There will soon be a new way to identify a Houstonian. For the first time in a decade, a new area code will be distributed in the Houston area in January. The new area code, 621, will join 713, 281, ...

New area code, who dis? The Big Apple is getting a new area code after a state board Thursday approved a long-gestating request by wireless companies for a fresh three-digit prefix to join existing ...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — When you receive an unsolicited phone call from an unfamiliar number — should you answer it or let it go to voicemail? Social Catfish, an online identity verification service ...

Get ready to punch in 645 as an area code in Miami-Dade or the Keys, beginning Aug. 4, 2023, when the Public Service Commission adds a third area code to join 305 and 786 for the region. That’s ...

Remember when Los Angeles had only one area code? Of course you don’t. The area’s relentless growth forced regulators to split the iconic 213 area code again and again, starting a mere four years ...

RALEIGH — North Carolina regulators say a new 472 area code assigned to future phone service in southeastern North Carolina could begin getting issued as soon as this fall. The new code will serve the ...

PHOENIX - Hundreds of people are moving to Maricopa County per day and as a result, changes will be coming to how area codes are distributed to mobile phones. Doug Clark, Executive Director with the ...

FRANKFORT, Ky. — Kentucky now has a new area code to serve residents in north-central Kentucky, including Louisville and Frankfort. On Tuesday, the Kentucky Public Service Commission said the North ...