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 ...

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 ...

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, ...

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 – Does Houston need a new area code? Apparently so, according to the Public Utility Commission of Texas. PUCT is accepting public comments on a petition by the North American Number Planning ...

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 ...

The Public Utility Commission (PUC) on Thursday announced the addition of area code 346 to accommodate continued growth in and around Houston. The 346 area code will overlay existing area codes 713, ...