The new area code, 464, will become the default for people living in the area covered by the 708 area code. Current users of the 708 area code can keep their number, as the change only affects new ...

Some things in life are really hard to give up: that old couch, ticket stubs, pet fawns, your area code. Speaking of area codes, all those folks in the suburbs who live in the 312 area will be givi… ...

Chicago's southern suburbs will receive a new telephone area code in the coming months to meet the demand for new telephone numbers. The 464 area code will overlay the 708 area code, the Illinois ...

Starting Friday, people in the 708 area code might be assigned a number with the new 464 area code if they request new service or an additional phone line.

It is the new 708 area code for many of Chicago`s suburbs. Or, put another way, it is a whole new identity for almost 300 communities, whether they like it or not. And how are the suburbs adjusting?

Does your phone number start with 708? There’s a new area code coming to your region this month. Here’s what that means for you and your phone number.

The 708 area code was created in 1989 as the first area code for the Chicago suburbs. Before that, nearly all the six-county Chicago area was included under the 312 area code.

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — A new area code is on the way in the south and western suburbs once all of the 708 prefixes are filled, according to the Illinois Commerce Commission. The new area code will ...

Chicago’s southern suburbs will receive a new telephone area code in the coming months to meet the demand for new telephone numbers.

The Illinois Commerce Commission on Friday began assigning a new 464 area code for new phone lines in some western and southern suburbs of Chicago. The new code will co-exist with the current 708 ...

ST. LOUIS, Mo. – The deadline is Sunday to start dialing all ten digits in phone numbers. Starting October 24, anyone dialing local numbers should dial the area code and the telephone number.… ...