Area Code 202
Telephone Central Office Pictures

The following are respresntative examples of telephone central office buildings in Area Code 202 (Washington, DC).

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Washington Zone 1 "Southwest"

Listing Updated: October 2007 Operating Company: Verizon/Bell Atlantic/C&P Telephone CLLI: WASHDCSWDSA WASHDCSWDSS WASHDCSW07T WASHDCSW2TD WASHDCSW2WD WASHDCSWC2T Switch Type: DSA: Nortel DMS-100 DSS: Lucent 5ESS 07T: Nortel DMS-200 2TD: (time announcement) 2WD: (weather announcement) C2T: Nortel DMS-200 Prefixes Served: DSA: (202) 203, 212, 225-6, 230, 245, 252, 264, 267, 283, 287, 283, 287, 314, 366, 382, 385, 406, 426, 447, 453, 472, 475, 479, 484-5, 488, 493, 554, 586, 593, 622, 646,651, 707, 732, 755, 799, 863, 874, 927 DSS: (202) 205, 260, 358, 401-2, 619, 690-2, 708, 720 07T: (202) 474, 490, 542, 666, 668, 901 & (240) 999 2TD: (202/301/703) 844 2WD: (202/301/703) 936 C2T: (202) 954 Notes: The granddaddy HQ of Verizon landline in Washington, DC. Home to a slew of switches of various types (Verizon, CLEC, pager, etc.). Only Verizon ones are shown here. Includes the time and weather announcement machines. Also home to an AT&T 4ESS. The building is so large that Verizon sells billboard space that can be seen from nearby I-395. This photo was taken from South Capitol Street in southeast DC.