As of Friday, you’ll need to dial 334 to get even local calls to go through, because in the next month, Alabama will get a ...

Northeastern California counties, including Shasta and Siskiyou, will adopt an additional area code starting in January, 2025, according to the California Public Utilities Commission. Area code 837 ...

The 561 area code's reigning era in Palm Beach County is coming to an end. Starting next month, new telephone customers will likely be assigned the new 728 area code. The 728 area code will be ...

People in Tulare County will have to dial four more numbers when they make local calls. Starting Feb. 26, everyone with a 559 area code must dial 1 and an area code on all calls, including those made ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... A new area code is coming to Colorado. Starting in 2026, phone customers in the 970 area code region, which covers western and northern parts of the state, ...

LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- The greater Los Angeles area is getting a new telephone area code. According to the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC), area code 738 will be activated as an "overlay" ...

For more than 70 years, 516 has been the only area code assigned to Nassau County. Soon, callers will have a new trio of numbers to learn: 363. Phone service carriers can begin assigning 363 to the ...

Nassau County's new area code debuts Friday, adding 363 to 516. It's an effort to provide "numbering relief," says the New York State Public Service Commission, as the availability of 516-prefixed ...

WASHINGTON — A U.S. House subcommittee intends to look at the issue of “area code exhaustion” at a hearing next month. While telephone numbers longer than 10 digits will be eventually be needed once ...