Non-Geographic Services

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