I'd consider an out of state & beyond call to be long distance.

It's neither. Calls within your state can still be long-distance. Calls to other area codes can also be considered local calls. Unfortunately there is no easy way to determine if a call to a given number will be long-distance before you call.Generally calling someone in the same town or city will not be a long distance call, but this may not be the case if you live in the outskirts / rural areas or you are calling someone who is.Major cities often have overlay area codes. For example I live in a city where there is local calling to 4 different area codes, but not all telephone numbers in each of those area codes will be considered a local call to me. I have three phone lines installed at my house, two of them have one area code, the third has a different area code. My cell phone (from the same city) has another area code, and my dad's cellphone (as you may guess) has yet another area code.I should note that 4 area codes is unusual. Most major cities that do have overlays, only have one extra area code. It's just that in the city where I live, we have two different overlay systems that overlap each-other so there are a total of 4 different area codes.

Any call outside your local calling area. Check the calling pages in the front of your telephone book. There should be information there showing your free calling area.