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 ...
Knoxville News Sentinel

A new 729 area code is coming to East Tennessee. Will your phone number change?

A new 729 area code is coming to East Tennessee as the region continues to attract thousands of new residents. The 729 area code will be introduced in the existing 423 area code zone centered around ...
NBC 10 Philadelphia

Don't Recognize the Number? New Jersey Is Getting New 640 Area Code

From the Jersey shore to Central Jersey, phone calls just got a bit more complicated due to the introduction of a new area code and dialing procedures. A number of changes are coming to New Jersey’s ...
kcra.com

Why you’ll soon have to hit ‘1’ when dialing a '209' area code phone number

BRIAN: IF YOU HAVE A 209 AREA CODE, YOU ARE GOING TO WANT TO PAY CLOSE ATTENTION TO THIS NEXT STORY. CHANGES ARE COMING FOR THOUSDSAN OF PEOPLE IN SEVERAL COUNTIES. KCRA 3’S KAY RECEDE EXPLAINS WHY ...
Mainebiz

Hanging on the telephone: 207 is safe for now, but what happens when our number is up?

Maine's sole area code, the iconic 207, will eventually lose that distinction. PHOTO / WILLIAM HALL Two-zero-seven, the area code that’s as synonymous with Maine as lobster or wild blueberries, has ...
Visalia Times-Delta

559 area code changes: Callers need to dial four more numbers for local calls

People in Tulare County will have to dial four more numbers when they make local calls. Starting Feb. 26, everyone with a 559 area code must dial 1 and an area code on all calls, including those made ...