WUSA

VERIFY: Will your phone number automatically change if your city gets a new area code?

WASHINGTON — QUESTION: If a new area code is put in place for a city, does that mean you have to change your current phone number or will lose it if it has the old area code? ANSWER: You do not need ...
WXYZ

Commission likely to approve new 679 area code as iconic 313 phone number combinations begin to run out

DETROIT (WXYZ) — "The 313 is recognized as Detroit all over the country," said Robert Garcia, a Detroiter. And he's right and that's why there's no plan on the ...
WTVD

910 area code telephone numbers expected to run out in late 2022

FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. (WTVD) -- A new area code is coming to North Carolina. The new code will be 472 and it will overlay the existing 910 area code and will serve the same geographic area but will not ...
Business Insider

Why so many spam phone calls come from your area code

The unfortunate reality about spam calls — a common practice among criminals and unsavory marketers — is that it still works, given how so many people still fall victim these days. After all, when you ...
Post and Courier

Say hello 821: Get your new number as area code officially launches in Upstate SC

Aug. 19 was the first day the 821 area code for Upstate South Carolina was live, with phone numbers being issued with the new three-number prefix. Last November, state officials announced the Upstate ...
Houston Public Media

Houston will run out of phone numbers by 2025 and will need a new area code

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 ...