Telephone Directories on the World Wide Web


Selected General Directories

AnyWho (A T & T) has listings for white and yellow pages, toll-free numbers, a reverse lookup, and a select list of international directories.

http://www.anywho.com/

Bigfoot Directory highlights a search for e-mail addresses and searches yellow and white pages.

http://www.bigfoot.com/

Netscape Netcenter provides information for finding phone numbers and addresses; select international directories are available under white pages. Search yellow and white pages or retrieve maps and directions.

http://wp.netscape.com/netcenter/

Switchboard provides for personal name searching, business searching, and searching for e-mail addresses. Reverse and email lookups are also available. Maps and directions are also available.

http://www.switchboard.com/

The Ultimates is a online directory for white and yellow pages, and e-mail addresses. This service also provides a Trip Planner program and claims to be able to search for unlisted telephone numbers.

http://www.theultimates.com/

Lycos People Search provides a database for personal name searching, access to business pages, and searching for e-mail addresses.

http://www.whowhere.lycos.com/

Yahoo! People Search provides an easy interface for searching for personal names, businesses, and e-mail addresses.

http://people.yahoo.com/
http://yp.yahoo.com/

555.1212 says it is the largest online telephone directory for the United States and Canada, covering white pages, yellow pages, government listings, and toll-free numbers. A reverse lookup is also available. SUBSCRIPTION REQUIRED.

http://www.555-1212.com/


Selected Specialized Directories

Business Pages

SuperPages.com
http://www.bigbook.com/
http://www.bigyellow.com/
http://yp.gte.net/
SuperPages can be searched under various prior names, including BigBook� Yellow Pages, BigYellow�, and GTE Yellow Pages. This is a directory of over 16 million United States businesses, by category or name.

Chambers of Commerce Directories

http://www.2chambers.com/
http://www.uschamber.com/
http://www.chamberofcommerce.com/
Directories for locating chambers of commerce for the U. S.
http://www.clickcity.com/index2.htm
A directory for locating chambers of commerce for the U. S. and international listings.

AllBusiness
http://www.allbusiness.com/
This searches over 1,000,000 business listings.

Europages, the European business pages
http://www.europages.com/home-en.html
This business directory covers over 550,000 companies in 30 European countries.

infoUSA
A database for locating businesses in the U.S. and Canada.
http://www.abii.com/

SmartPages Internet Yellow Pages
http://www.smartpages.com/
From SBC, this searches for people and companies by category or business name and covers all states.

Google Local
http://local.google.com/
"Find local businesses and services on the web."

E-mail Directories

Internet @ddress Finder
http://www.iaf.net/frames/body/main.htm
An Internet directory for white pages, yellow pages, and e-mail addresses.

Several of the general directories will also provide for e-mail address searching.

Government/Education Directories

American School Directory
http://www.asd.com/
Directory for U.S. colleges, universities, and K-12 schools. SUBSCRIPTION REQUIRED.

Embassy World
http://www.embassyworld.com/directories/
global_telephone.html

Same directory as the All Nations Expatriates.

Foreign Embassies of Washington D.C.
http://embassy.org/embassies/

U.S. Blue Pages
http://www.usbluepages.gov/
Covers U.S. Government departments in all states and cities by area of interest.

U.S. Embassies and Consulates
http://usembassy.state.gov/

U.S. Government TDD/TTY Directory
http://www.fts.gsa.gov/frs/frs_main.htm
A directory of U.S. federal government TDD/TTY (Telecommunications Device for the Deaf/Teletypewriter) numbers (Federal Relay Service).

International Directories

All Nations Expatriates & Travelers Telephone Search Engine
http://www.escapeartist.com/global/telephone.htm
Assists in "placing international calls from international locations;" same directory as Embassy World.

AOL NetFind/International Directories
http://www.aol.com/netfind/international.html

Infospace
http://www.infospace.com/
An index containing a wide variety of directories from many countries as well as yellow and white pages.

International White and Yellow Pages
http://www.wayp.com/

Telephone Directories on the Web
http://www.infobel.com/teldir/default.asp
A comprehensive index of online phone books from over 180 countries.

WorldPages
http://www.worldpages.com/
A list of links to white pages, yellow pages, and e-mail directories from the U.S. and Canada.

Toll Free Directories

AnyWho Directories
http://www.anywho.com/tf.html
The AT&T directory is searchable by organization name, business category, or 800/888 number.

Toll Free, the Internet 800 Directory� [800/888]
http://inter800.com/
A database which searches product/service, company name, or 800/888 number.

Miscellaneous Directories

AmeriCom� Long Distance AreaDecoder
http://decoder.americom.com/
A database which provides an area code for an address, or municipality for an area code for the U.S., Canada, or international city codes.

AT&T Traveler
http://www.usa.att.com/traveler/index.jsp
Locate country and city codes.

Canada 411
http://www.canada411.ca/
"Over 12,000,000 listings, including postal codes."

FoneFinder
http://fonefinder.net/
Search U.S., Canadian, and some international listings by telephone number.

Mail Poste
http://www.canadapost.ca/segment-e.asp
Allows for a search of Canadian postal codes.

Tourism Offices Worldwide Directory
http://www.towd.com/

U.S. Postal Service ZIP Code Lookup
http://www.usps.gov/ncsc/
This provides a ZIP+4 code for an address.

Many telephone lists are available on the Internet; one good place to start is "Phone book and Area Code Resources" available at http://www.refdesk.com/factphon.html.

� 23 March 2006


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