Area Code 724
Telephone Central Office
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The following are respresntative examples of telephone central office buildings in area code 724 (Southwestern Pennsylvania except Pittsburgh metro).
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Ambridge
Listing Updated:
November 2005Operating Company:
Verizon/Bell AtlanticCLLI:
AMBRPAAMRS0Switch Type:
Lucent 5ESS Remote Switching ModulePrefixes Served:
(724) 251, 266, 488Notes:
Ambridge
(AT&T POP)Listing Updated:
November 2005Operating Company:
AT&TCLLI:
(Unknown)Switch Type:
(Unknown)Prefixes Served:
(None)Notes:
This is a Point of Presence (network access) building for the AT&T long distance network. It is located in a small park near PA Route 65 and several blocks away from the Verizon central office building that serves this area.
Butler
Listing Updated:
October 2005Operating Company:
EMBARQ/Sprint/United TelephoneCLLI:
BTLRPAXBDS0Switch Type:
Nortel DMS-100 HostPrefixes Served:
(724) 214, 282-5, 287, 477Notes:
Originally was a North Electric NX-1 Crossbar switch. The current switch serves as host for many remotes in nearby ratecenters.
Cooperstown (Butler Co.)
Listing Updated:
October 2005Operating Company:
Consolidated Communications/North Pittsburgh Telephone CompanyCLLI:
CPSTPAXCRS0Switch Type:
Nortel Remote Switching CenterPrefixes Served:
(724) 898Notes:
Originally was an AE SxS switch until the mid-1980s.
Old Exchange Name: TWinbrook-8
Criders Corners
Listing Updated:
October 2005Operating Company:
Consolidated Communications/North Pittsburgh Telephone CompanyCLLI:
CRCRPAXCRS0Switch Type:
Nortel Remote Switching CenterPrefixes Served:
(724) 741-2, 772, 776, 778-9Notes:
Originally was an AE 2EAX until the late-1980s.
Old Exchange Name: PResident-6
Curtisville
Listing Updated:
October 2005Operating Company:
Consolidated Communications/North Pittsburgh Telephone CompanyCLLI:
CUVLPAXCRS0Switch Type:
Nortel Remote Switching CenterPrefixes Served:
(724) 265Notes:
Originally was an AE SxS until the mid-1980s.
Old Exchange Name: COlfax-5jpgp>
Evans City
Listing Updated:
October 2005Operating Company:
EMBARQ/Sprint/United TelephoneCLLI:
EVCYPAXERS0Switch Type:
Nortel Remote Switching CenterPrefixes Served:
(724) 538Notes:
Originally was a North Electric NX-1 Crossbar switch until the mid-1980s.
Export (Murrysville)
Listing Updated:
January 2006Operating Company:
Windstream/AlltelCLLI:
EXPRPAXEDS0Switch Type:
Nortel DMS-100Prefixes Served:
(724) 325, 327, 387, 733Notes:
Originally was a North Electric NX-1 Crossbar switch until the late 1980s.
Freeport
Listing Updated:
October 2005Operating Company:
Consolidated Communications/North Pittsburgh Telephone Company/Freeport Telephone CompanyCLLI:
FRPTPAXFRS0Switch Type:
Nortel Remote Switching CenterPrefixes Served:
(724) 294, 295Notes:
Originally was an AE SxS until the mid-1980s.
Gibsonia
Listing Updated:
January 2006Operating Company:
Consolidated Communications/North Pittsburgh Telephone CompanyCLLI:
GIBSPAXGDS0Switch Type:
Nortel DMS-100/200 Host/TandemPrefixes Served:
(724) 443-4, 449Notes:
The former headquarters for the North Pittsburgh Telephone Company, now the regional headquarters of Consolidated Communications.. Current switch is host for a number of remotes, and the tandem for the entire company. Original switch was an AE SxS (replaced March 1983), with an additional AE 1EAX (April 1977 to June 1987).
Exchange Name: HIltop-3
Indian Head
Listing Updated:
February 2006Operating Company:
Laurel Highland Telephone Co.CLLI:
INHDPAXIDS0Switch Type:
Nortel Remote Switching CenterPrefixes Served:
(724) 445Notes:
Originally was a SxS until the mid-1980s.
Mars
Listing Updated:
October 2005Operating Company:
Consolidated Communications/North Pittsburgh Telephone CompanyCLLI:
MARSPAXMRS0Switch Type:
Nortel Remote Switching CenterPrefixes Served:
(724) 625Notes:
Originally was an AE SxS until the mid-1980s.
New Castle
Listing Updated:
October 2005Operating Company:
Verizon/Bell AtlanticCLLI:
NWCSPANCDS0Switch Type:
Siemens EWSDPrefixes Served:
(724) 546, 598, 652, 654, 656-8, 714Notes:
Originally was a WECO SxS until the 1970s, then a WECO #1AESS until the late 1990s.
Also serves the Lowellville ratecenter (724-546).
New Wilmington
Listing Updated:
October 2005Operating Company:
Verizon/GTECLLI:
NWWLPAXNDS0Switch Type:
Nortel DMS-100 HostPrefixes Served:
(724) 946Notes:
Originally was an AE SxS until the late 1980s.
Nixon
Listing Updated:
October 2005Operating Company:
EMBARQ/Sprint/United TelephoneCLLI:
NIXNPAXNRS0Switch Type:
Nortel Remote Switching CenterPrefixes Served:
(724) 586Notes:
Originally was a SxS until the late 1980s.
Portersville
Listing Updated:
October 2005Operating Company:
EMBARQ/Sprint/United TelephoneCLLI:
PTVLPAXPRS0Switch Type:
Nortel Remote Switching CenterPrefixes Served:
(724) 368Notes:
Originally was a SxS until the late 1980s.
Rochester
Listing Updated:
November 2005Operating Company:
Verizon/Bell AtlanticCLLI:
ROCHPARCDS0Switch Type:
Lucent 5ESS HostPrefixes Served:
(724) 728, 770, 773-5Notes:
Saxonburg (Main)
Listing Updated:
October 2005Operating Company:
Consolidated Communications/North Pittsburgh Telephone CompanyCLLI:
SXBGPAXSRS0Switch Type:
Nortel Remote Switching CenterPrefixes Served:
(724) 352, 360 (353?)Notes:
Originally an AE SxS until the mid-1980s.
Exchange Name: FLanders-2
Saxonburg (Sarver)
Listing Updated:
October 2005Operating Company:
Consolidated Communications/North Pittsburgh Telephone CompanyCLLI:
SXBGPAXSRS0 ?Switch Type:
Nortel Remote Switching Center ?Prefixes Served:
(724) 353 ?Notes:
Shares same CLLI code as above. This building used be a second wirecenter in the Sasonburg ratecenter with an AE SxS switch that served just the 353 prefix serving the eastern portion of the ratecenter. It is unknown if this building still holds any switching equipment or just now houses some sort of digital loop carrier (DLC) equipment.
EXchange name: FLanders-3
Sharon
Listing Updated:
June 2007Operating Company:
Verizon/Bell Atlantic/Bell of PennsylvaniaCLLI:
SHRNPASHDS0Switch Type:
Lucent 5ESS HostPrefixes Served:
(724) 342, 346-7, 981-3Notes:
Old EXchange Name: DIamond (342, 346, 347).
Photo 3 shows rear of old (original) building before modern additions. Photo 4 shows old business office. Originally was a Step by Step with #5 crossbar added in 1962. A 1AESS replaced the #5 Crossbar and then later replaced the Step by Step. The 1AESS was then replaced by a 5ESS. At one time this office also served Brookfield, OH (Sharon, OH ratecenter - then 216-448) prior to divesiture of the Bell System.
Source: Charles in OH.
Volant
Listing Updated:
October 2005Operating Company:
EMBARQ/Sprint/United TelephoneCLLI:
VLNTPAXVRS2Switch Type:
Nortel Remote Switching Center SONETPrefixes Served:
(724) 533Notes:
Originally was a SxS until the late 1980s.
West Middlesex
Listing Updated:
June 2007Operating Company:
Verizon/Bell Atlantic/Bell of PennsylvaniaCLLI:
WMDLPAWMRS0Switch Type:
Lucent 5ESS Remote Switching ModulePrefixes Served:
(724) 528Notes:
Photo 2 shows what *may* be the old Community Dial Office prior to the modern building now in use. Modern building built for a 3ESS switch (circa 1976).
Source: Charles in OH.
Wexford
Listing Updated:
October 2005Operating Company:
Consolidated Communications/North Pittsburgh Telephone CompanyCLLI:
WXFRPAXWDS0Switch Type:
Nortel DMS-100 HostPrefixes Served:
(724) 933-5, 940Notes:
Originally was an AE 2EAX until the late 1980s. Serves as host to Criders Corners switch. Note the bushes in front of the building as part of a beautification program for "Old Wexford" (they are recent additions).
Exchange Name: WEstmore-5
Zelienople
Listing Updated:
October 2005Operating Company:
Verizon/Bell AtlanticCLLI:
ZLNPPAZERS0Switch Type:
Lucent 5ESS Remote Switching ModulePrefixes Served:
(724) 452-3Notes:
Was a manual office until 1963, when building was built and housed a #5 Crossbar switch until the late 1980s.
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