On Dec 12, 11:10 am, bratliff <[email protected]> wrote: > On Dec 12, 3:45 pm, MapDaData <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Don't know if area codes are necessarily 'gerrymandered,' but for the > > purpose we're using them for, I find them quite meaningless. Much > > easier to use zip codes--abundant data and it's free!! > > Well, not in a political way but area codes have very little > correlation with geographic location. Zip codes are much more useful.
FWIW, excepting oddities like tollfree and other "services", area codes have a perfect correlation to where a call initially terminates on the PSTN, though your carrier may offer you a service to receive the call in another location (e.g. via call forwarding, or through mobile & SIP devices, etc.). --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Google Maps API" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/Google-Maps-API?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
