New phone numbers in north and central Mississippi will be getting a new area code, starting in 2026. Here's what you need to ...

The need for a new area code isn’t necessarily driven by population but associated with the multiple numbers each person may be using. The supply of 502 area code phone number prefixes, the three ...

There is a new phone area code being added to British Columbia this weekend, joining the five others in the province. The new code is 257, and it will join the existing 236, 250, 672, 778 and 604 ...

Southeastern Georgia will add the 565 area code, overlaying the existing 912 area code. Current 912 area code users will retain their numbers; new users will eventually be assigned the 565 code. The ...

Kentucky's 502 area code is expected to run out of numbers by the third quarter of 2027. The Public Service Commission is considering either an overlay or a geographic split to address the shortage.

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 ...

The 564 area code will overlay Seattle’s existing 206 area code starting June 10, to provide more available phone numbers. Existing phone numbers will not change, and 10-digit dialing will continue to ...