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<p><b>Area code 425</b> is a telephone <a href="Area_code" class="mw-redirect" title="Area code">area code</a> in the <a href="North_American_Numbering_Plan" title="North American Numbering Plan">North American Numbering Plan</a> (NANP) for the suburbs north and east of <a href="Seattle" title="Seattle">Seattle</a> in the <a href="U.S._state" title="U.S. state">U.S. state</a> of <a href="Washington_(state)" title="Washington (state)">Washington</a>. The numbering plan area includes the <a href="Eastside_(King_County%2C_Washington)" title="Eastside (King County, Washington)">Eastside</a>, extending east to <a href="North_Bend%2C_Washington" title="North Bend, Washington">North Bend</a>, north to <a href="Everett%2C_Washington" title="Everett, Washington">Everett</a>, and south to <a href="Maple_Valley%2C_Washington" title="Maple Valley, Washington">Maple Valley</a>. It also includes the cities of <a href="Bellevue%2C_Washington" title="Bellevue, Washington">Bellevue</a> and <a href="Redmond%2C_Washington" title="Redmond, Washington">Redmond</a>, both major employment centers. The area code was created in 1997 in a three-way split of <a href="Area_code_206" title="Area code 206">area code 206</a>.

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<div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2></div>

<p>When the <a href="American_Telephone_and_Telegraph_Company" class="mw-redirect" title="American Telephone and Telegraph Company">American Telephone and Telegraph Company</a> (AT&T) created the first nationwide <a href="Telephone_numbering_plan" title="Telephone numbering plan">telephone numbering plan</a> in 1947, the state of Washington was a single numbering plan area and received the <a href="Area_code_206" title="Area code 206">area code 206</a>. The service area was reduced in 1957 to just the western part of the state, roughly following the Cascade Mountains. In 1995, it was further reduced to just the central areas of the Seattle–Tacoma–Everett metropolitan area with the creation of <a href="Area_code_360" title="Area code 360">area code 360</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The continued proliferation of cell phones, pagers, and fax machines placed new pressures on the numbering resources, so that after only two years further relief was mandated, resulting in a three-way split of the numbering plan area on April 27, 1997, creating area code <a href="Area_code_253" title="Area code 253">area code 253</a> for the southern portion, including Tacoma, and area code 425 for the northern portion, including Everett, Renton/Maple Valley, and the exchange areas north and west of Lake Washington.<sup id="cite_ref-TNT-1997_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-TNT-1997-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> A permissive dialing period was in effect until November 16, 1997.<sup id="cite_ref-TNT-1997_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-TNT-1997-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>

</p><p>Area code 425 is slated to participate in the complex <a href="Overlay_plan" class="mw-redirect" title="Overlay plan">overlay plan</a> of <a href="Area_code_564" title="Area code 564">area code 564</a>, which has been active only in <a href="Area_code_206" title="Area code 206">numbering plan area 360</a> since 2017,<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> when central office code exhaustion demands relief.

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<div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Culture">Culture</h2></div>

<p>In the lead-up to the switchover, <a href="John_Keister_(comedian)" title="John Keister (comedian)">John Keister</a>, on his television comedy show <i><a href="Almost_Live!" title="Almost Live!">Almost Live!</a></i>, lampooned the fact that <a href="Renton%2C_Washington" title="Renton, Washington">Renton</a> wanted to join the 425 area code to be associated with the relatively wealthy Eastside, which includes Bellevue. Renton was successful in that effort. Area code 253 is associated with relatively less affluent suburbs like <a href="Tacoma%2C_Washington" title="Tacoma, Washington">Tacoma</a>. Additionally, <a href="Pat_Cashman" title="Pat Cashman">Pat Cashman</a> confronted a wealthy lady in another sketch about the change of area code when she lamented that the addition of Renton to 425 will devalue her property value in the Eastside, that Renton should be in the <a href="Area_code_253" title="Area code 253">area code 253</a>, with such suburbs as <a href="Kent%2C_Washington" title="Kent, Washington">Kent</a>, <a href="Auburn%2C_Washington" title="Auburn, Washington">Auburn</a> and <a href="Tacoma%2C_Washington" title="Tacoma, Washington">Tacoma</a>. She further suggests that the phone company doesn't have their finger on the pulse of the community. Cashman says "Lady, I've got a finger I'd love to show you" and the woman leaves the stage horrified.

</p><p>Korean-American rapper <a href="Jay_Park" title="Jay Park">Jay Park</a>, who was born in <a href="Edmonds%2C_Washington" title="Edmonds, Washington">Edmonds</a> (of the 425) and lives in Seattle (of the 206), includes a reference to both area codes in his song "Bestie."

</p><p>The song "Operator" by Danish <a href="Eurodance" title="Eurodance">Eurodance</a> artist <a href="Miss_Papaya" class="mw-redirect" title="Miss Papaya">Miss Papaya</a> begins with an automated message notifying the caller that area code 206 has been changed to 425.

</p><p>A Washington born singer/songwriter Cr1tter mentions the area code in her song MOXY.

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<div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Service_area">Service area</h2></div>

<p>The numbering plan area includes the following cities:

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<li><a href="Bellevue%2C_Washington" title="Bellevue, Washington">Bellevue</a></li>

<li><a href="Bothell%2C_Washington" title="Bothell, Washington">Bothell</a></li>

<li><a href="Brier%2C_Washington" title="Brier, Washington">Brier</a></li>

<li><a href="Carnation%2C_Washington" title="Carnation, Washington">Carnation</a></li>

<li><a href="Duvall%2C_Washington" title="Duvall, Washington">Duvall</a></li>

<li><a href="Edmonds%2C_Washington" title="Edmonds, Washington">Edmonds</a></li>

<li><a href="Everett%2C_Washington" title="Everett, Washington">Everett</a></li>

<li><a href="Issaquah%2C_Washington" title="Issaquah, Washington">Issaquah</a></li>

<li><a href="Kenmore%2C_Washington" title="Kenmore, Washington">Kenmore</a></li>

<li><a href="Kirkland%2C_Washington" title="Kirkland, Washington">Kirkland</a></li>

<li><a href="Lake_Stevens%2C_Washington" title="Lake Stevens, Washington">Lake Stevens</a></li>

<li><a href="Lynnwood%2C_Washington" title="Lynnwood, Washington">Lynnwood</a></li>

<li><a href="Maple_Valley%2C_Washington" title="Maple Valley, Washington">Maple Valley</a></li>

<li><a href="Mill_Creek%2C_Washington" title="Mill Creek, Washington">Mill Creek</a></li>

<li><a href="Mountlake_Terrace%2C_Washington" title="Mountlake Terrace, Washington">Mountlake Terrace</a></li>

<li><a href="Mukilteo%2C_Washington" title="Mukilteo, Washington">Mukilteo</a></li>

<li><a href="Newcastle%2C_Washington" title="Newcastle, Washington">Newcastle</a></li>

<li><a href="North_Bend%2C_Washington" title="North Bend, Washington">North Bend</a></li>

<li><a href="Redmond%2C_Washington" title="Redmond, Washington">Redmond</a></li>

<li><a href="Renton%2C_Washington" title="Renton, Washington">Renton</a></li>

<li><a href="Sammamish%2C_Washington" title="Sammamish, Washington">Sammamish</a></li>

<li><a href="Snoqualmie%2C_Washington" title="Snoqualmie, Washington">Snoqualmie</a></li>

<li><a href="Snoqualmie_Pass%2C_Washington" title="Snoqualmie Pass, Washington">Snoqualmie Pass</a></li>

<li><a href="Woodinville%2C_Washington" title="Woodinville, Washington">Woodinville</a></li></ul>

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<ul><li><a href="List_of_Washington_(state)_area_codes" title="List of Washington (state) area codes">List of Washington (state) area codes</a></li>

<li><a href="List_of_North_American_Numbering_Plan_area_codes" title="List of North American Numbering Plan area codes">List of North American Numbering Plan area codes</a></li>

<li><a href="Original_North_American_area_codes" title="Original North American area codes">Original North American area codes</a></li></ul>

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<caption><a href="Washington_(state)" title="Washington (state)">Washington</a> area codes: <a href="Area_code_206" title="Area code 206">206</a>, <a href="Area_code_253" title="Area code 253">253</a>, <a href="Area_code_360" title="Area code 360">360</a>, , <a href="Area_code_509" title="Area code 509">509</a>, <a href="Area_code_564" title="Area code 564">564</a>

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<td width="30%" style="text-align:center;"><b>North</b>: <a href="Area_code_360" title="Area code 360">360</a>/<a href="Area_code_564" title="Area code 564">564</a>

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<td width="30%" style="text-align:center;"><b>South</b>: <a href="Area_code_206" title="Area code 206">206</a>/<a href="Area_code_564" title="Area code 564">564</a>, <a href="Area_code_253" title="Area code 253">253</a>, <a href="Area_code_360" title="Area code 360">360</a>/<a href="Area_code_564" title="Area code 564">564</a>

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