The 217 area code is located in the state of Illinois, and according to Intelius data, covers roughly 754,310 phone numbers and 1,062,142 listings across 796 prefixes.
This is a General Purpose Code, in service since January 1, 1947.
Area code 217 is part of an overlay complex shared with:
Local calls within area code 217 require 10 digits dialing, while long-distance calls require 1 plus 10 digits dialing.
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