Though dialing a full 10-digit phone number may seem like an inconvenience, crisis intervention providers in the Corridor say that small sacrifice could make a huge difference in the life of someone ...

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa residents in the 515 and 319 area codes will soon have to get used to dialing all 10 digits of a phone number when making calls. The Federal Communications Commission is ...

Limber up your fingers: 10-digit dialing starts Oct. 24 in the 515 and 319 area codes. Under a new Federal Communications Commission rule, people who live in the 515 (Des Moines) and 319 (Iowa City, ...

Let's suppose you want to dial 515 Brewing in Clive. If you live in the Des Moines metro, you just dial the seven-digit number. But soon, you'll have to dial 515 to reach 515. That's because 10-digit ...

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG) - It was just a few years ago when the Federal Communications Commission started requiring Iowans in the 515 and 319 area codes to dial all 10 digits in a phone number. The ...

The Iowa Quad-Cities' new telephone area code, 563, begins Sunday, although callers can continue using the current 319 code until Dec. 2. That's enough time for Qwest, the local telephone company in ...

The split gives the shrunken 319 region an estimated four years before it will run out of telephone numbers and the 563 region about 10 years before it will need more area code relief. The former 319 ...