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, ...

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 – A new area code approved in 2023 for the Houston area will start adding numbers on January 23. According to AT&T, the new 621 area code will serve the same geographic area currently served ...

The Public Utility Commission of Texas has approved the addition of a new area code for the Houston area because of ongoing population growth in the region, according to a news release. The new area ...

Houston officially has a new area code amid the rapid population growth in the Bayou City. According to the Public Utility Commission of Texas, the new area code 621 is expected to provide phone ...

HOUSTON – The Public Utility Commission of Texas announced on Wednesday the adoption of a new area code for the greater Houston area. The move was made to accommodate continued population growth in ...

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 will be receiving another area code, the Public Utility Commission of Texas announced on Wednesday. The 621 area code, which will be created to temporarily accommodate the city’s booming ...

HOUSTON — Hundreds of AT&T customers in the Houston area have received a text message mentioning a new area code coming to Minnesota in August 2024. Another issue besides the incorrect message being ...

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 new 621 ...