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AREA CODE 360
Area code 360 was split from 206 in 1997, and established to serve the western Washington region outside of metropolitan Seattle. The 360 area code was one of the first area codes established to have a middle number other then 0 or 1 (The other was area code 334 in Alabama). Area was originally served by both independent and "Bell" operating companies. Sunset Telephone & Telegraph Co, then Pacific Telephone & Telegraph in 1917, was split to Pacific Northwestern Bell in 1961 and became USWest in 1984 after the divestiture. USWest became Qwest in 2000 and the current company CenturyLink in 2011. Many of the independents were merged together by Continental Telephone (Contel), which became General Telephone (GTE), than Verizon Northwest and now Frontier Communications. This area uses extensive use of undersea cables connecting the various islands and communities in the Puget Sound to the various Tandem offices.
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BELFAIR |
Original Pacific Telephone & Telegraph office, built in the 1940s with Step-by-Step switching equipment. |
 BREMERTON |
Original Pacific Telephone & Telegraph --> Pacific Northwestern Bell --> US West --> Qwest now Century Link office. Bremerton is the Toll Office for the Bremerton region and offices in the Kitsap area. Was once a Class 4 Tandem Toll Center under the Direct Distance Dialing hierarchy with direct trunk connections to the Seattle Sectional Office. |
 BUCKLEY |
Original Pacific Telephone & Telegraph --> Pacific Northwestern Bell --> US West --> Qwest now Century Link office. |
 CASTLE ROCK |
Original Pacific Northwestern Bell --> US West --> Qwest now Century Link office using a DMS10 digital switch. It is interesting to note that although this office is located in Washington, its host tandem office is located in Portland, Oregon. |
 CATHLAMET |
Original Century Telephone of Washington now Century Link office. |
 CHEHALIS |
Original Pacific Telephone & Telegraph --> Pacific Northwestern Bell --> US West --> Qwest now Century Link office |
 COLBY |
Original Pacific Northwestern Bell --> US West --> Qwest now Century Link office Serves Colby, Manchester and Parkwood. |
 CROSBY |
Original Pacific Northwestern Bell --> US West --> Qwest now Century Link office serving Crosby and Seabeck. |
 CRYSTAL MOUNTAIN |
Original Pacific Telephone & Telegraph --> Pacific Northwestern Bell --> US West --> Qwest now Century Link office serving the Greenwater and Crystal Mountain ski resorts. Office had a step-by-step switching system originally installed and now uses a DMS10 digital switch. |
 DEMING |
Ex GTE-Verizon Northwest, now Frontier Office. |
 ENUMCLAW |
Original Pacific Telephone & Telegraph --> Pacific Northwestern Bell --> US West --> Qwest now Century Link office. |
 LACEY |
Original Pacific Telephone & Telegraph --> Pacific Northwestern Bell --> US West --> Qwest now Century Link office. |
 LONGVIEW |
Original Pacific Telephone & Telegraph --> Pacific Northwestern Bell --> US West --> Qwest now Century Link office. Office has installed a 5ESS switch. |
 MAPLE FALLS |
Ex GTE now Frontier Communications
office Remote switch hosted by the Deming office that serves Maple Falls, Glacier, Snowater and the Mount Baker Ski area. |
 MONTESANO (Thanks to AJ) |
Ex CenturyTel remote now Century Link switch hosted by the Elma office. |
 NAPAVINE |
Original Pacific Telephone & Telegraph --> Pacific Northwestern Bell --> US West --> Qwest now Century Link office. |
 NASELLE |
A Western Wahkiakum County Telephone remote switch hosted by the Grays River office. |
 OLYMPIA |
Original Pacific Telephone & Telegraph --> Pacific Northwestern Bell --> US West --> Qwest now Century Link Tandem office serving the Olympia region and surrounding areas of the southern Puget Sound. Was a Class 4 Tandem Toll Center under the Direct Distance Dialing hierarchy using a #5 Cross-Bar Tandem switch, with direct trunk connections to the Seattle Sectional Office. |
 OLYMPIA "EVERGREEN" |
Original Pacific Northwestern Bell --> US West --> Qwest now Century Link office built in the 1970s to relive the Olympia Main office. Remote switch hosted by Olympia Main, serves Goldcrest and Evergreen State College |
 ORCHARDS |
Original Pacific Telephone & Telegraph --> Pacific Northwestern Bell --> US West --> Qwest now Century Link office. |
 PORT ORCHARD |
Original Pacific Telephone & Telegraph --> Pacific Northwestern Bell --> US West --> Qwest now Century Link office. |
 PUGET ISLAND |
Original Pacific Northwestern Bell --> US West --> Qwest now Century Link remote office hosted by the Cathlamet office. Serves Puget Island and Little Island located in the Columbia River. |
 RAYMOND (Thanks to AJ) |
Original Century Telephone of Washington now Century Link office. |
 SEDRO-WOOLLEY |
Ex
GTE-Verizon Northwest, now Frontier Office. Remote switch hosted by Mount Vernon office. |
 SHELTON |
Original Pacific Telephone & Telegraph --> Pacific Northwestern Bell --> US West --> Qwest now Century Link office. |
 SILVERDALE |
Original Pacific Northwestern Bell --> US West --> Qwest now Century Link office. |
 SOUTH BEND (Thanks to AJ) |
Original Century Telephone of Washington now Century Link office. |
 SOUTH PRAIRIE |
Original Century Telephone of Washington now Century Link remote switch hosted by the Orting office. |
 VADER |
Original Century Telephone of Washington now Century Link office. |
 VANCOUVER 01 "MAIN" |
Original Pacific Telephone & Telegraph --> Pacific Northwestern Bell --> US West --> Qwest now Century Link office serving the Columbia River port city of Vancouver. |
 WINLOCK |
Original Pacific Telephone & Telegraph --> Pacific Northwestern Bell --> US West --> Qwest now Century Link office. |
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