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 ...
The Cincinnati Enquirer

Local calls will require dialing area code plus phone number beginning in October

Mandatory 10-digit dialing for local calls in Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky will be implemented in October, the Federal Communications Commission announced Friday. The move is necessary to allow a ...
WTOP News

‘New number, who dis?’ 771 area code unveiled for DC

The area code 202 is synonymous with D.C. — it’s been the District’s sole area code for more than 70 years. But come 2022, when new phone numbers are forecast to run out, there’ll be a new three-digit ...
Fox Carolina

REMINDER: Upstate SC to receive new area code for phone calls in August

GREENVILLE, S.C. (FOX Carolina) - In November 2023, the South Carolina Public Service Commission (PSC) announced that the South Carolina Upstate will receive a new 821 area code that will supplement ...
WRIC

Roll out the red carpet for “826”; Area code “540” phone numbers run out in Virginia

RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — The 540 area code will soon be put to rest. According to the State Corporation Commission, in the second quarter of 2022, there will be no new numbers using the 540 area code ...