The Public Utility Commission (PUC) on Thursday, May 9, was notified that there will be a new area code to accommodate continued growth in and around the Houston area. The 346 area code will overlay ...

The 346 area code will be available in the Houston area on Tuesday, July 1. This is the fourth area code for Houston and involves an overlay of existing area codes 713, 281 and 832 in Harris, Fort ...

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 ...

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, ...

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, Texas (KTRK) -- Houston, if you were just getting used to the 713 area code, we have news for you. New phone lines will soon start getting a 621 number. The Public Utility Commission of Texas ...

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 ...

HOUSTON — Move over, 713. You, too, 832, 281 and 346. You may need to make room for a new area code. That’s because of how fast the Houston area is growing. According to the North American Number ...

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 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 ...

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 ...