Des Moines Register

Double digits: Iowa's 515, 319 area codes slated for switch to 10-digit dialing for local calls

Let's suppose you want to dial 515 Brewing in Clive. If you live in the Des Moines metro, you just dial the seven-digit number. But soon, you'll have to dial 515 to reach 515. That's because 10-digit ...
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Callers in 319, 515 area codes must start using area codes and phone numbers

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa residents in the 515 and 319 area codes will soon have to get used to dialing all 10 digits of a phone number when making calls. The Federal Communications Commission is ...
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TV9 Rewind: Regulators float 10-digit phone dialing

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG) - It was just a few years ago when the Federal Communications Commission started requiring Iowans in the 515 and 319 area codes to dial all 10 digits in a phone number. The ...
Des Moines Register

Many Iowans soon will soon have to dial area code when making phone calls. Here's why.

Limber up your fingers: 10-digit dialing starts Oct. 24 in the 515 and 319 area codes. Under a new Federal Communications Commission rule, people who live in the 515 (Des Moines) and 319 (Iowa City, ...