416 in Popular Culture
In the Greater Toronto Area, to be a 416er means that one resides Toronto itself (and before 1999, Metro Toronto) while 905ers live in the suburbs outside of the City of Toronto boundaries. The term the 416 is also used to describe the area within Toronto proper, while the suburbs are referred to as the 905 or the 905 belt (in this use the term does not include the more distant parts of area code 905, such as Niagara Falls).
Canadian rapper Maestro rendered homage to the area code in his song "416/905 (TO Party Anthem)". Drake also got a tattoo of the number on his rib.
In The Munsters episode A Visit from Johann, the Happy Valley Lodge is said to be in the 416 area code. The hamlet of Happy Valley exists, and is part of King Township, which was part of the 416 area code at the time, but is now a part of the 905 area code.
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