It’s about to become a little harder to make a simple local phone call in the Sacramento area. Starting Saturday morning, landline phone users with a 916 number must dial a 1 and the area code to make ...

The new number for the area code that will take over for 916 in the Sacramento region has been announced: 279. The California Public Utilities Commission released the new numbers Thursday as it moves ...

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SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — The California Public Utilities Commission announced the 279 area code will be joining the 916 area code in Sacramento. The PUC made the move to add a new area code as the region ...

The Sacramento region is about to get a new area code to supplement its overburdened 916 digits. The new number, 279, spells out C-R-Y, for what it’s worth. The California Public Utilities Commission ...

Mike Myers, 38, says he wants to talk to his parents more on the phone as his New Year’s resolution at the Farmers Market on Sun., Jan. 4, 2015 in Sacramento, Calif. Local residents may get a ...

The California Public Utilities Commission said this week it plans to add a new area code to the greater Sacramento area in 2018. The new code — called an overlay — will be given to new phone numbers ...

The 916 is getting a friend. According to the California Public Utilities Commission, the 916 area code is expected run out of its available prefixes by the end of 2018. Starting in June 2018, ...