Ma Bell's Officially Recommended Exchange Names The following is a list of recommended names for dialable/quotable telephone EXchange names. It comes from AT&T/Bell's publication Notes on Nationwide Dialing, 1955. Many cities with EXchange names had for decades been using names which are not from this list. They were not necessarily required to change the names, although some places might have changed the name to conform with the recommendation. These names were supposed to have been chosen such that pronouncing the name should easily identify the first two significant dialable letters of the word, as well as quoting the two letters themselves wasn't supposed to be confused with other 'like-sounding' letters which were associated with different numbers on the dial. Please note that the 55x, 57x, 95x and 97x ranges are not included: in the original list, it states "Reserved for Radiotelephone Service". Unless you know your historical exchange name, choose one from this list to use today.

22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 ACademy ADams CHapel ALpine AMherst BRidge ATlantic AXminster BAldwin BElmont CHerry BLackburn ANdrew BRoad(way) ATlas AXtel CApital BEverly CHestnut CLearbrook COlfax BRown(ing) ATwater CYpress CAstle CEdar CHurchill CLearwater COlony CRestview ATwood CEnter CIrcle CLifford COngress CRestwood AVenue CEntral CLinton BUtler 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 DAvenport DEerfield DIamond ELgin EMerson DRake DUdley EXbrook DAvis DEwey DIckens ELliot EMpire DRexel DUnkirk EXeter EAst(gate) EDgewater FIeldbrook ELmwood ENdicott ESsex DUpont EXport FAculty EDgewood FIeldstone FLanders FOrest FRanklin EVergreen EXpress FAirfax EDison FIllmore FLeetwood FOxcroft FRontier FUlton FAirview FEderal FIrestone 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 GArden GEneral GIbson GLadstone HObart GRanite HUbbard GYpsy GArfield GEneva GIlbert GLencourt HOmestead GReenwood HUdson HYacinth HAmilton HEmlock HIckman GLendale HOpkins GReenfield HUnter HYatt HArrison HEmpstead HIckory GLenview HOward GReenleaf HUntley HAzel IDlewood HIllcrest GLobe INgersoll GRover HUxley HIlltop GRidley IVanhoe 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 JAckson JEfferson KImball (In 1955, JOhn (In 1955, JUniper LYceum LAfayette KEllogg KIngsdale this was JOrdan this was JUno LYndhurst LAkeside KEystone KIngswood reserved for LOcust reserved for JUstice LYnwood LAkeview LEhigh LIberty radio LOgan radio LUdlow LYric LAmbert LEnox LIncoln telephone LOwell telephone LUther LAwrence LInden numbers) numbers) 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 MAdison MEdford MIdway OLdfield MOhawk ORange MUrdock MYrtle MAin MElrose MIlton OLive MOntrose ORchard MUrray OWen MArket MErcury MIssion OLiver MOrris ORiole MUseum OXbow MAyfair NEptune MItchell OLympia NOrmandy ORleans MUtual OXford NAtional NEwton NIagara OLympic NOrth(field) OSborne OVerbrook NEwtown OVerland 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 PAlace PErshing PIlgrim PLateau POplar PRescott STate PYramid PArk(view) REd(field) PIoneer PLaza POrter PResident STerling SWathmore PArk(way) REd(wood) RIver(side) PLeasant ROckwell PRospect STillwell SWift RAndolph REgent RIver(view) PLymouth ROger(s) SPring STory SWinburne RAymond REpublic SHadyside SKyline SOuth(field) SPruce SUnset SYcamore SAratoga SHerwood 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 TAlbot TEmple THornwall ULrick TOwnsend TRemont TUcker TWilight TAlmadge TEnnyson TIlden ULster UNderhill TRiangle TUlip TWinbrook TAylor TErminal VIctor(ia) ULysses UNion TRinity TUrner TWinoaks VAlley TErrace VIking UNiversity TRojan TUxedo TWining VAndyke VErnon VInewood VOlunteer UPtown 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 WAbash WEbster WHitehall (In 1955, this WOodland (In 1955, this YUkon WYandotte WAlker WElls WHitney was reserved WOodlawn was reserved WYndown WAlnut WEllington WIlliam(s) for radio tele- WOodward for radio tele- WYman WArwick WEst(more) WIlson phone num- WOrth phone num- WAverly YEllowstone WIndsor bers) YOrktown bers) Special thanks to Mark Cuccia for finding & posting this information to the TELECOM-Digest email journal (comp.dcom.telecom) - Robert Crowe