Mar. 25—8-2-8 has become synonymous with Western North Carolina. But soon, there could be a new area code to identify the region, as well. Available phone numbers with the 828 area code are running ...

MONTGOMERY, Ala., January 16, 2026--(BUSINESS WIRE)--With new telephone numbers in high demand, the Alabama Public Service Commission approved the implementation of the new 483 area code to overlay ...

LEXINGTON, Ky. (WKYT) - Get ready to update your phone contacts or do a little more dialing when calling someone who’s in the 859 area code. Beginning October 24, “ten-digit dialing” will go into ...

In many parts of the US, it has long been possible to make local calls with just the seven-digit phone number; the three-digit area code was implicit for calls between numbers using the same area code ...

MELVILLE, N.Y. (CBSNewYork)-- Some Long Island residents will soon have to dial an area code when making local calls. As CBS2's Meg Baker reported Tuesday, Suffolk County is getting an additional area ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Starting this weekend, ...