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Area code 859
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<p>Area code 859 is a telephone <a href="/facts/Area_code/jaryReDv">area code</a> in the <a href="/facts/North_American_Numbering_Plan/0QQ8v3ph">North American Numbering Plan</a> (NANP) for the city of Lexington and the central portion of the <a href="/facts/Commonwealth_of_Kentucky/DaTW05Rt">Commonwealth of Kentucky</a>. It was created in a split from <a href="/facts/Area_code_606/2Mbz9j0t">area code 606</a> in 1999. </p>