The new 407 telephone area code took effect quietly on Saturday. Those three little numbers are now the key to long distance calls from Boca Raton to Orlando. Asked the new code, one Boca Raton woman ...

The 772 area code is synonymous with the Treasure Coast. You see the three-digit area code plastered on cars, windows, business cards and when you have to get a new phone number. But with the Treasure ...

State regulators next month could approve moving forward with a new area code – 689 – in parts of Central Florida. The state Public Service Commission is scheduled to take up the issue July 10 because ...

Twenty years ago today, Palm Beach County and the Treasure Coast finished a stretch of changes that created a boon for people who make business cards. The Palm Beach Post’s archives contain a trove of ...

Central Floridians may soon have a new area code to dial.The agency that keeps track of area codes says it will run out of 407 numbers for the region within a year. It is asking for permission to ...

Say goodbye to 407. Hello, 561. Today marks the day that long-familiar 407 stops working for calls to Palm Beach County. The 407 area code becomes the sole property of residents in Brevard, Osceola, ...

A new study by Whitepages.com suggests Orlando and Fort Lauderdale area codes are among the top 10 used by scammers and spammers to target cellphone consumers in Florida and across the country.

ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. — By the end of the year, there will be no more new phone numbers in Central Florida that start with “407.” The Florida Public Service Commission has approved a new “689” area code ...

Editor’s note: Central Florida’s new area code kicks in this week — on Tuesday, June 5. Columnist Scott Maxwell didn’t think much of the new code when it was announced last year. While I was off last ...

Have you received a phone call recently from someone with a 689 area code and wondered where it’s from? It’s coming from Central Florida, but the odds of that number popping up on your screen aren’t ...