Conducting a Yellow Pages Search

The yellow pages is good source that is used widely by individuals who need to quickly and easily find  a  person, locate the address of a local business or any other number that may be of interest to them. The contact details of the various professionals and businesses are arranged under several specific categories. This can be quite handy in order to speed up the search process.

When you use the facilities offered by the yellow pages, you will discover that it offers multiple choices to the individuals to use their directory services and base their search on.  You can use their services for the purpose of locating an individual’s phone number, address and other contact information or for locating the phone number and location of business organizations within a particular area or any other area that may be of interest to you. In addition, you can also use the yellow pages for information on maps and directions in the United States.

Conducting a Search

When you conduct a search through the yellow pages, you will find it quite convenient to find the subject of your search by utilizing the options that are available to you. You can base your search on the name of the individual or the business organization, or look for a person by using the area code, search by address, location of the business organization, conduct a reverse look up by using the phone number that is known to you or you can simply choose from among the various categories that are available to you.

To conduct a search for a person you can make use of the key search options such as the first name, last name, location in terms of the city, zip code, or the state. This can prove to be especially handy if you are looking for an old friend, verifying an unfamiliar phone number that pops up in your phone records or to verify an address.

When you conduct a search ‘by name’ you can key in the first name, a partial first name or may even leave the ‘first name’ option blank. This can help to expand the search. If you choose to mention the first name, it is a good idea to try out more formal variations such as James for Jim or Jimmy. In case that the last name is one which is quite commonly used key in additional information such as the middle initials as well as the city, zip code, neighborhood or  the state to help narrow down your search. To broaden your search, using the surrounding area or neighborhood, so that the search also includes other cities around the zip code or the city. To avoid any errors ensure that you spell the name of the city correctly or punch in the correct zip code.

Yellow Pages Search Tips

Search by address, city and state to find name and phone number of the individual associated with that address.

* Try searching by street name if you are not able to find the exact address.
* Since street names can be abbreviated, try searching by house number, city and state to get broader results.
* Try entering the entire city name (e.g., Mount Vernon rather than Mt. Vernon).
* Try dropping the "direction" in the name (e.g., for West Hanover, drop "West").
* If you are not finding results, try leaving the city blank and searching statewide.
* Enter an area code to see the cities, counties, state and time zone associated with an area code.

To conduct a search based on the name of business, you can search by the name of the business organization, or choose by category, or by the location of the business organization. Searching for a business organization by categories is a good idea when you do not have a specific name in mind. For instance, if you are looking for a restaurant in New York, you can base your search on “restaurants” followed by the location. This search will generate the names and addresses of all the restaurants within the area that is listed in the yellow pages directories under sub categories such as Italian restaurants, Chinese restaurants, take out restaurants and such.