The snobby world of Manhattan area codes is about to be thrown into an uproar again — as the state announced Tuesday that it will create a new three-digit phone code for the borough. The New York ...

Get ready to dial a new area code in Chicago this fall: 872. It’s been almost 13 years since 773 went into service for Chicago’s northern, western and southern neighborhoods, and in July that area ...

To Bradley Roseman, the pending introduction of an 847 area code means one thing: Spending money. “For us as a business, it’s a financial thing,” said Roseman, whose family has operated Roseman ...

OAKLAND — State regulators are preparing to bring a new telephone area code to the East Bay, a move ushered in by a growing array of new devices and technologies that require phone numbers. The new ...

California regulators are considering adding a new area code in Southern California as early as 2009 and could do the same in the Bay Area soon after that – starting with the 408 area code. Based on ...

Sign up for The Morning Report with all your must-read news for the day. Monday, Feb. 26, 2007 | For Escondido hip hop artist Pain, the three digits at the front of ...