New area code, who dis? The Big Apple is getting a new area code after a state board Thursday approved a long-gestating request by wireless companies for a fresh three-digit prefix to join existing ...

If you’re used to punching in a seven-digit phone number to call your family, your favorite pizzeria or any other local numbers, you’ll now have to dial the three-number area code first. It's a change ...

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — Like it or not, there is a new area code in Palm Beach County. The new 728 area code made its debut Friday, sharing Palm Beach County with its traditional 561 prefix. So why is ...

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 ...