The Houston area is running out of telephone numbers and will soon add a fifth area code to accommodate its growing population. According to the Public Utility Commission of Texas, Houston's four ...

HOUSTON – Does Houston need a new area code? Apparently so, according to the Public Utility Commission of Texas. PUCT is accepting public comments on a petition by the North American Number Planning ...

The Houston area was introduced to the 832 area code about 19 years ago. On October 19, 1999, the new 832 area code went into effect, joining 713 and 281 as local area codes. 281 itself was just ...

The Public Utility Commission (PUC) of Texas has plans to create a new Houston area phone number code because current area codes are projected to run out of numbers by 2025. Area codes have been used ...

AUSTIN, Texas (KTRK) -- Since hitmaking rapper Ludacris released his popular "Area Codes" song 22 years ago on July 3, 2001, 154 three-digit numbers were added in North America, including one ...

HOUSTON (KTRK) -- Beginning today, the largest city in Texas has a fourth area code. The Public Utility Commission of Texas put the new 346 telephone area code into effect this morning. The new number ...

Jan. 15—AUSTIN — Responding to high demand for new telephone numbers in the greater Houston area, the Public Utility Commission of Texas (PUCT) has approved an additional area code for the region. The ...

It was early 1999 when Houston added the “832” area code to the existing “713” and “281” codes. Now, the PUC says it will add area code “346” starting next July. It’s estimated the Houston area will ...