Seven-digit dialing is out, 10-digit dialing is in. Starting Sunday, Oct. 24, callers in 82 area codes across 35 states and one U.S. territory will be required to use their three-digit area code ...

The area code 202 is synonymous with D.C. — it’s been the District’s sole area code for more than 70 years. But come 2022, when new phone numbers are forecast to run out, there’ll be a new three-digit ...

Jul. 12—Dear Answer Man: I hear we have a new area code in southern Minnesota. Do a lot of people have phone numbers with this area code yet? Do I need to start practicing dialing the new code to be ...

HARRISBURG — The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission has received notice that the number 582 will be the new overlay area code for the current 814 area code, which covers all or parts of 27 ...

According to a projected 2025 report by the Number Planning Area, the 956 area code could be exhausted as early as 2027 or as late as 2029. Once all numbers linked to the code are assigned, a new area ...

Between 929, 718, 646, and half a dozen more triple-digit arrangements, New York City is a thicket of area codes. They abut, interlock, and overlap to the general confusion of callers and caller ID ...

The 860 area code is being phased out for new numbers moving forward in the region and a new 959 area code is being introduced in its place. This won't affect people who already have a phone with an ...

Central New Yorkers can start preparing for the introduction of a second area code to join 315, which has been in use since 1947. (AP/Manu Fernandez) SYRACUSE, N.Y. -- The state Public Service ...

WASHINGTON — QUESTION: If a new area code is put in place for a city, does that mean you have to change your current phone number or will lose it if it has the old area code? ANSWER: You do not need ...

(WSIL) -- The North American Numbering Plan Administrator (NANPA) has announced that a new area code, 235, will be joining the current 573 area code in Missouri, ensuring that all residential and ...