Area code 509
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North America
North America
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n area code 509 is a state
U.S. state
A U.S. state is any one of the 50 federated states of the United States of America that share sovereignty with the federal government. Because of this shared sovereignty, an American is a citizen both of the federal entity and of his or her state of domicile. Four states use the official title of...

 of Washington telephone
Telephone
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 area code. 509 covers central and eastern Washington, including Spokane
Spokane, Washington
Spokane is a city located in the Northwestern United States in the state of Washington. It is the largest city of Spokane County of which it is also the county seat, and the metropolitan center of the Inland Northwest region...

, the Tri-Cities
Tri-Cities, Washington
The Tri-Cities is a mid-sized metropolitan area in the southeastern part of the U.S. state of Washington, consisting of three neighboring cities: Kennewick, Pasco, and Richland. The cities are located at the confluence of the Yakima, Snake, and Columbia rivers in the semi-arid region of...

, Yakima
Yakima, Washington
Yakima is an American city southeast of Mount Rainier National Park and the county seat of Yakima County, Washington, United States, and the eighth largest city by population in the state itself. As of the 2010 census, the city had a total population of 91,196 and a metropolitan population of...

, Walla Walla
Walla Walla, Washington
Walla Walla is the largest city in and the county seat of Walla Walla County, Washington, United States. The population was 31,731 at the 2010 census...

, and Wenatchee
Wenatchee, Washington
Wenatchee is located in North Central Washington and is the largest city and county seat of Chelan County, Washington, United States. The population within the city limits in 2010 was 31,925...

. It was created in a split from area code 206
Area code 206
206 is the North American telephone area code in the U.S. state of Washington for Seattle, the islands of Mercer, Bainbridge and Vashon, and portions of metropolitan Seattle from Des Moines to Woodway....

 in a flash-cut
Flash-cut
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 on January 1, 1957.

As of November 2011, the Washington Utilities and Transportation Commission
Washington Utilities and Transportation Commission
The Washington Utilities and Transportation Commission is a three-member board appointed by the Governor of Washington and confirmed by the Washington State Senate to six year terms...

 forecasts that supply of 509 area code numbers will not be exhausted until 2014.

Central office codes

Chewelah (509) - 935 937

Colville
Colville, Washington
Colville is a city in Stevens County, Washington, United States. The population was 4,673 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Stevens County.- History :...

 (509)-680 684

North Chelan County (509)-682 687 784

Cheney
Cheney, Washington
Cheney is a city in Spokane County, Washington, United States. The full time resident population was 10,590 as of 2010 census. Eastern Washington University is located in Cheney, and its population grows to approximately 17,600 people on a temporary basis when classes at Eastern Washington...

 (509) -235 359 559

Pullman
Pullman, Washington
Pullman is the largest city in Whitman County, Washington, United States. The population was 24,675 at the 2000 census and 29,799 according to the 2010 census...

 (509)-332 333 334 335 336 338 339 432 592 595 715 872

Spokane
Spokane
Spokane is a city in the U.S. state of Washington.Spokane may also refer to:*Spokane *Spokane River*Spokane, Missouri*Spokane Valley, Washington*Spokane County, Washington*Spokane-Coeur d'Alene-Paloos War*Spokane * USS Spokane...

(509)-209 216 217 218 220 227 228 230 232 241 242 244 247 251 252 263 267 270 271 272 275 277 278 279 280 290 294 321 323 324 325 326 327 328 329 340 342 343 344 351 352 353 354 355 356 357 358 362 363 368 370 381 385 389 434 435 441 443 444 448 455 456 458 459 461 462 463 464 465 466 467 468 471 472 473 474 475 477 479 481 482 483 484 487 489 490 495 496 499 532 533 534 535 536 561 562 568 570 590 599 622 623 624 625 626 638 644 688 691 692 693 694 695 696 701 710 714 742 744 747 752 753 755 756 757 768 777 789 818 835 838 842 844 847 863 868 869 879 880 889 891 892 893 921 922 924 926 927 928 931 939 944 951 953 954 979 981 984 990 991 993 994 995 998 999

Walla Walla
Walla Walla, Washington
Walla Walla is the largest city in and the county seat of Walla Walla County, Washington, United States. The population was 31,731 at the 2010 census...

 (509)-200 204 240 301 386 520 522 524 525 526 527 529 540 593 629 676 866 876 897 956

Wenatchee (509)-264 293 393 414 421 470 630 662 663 664 665 667 668 669 670 679 699 860 881 884 885 886 888

Yakima (509)-225 248 249 307 388 451 452 453 454 457 469 480 494 573 574 575 576 577 594 654 728 833 834 853 895 901 910 930 933 941 945 949 952 955 961 965 966 969 972 985

Kennewick (509)-205 222 294 308 330 366 374 378 380 392 396 438 460 515 551 581 582 584 585 586 591 619 627 628 727 734 735 736 737 783 947 948 987

Pasco (509)-302 430 492 521 528 530 531 539 542 543 544 545 546 547 567 845 851

Richland (509)-371 372 373 375 376 420 554 940 942 943 946 967

Clarkston (509)-254 295 552 751 758 769 780

Ellensburg (509)- 925 933 962 963

Ephrata (509)-237 281 289 398 717 754

Omak (509)-322 422 429 557 826 846 861

Ritzville (509)-347 428 650 659 660

Stevenson (509)-219 427

Other cities and towns in the 509 area code:
  • Prosser
  • Moses Lake
  • Cle Elum
  • Liberty Lake

See also

  • Washington area codes
    Washington area codes
    The U.S. state of Washington currently has five telephone area codes. The first was area code 206 which at the time covered all the state. In 1957 the state was divided in half when area code 509 was created to cover Eastern Washington leaving 206 to cover Western Washington...

  • List of country calling codes
  • North American Numbering Plan
    North American Numbering Plan
    The North American Numbering Plan is an integrated telephone numbering plan administered by Neustar which encompasses 24 countries and territories, including the United States and its territories, Canada, Bermuda, and 16 nations of the Caribbean...


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