You could eliminate $number and add o to the area code match. Just check the whole line for the are code.
LISTING: while(<DATA>) {
next LISTING unless /$area_code/o;
# store the state/province
my ($state) = m/^(\D+)/;
print "$area_code: $state\n";
# once we have a match, don't continue
# through the whole list
last LISTING;
}
HTH,
Charles K. Clarkson
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