Residents in telephone area codes 708 and 219 join others across the nation in having to dial all 10 digits, even when placing calls locally. The change, effective Oct. 24, is part of a Federal ...

ALBANY, N.Y. >> State regulators say a new area code will be phased in starting this month throughout the 518 area code in eastern New York. The state Public Service Commission in 2016 approved the ...

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" ...

Wisconsin is getting a new telephone area code as 608 runs out of assignable prefixes, the three digits in a phone number following the area code. Area code 353 will be used for new telephone ...

Montanans love living in the “406,” but Montana could run out of 406 phone numbers by 2033. It’s not because all the numbers will be in use by far. Still, the clock is ticking on assigning a new ...

The California Public Utilities Commission on Thursday created a new telephone area code for the western portions of Alameda and Contra Costa counties because it's projected to run out of available ...

The Oklahoma Corporation Commission on Wednesday approved a second telephone area code for the area using the 405 prefix in central Oklahoma. Called an “overlay,” the plan will add a yet-to-be ...

A new telephone area code, 835, is coming to Philadelphia's suburbs, as the region is running out of 610 and 484 numbers. The supply of 610 and 484 numbers -- which are currently available to ...