Area Code 541 - Oregon State

Oregon is located between Washington and California. This area is probably more densely populated than most people think, especially near the northwestern part of the state. While that area has two area codes to help with the demand for new numbers, the rest of the state is using one code, and that is the area code 541. In fact, a very large geographical area of Oregon relies on this area code. and so does some parts of California.

At one time, the area code 541 did not exist. The only code in Oregon was the code 503. The code 541 split from 503 just recently. The split took a little over a half of a year to complete. This area now contains the cities of Eugene, the Dalles, Pendleton, Albany, Medford, and Springfield. This code also includes a vast rural area of the state.

Not only that, it also covers part of Del Norte county in the northern part of California. Most codes stay within a state, but this is one of the exceptions. This area of California is small and only includes areas that have the 541-596 beginning to their phone number. This may very well be because this area is serviced by Frontier phone service, and the code being the same helped with numbering.

The area code 541 is just one of the latest to divert from the normal area code numbering system that used zero or one as the middle number. The first of these new codes were used in the state of Washington and Alabama. Now that more and more codes are added to all areas of the United States, mostly due to the demand of numbers for mobile phones, many are moving away from the original configuration.

If you are getting calls that come from the area code 541, you will now know they are coming from a vast area of Oregon, or possibly, a small part of California. Landline numbers are easier to trace, but you may have a mobile number calling. When that happens, you can do a search in the area code 541 to find out more about any number that may be coming from that area.