The way we communicate is a concept that has drastically and rapidly evolved. Today, within a couple of seconds, we can be on a phone call with someone on the other side of the world. Not too long ago ...

Find out why southern Arizona residents will soon encounter a new area code. Learn about the factors causing the shortage of phone numbers.

Some telephone customers in about a dozen counties including Stanislaus may be issued a phone number with a different area code before long. The 209 area code in the Central Valley and Sierra ...

The 707 area code has helped identify a vast coastal region stretching from Vallejo to the Oregon border since 1959, but beginning as soon as Feb. 1, new phone lines will carry three different digits.

At face value, area codes may be nothing more than just three measly digits, but they carry cultural value in their unique geographical representation. People from Atlanta frequently refer to the city ...

Any new phone or extra line that you receive after Sept. 12 could be assigned a 480, 602 or 623 area code — whether you live in Tolleson or Tempe, Scottsdale or Surprise, or Phoenix or Peoria — thanks ...