Central Oregon may have a new area code by 2011, according to Oregon Public Utility Commission spokesman Bob Valdez, who said the commission will consider the proposal in early June. The decision to ...

THE DALLES, Ore. (AP) -- Starting Jan. 10 in much of Oregon that uses a 541 area code, every phone call we make, even to someone on the other side of the street, will require that we dial a full 10 ...

Some Oregon telephone customers may get a new area code in the next few years. That's a proposal being considered by the state Public Utility Commission, which is holding a series of 18 public ...

Callers in southern, central and eastern Oregon can begin dialing 10 digits starting Sunday as the state begins phasing in a new area code, 458.The Oregon Public Utility Commission announced in ...

When mid-valley residents made the switch from the 503 to the 541 area code in 1995, there was some confusion, some worry and some costs involved in the process, ranging from changing business ...

Three little digits will make a big difference for mid-valley residents who place a phone call after Jan. 1, 2010. That’s when Oregon adds a new 458 area code and mandatory 10-digit dialing. According ...

THE DALLES – Many of us promise ourselves every New Year that we will get more exercise. This time, there’s a guarantee that our fingers, at least, will keep that promise. Starting Jan. 10 in much of ...

SALEM, Ore. -- The Public Utility Commission has added a telephone area code for much of Oregon: 458. Beginning in 2010, it will be assigned in the area that uses 541 -- all of the state outside the ...

In October, 14.4 million robocalls were made to phones in the 541 area code. That’s an average of about 10 calls per person, which is just half the national figure. NewsChannel 21 spoke Friday with ...