Dear Answer Man: I hear we have a new area code in southern Minnesota. Do a lot of people have phone numbers with this area code yet? Do I need to start practicing dialing the new code to be ready to ...

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 ...

With new telephone numbers in high demand, the Mississippi Public Service Commission (MPSC) approved the implementation of the new 471 area code to overlay the existing 662 area code region. The 471 ...

(WSIL) -- The North American Numbering Plan Administrator (NANPA) has announced that a new area code, 235, will be joining the current 573 area code in Missouri, ensuring that all residential and ...

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 ...

Central New Yorkers can start preparing for the introduction of a second area code to join 315, which has been in use since 1947. (AP/Manu Fernandez) SYRACUSE, N.Y. -- The state Public Service ...

FRANKFORT, Ky. — Kentucky now has a new area code to serve residents in north-central Kentucky, including Louisville and Frankfort. On Tuesday, the Kentucky Public Service Commission said the North ...

Colorado’s familiar area code for mountain towns has some new company. As of July 7, the region now has a second area code, 748, which will overlap with the existing 970 code that encompasses much of ...