Local customers calling a number with a 313 area code will need to dial 10 digits starting on Oct. 7. The change comes as Michigan prepares to roll out a new 679 area code. The Detroit area is running ...

It’s likely that many Hackaday readers will be aware of UTF-8, the mechanism for incorporating diverse alphabets and other characters such as 💩 emojis. It takes the long-established 7-bit ASCII ...

FRANKFORT, Ky. — Kentucky now has a new area code to serve residents in north-central Kentucky, including Louisville and Frankfort. On Tuesday, the Kentucky Public Service Commission said the North ...

OUR WEBSITE, WKYT.COM. NEW TONIGHT. WE NOW KNOW WHAT KENTUCKY’S NEW ADDITIONAL AREA CODE WILL BE. 7.61 WILL BE KENTUCKY’S SIXTH AREA CODE. IT WILL COVER NORTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY, INCLUDING LOUISVILLE ...

Colorado will soon have a new area code thanks to the rising demand for new phone numbers. Officials with the state's Public Utilities Commission said they've created the 748 area code to also cover ...

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 ...

Update, May 26, 2025: This story, originally published May 24, has been updated with a brief history of PIN codes, information regarding the most secure codes you can use and why 8068 really isn’t the ...

COMBINED SALES OF FRUITS AND VEGETABLES. CENTRAL KENTUCKY IS KNOWN FOR ITS 502 AREA CODE, BUT IT’S EXPECTED TO RUN OUT OF AVAILABLE PHONE NUMBERS. WLKY MADELEINE CARTER IS LIVE IN THE HIGHLANDS, ...

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.

There are currently 8 area codes in Washington State. A few years ago, we got word that a new area code would be used for Westside residents once the allotted spaces for area code 206 got filled up (i ...

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