The original Big D number
Dallas has answered to 214 since 1947, long before the metroplex spread north.
Today the code reaches downtown towers, the restaurants of Deep Ellum, corporate campuses in Irving and the booming suburbs of Plano and Frisco. For many locals, 214 still carries a hint of old Dallas credibility. Putting it on your caller ID tells customers you are part of the same metroplex they drive across every day.