California, Here We Come? Mega Millions’ $323 Million Jackpot Has Us Thinking About SoCal

Tickets for Mega Millions cost $5 and Powerball tickets cost $2. Most states offer the multiplier option for Powerball, which ...
The Falcons Wire

North, Central Mississippi phone numbers getting new area code. What we know

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 Greenwood Commonwealth

PSC announces new 471 area code coming to North Mississippi region

Telephone numbers are in high demand in North Mississippi. The Mississippi Public Service Commission announced Wednesday that commissioners have approved the implementation of the new 471 area code to ...
Business Wire

10-Digit Dialing Required in the Alabama 334 Area Code Starting January 23, 2026

MONTGOMERY, Ala.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--With new telephone numbers in high demand, the Alabama Public Service Commission approved the implementation of the new 483 area code to overlay the existing 334 ...
Arizona Daily Star

Southern Arizona on track for additional area code

PHOENIX — Sometime in the next five years or so, some Southern Arizona residents are going to find out that their new neighbors have a different area code. But no current customer will get a new ...
The New York Times

When the Phone Number in That TV Show Actually Connects Somewhere

Passing on the classic 555 number, “Stranger Things” is the latest show to offer Easter eggs for viewers who try to call a fictional character. By Victor Mather In the final season of the Netflix hit ...
Detroit Free Press

Metro Detroit's phone network could get a new area code as soon as next month

Metro Detroit's iconic 313 telephone area code will soon run out of possible phone numbers, and 679 will be a new local area code as soon as next month. This means when there are no more new phone ...
WHAS11 News

Kentucky gets new area code overlaid on top of 502 region

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 ...
WLKY

New area code announced for Louisville region as 502 nears capacity

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 ...
WKYT

New area code to come to central Kentucky

KENTUCKY (WKYT) - Some central Kentuckians with a current 502 area code will have to start dialing a few more numbers to make a local call. “The 502 area code, which is the Louisville area code and ...
Fort Collins Coloradoan

Getting a new phone number in Northern Colorado? It might come with the new 748 area code.

Parts of northern and western Colorado will be adding a new area code, 748, to accommodate growth. The 748 area code will cover the same geographic area as the existing 970 area code. The change will ...
Vail Daily

These Colorado mountain towns have a new area code: Say hello to 748

Colorado’s familiar area code for mountain towns has some new company. As of July 7, the region now has a second area code, 748, which will overlap with the existing 970 code that encompasses much of ...