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Area code 620

Area code 620 is a telephone area code in the North American Numbering Plan that covers most of the southern half of the U.S. state of Kansas, with the exception of the city of Wichita, Kansas and immediate surroundings, which in a 2001 area code split retained the original area code 316 assigned in 1947.

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Area code 620 is a telephone area code in the North American Numbering Plan that covers most of the southern half of the U.S. state of Kansas, with the exception of the city of Wichita, Kansas and immediate surroundings, which in a 2001 area code split retained the original area code 316 assigned in 1947.

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  1. date of establishment: 1947 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

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  1. Summarise the article in your own words. Which single claim would you verify first, and why?
  2. The record states that the date of establishment is "1947". What evidence would count against this claim?
  3. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
  4. If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?

Bibliography

  1. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1340715578

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