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 ...

In the beginning, there were telephones, but no telephone numbers. Calls were placed by operators, who connected people by name. Then came numbers, but the first phone numbers were short — “5” could ...

When it comes to catching a customer's eye, image is everything. Even a recognizable area code or 800 phone number provides a competitive edge, say small business owners. eVoice, a telecommunications ...

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 ...

West Scranton residents Don and Cheryl Tucker changed their cellphone carriers earlier this year and each was assigned a new phone number with a 272 area code. At first, they thought it was a mistake.

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 ...

The San Fernando Valley got an additional area code on Saturday, and it changed the way numbers must be dialed. The state utilities commission approved the new area code in 2008, saying the vallley ...

DETROIT (WXYZ) — "The 313 is recognized as Detroit all over the country," said Robert Garcia, a Detroiter. And he's right and that's why there's no plan on the ...

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 ...