New York is running out of 845 area code phone numbers. The state Public Service Commission is considering creating a new area code to solve that problem, and area residents will have three chances to ...

In the beginning, there were telephones, but no telephone numbers. Calls were placed by operators, who connected people by name. Then came numbers, but the first phone numbers were short — “5” could ...

*310. 212. 213. 312. If you know, you know. Over nearly 80 years, area codes have come to signify regional identities and a deep connection to a place. So what happens when tech and population growth ...

The need for a new area code isn’t necessarily driven by population but associated with the multiple numbers each person may be using. The supply of 502 area code phone number prefixes, the three ...

BUTLER, WARREN COUNTIES — The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio on Wednesday approved a plan to overlay a new area code over the existing 513 area code. The area code, which covers southwest Ohio, ...

The Federal Communications Commission on Wednesday approved the creation of two special area codes in California for ATMs, cash registers and multi-line fax machines -- a move expected to ease the ...

These days it can seem as though "spam likely" calls pop up on your phone almost every day. Not only is it incredibly annoying, but it can get in the way of work and life if you're somebody who takes ...

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WCTV) -- Northwest Florida is getting a new area code. The decision was made Tuesday by the North American Numbering Plan Administrator, which oversees telephone numbering. We ...

If your phone rings just once from a three-digit area code, you may assume the call is coming from somewhere in the United States and be tempted to call the number back. But satisfying your curiosity ...