There will soon be a new way to identify a Houstonian. For the first time in a decade, a new area code will be distributed in the Houston area in January. The new area code, 621, will join 713, 281, ...

Some telephone customers in about a dozen counties including Stanislaus may be issued a phone number with a different area code before long. The 209 area code in the Central Valley and Sierra ...

Kentucky could be adding a new area code in the next few years. The 502 area code, which covers the area from Frankfort to Louisville, is expected to run out in the third quarter of 2027, according to ...

East Tennessee has another new area code, and it's going to add three more digits to many people's local calls. Starting Aug. 5, people in upper and lower East Tennessee in the 423 area code region ...