The agency said the new 447 area code will “overlay” the existing 217 area code. It will not be introduced until March 2021. The 217 area code covers 36 counties in Illinois and includes Decatur, ...

The 447 area code will be assigned to new accounts beginning March 27, and it may be awhile before it is even noticed. Meanwhile, 217 number holders need to reprogram numbers in cellphone contact ...

JACKSONVILLE — The introduction of the new 447 area code in Illinois is set to happen soon, meaning all 10 digits of a phone number will be required to make a local call in the current 217 area. The ...

DECATUR — Sometime during the early hours of Saturday making a phone call in parts of Central Illinois will take a little longer. The 217 area code will need to be added to each call, text or fax made ...

SPRINGFIELD The firm that administers phone numbers in the United States earlier this month designated central Illinois' 217 area code in "jeopardy" of running out of numbers, the Illinois Commerce ...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — A vast section of Illinois covered by the 217 area code is about to get some new digits. The Illinois Commerce Commission announced this week that it will introduce 447 as an ...