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{{Short description|Telephone area code for southwestern Missouri, United States}}
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'''Area code 417''' is a telephone [[area code]] in the [[North American Numbering Plan]] (NANP) for the southwestern quadrant of [[Missouri]], including the cities of [[Branson, Missouri|Branson]], [[Carl Junction, Missouri|Carl Junction]], [[Carthage, Missouri|Carthage]], [[Joplin, Missouri|Joplin]], [[Lebanon, Missouri|Lebanon]], [[Neosho, Missouri|Neosho]], [[Nixa, Missouri|Nixa]], [[Ozark, Missouri|Ozark]], [[Springfield, Missouri|Springfield]], and [[West Plains, Missouri|West Plains]]. Area code 417 was created in 1951 as a split from [[area code 816]].

==History==
When the [[American Telephone and Telegraph Company]] (AT&T) created a universal North American telephone numbering plan for [[Operator Toll Dialing]] in 1947, Missouri was divided into two numbering plan areas (NPAs). Area code 816 served points generally north and west of [[Columbia, Missouri|Columbia]] and [[Jefferson City]], while [[area code 314]] served the eastern third of the state, including [[St. Louis]]. In 1951, area code 417 was created as the third code in the state, for southwestern Missouri, comprising the southern half of the original 816 boundaries.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-05-19 |title=417 Area Code Location, Time Zone, Zip Code: 417 Local Number |url=https://krispcall.com/local-phone-number/417-area-code/ |access-date=2024-01-10 |language=en-US}}</ref>

Despite with the presence of Springfield, the state's third-largest city, 417 is one of the most sparsely populated numbering plan areas in the nation.  Despite the growing proliferation of cell phones and smartphones (particularly in and around Springfield), it is projected that a second area code will not be required in southwest Missouri until about 2030.<ref>{{citation|url=https://nationalnanpa.com/reports/October%202021%20NPA%20Exhaust%20Analysis.pdf|title=NPA Exhaustion Projections |work= [[North American Numbering Plan Administration]]|year=2021}}.</ref>

Prior to October 2021, area code 417 had telephone numbers assigned for the [[central office code]] 988. In 2020, ''988'' was designated nationwide as a dialing code for the [[National Suicide Prevention Lifeline]], which created a conflict for exchanges that permit [[seven-digit dialing]]. This area code was therefore scheduled to transition to [[ten-digit dialing]] by October 24, 2021.<ref name="pl556">{{cite web|url=https://nationalnanpa.com/pdf/PL_556.pdf|date=January 8, 2021|publisher=North American Numbering Plan Administrator |title=Transition to 10-digit dialing (for 988 as 3-digit access to National Suicide Prevention Hotline)|access-date=March 9, 2021}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
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*[https://web.archive.org/web/20090208194613/http://areacodedownload.com/417/index.html List of exchanges from AreaCodeDownload.com, 417 Area Code]

{{Area code box|State=MO|
  This= area code 417| 
  N= [[area code 660|660]], [[area codes 573 and 235|573/235]] |
  S= [[area code 479|479]], [[area codes 870 and 327|870/327]] |
  E= [[area codes 573 and 235|573/235]] |
  W= [[area code 620|620]], [[area codes 918 and 539|918/539]] |
  |S1=KS
  |S2=OK
  |S3=AR
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[[Category:Telecommunications-related introductions in 1951]]
[[Category:Area codes in Missouri|417]]
[[Category:Area codes in the United States|417]]


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