A new area code, 679, is coming for new phone customers in the 313 footprint. This change will require callers to dial ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. 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 ...

If you have been used to dialing only seven digits for a telephone number when making local calls within the Detroit area, it's time to include the 313 area code as part of that process. A new ...

The 313 area code is running low on phone numbers. A new 679 area code may be assigned to new customers starting Nov. 7, after 313 numbers are exhausted. Starting Oct. 7, all local calls within the ...

Demetrios Sanders is one of your Detroit community reporters. Connect with him at Demetrios.Sanders@wxyz.com. DETROIT (WXYZ) — Detroit's iconic 313 area code will ...

Get ready for some big changes in the 3-1-3. The area code belonging people who live in Detroit and several of its surrounding suburbs is running out of numbers. New phone customers will receive ...

New York City's 212 area code, 310 in Los Angeles, and 305 in Miami are often cited as the most "prestigious" three digits to precede your phone number. But Detroit's 313 has also developed a certain ...

DETROIT – Detroit’s 313 area code is running out, and 679 may be the new 313. According to the Michigan Public Service Commission, the 313 area code is expected to run out of unassigned numbers by ...

Detroit — The 313 needs backup. Introducing the 679. Detroit, Downriver, the Grosse Pointes and other surrounding Wayne County suburbs soon could be in need of a new telephone area code. All of the ...

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 ...

DETROIT – Detroit’s 313 area code is running out, and 679 may be the new 313. According to the Michigan Public Service Commission, the 313 area code is expected to run out of unassigned numbers by ...