Ohio is welcoming a new area code this year. In 2022, the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio (PUCO) said the Northeast Ohio area code, 440, would become exhausted, or run out of available phone ...

(WJW) – If you live in ‘The 440’ starting today (March 1) a new area code is coming to the region. For years, the 440 area code has served, and will still serve, the northern portion of Ohio, ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio — A new phone area code “overlay” has been approved for the 440 zone, with officials saying the current code soon will run out of available numbers. The Public Utilities Commission of ...

The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio has approved a plan to overlay a new area code over the existing 440 area code. According to a news release, the 440 area code is expected to run out of ...

NORTH RIDGEVILLE, Ohio -- Many people probably don’t remember the move to tacking on the 440 and 216 area codes to our phone numbers in the Cleveland area. Then, there was the confusion about which ...

The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio (PUCO) previously announced that the current 440 area code “is expected to run out of available phone numbers in the third quarter of 2024.” In response, the ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio — The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio (PUCO) has announced that the 440 area code, which covers several parts of Northeast Ohio, is expected to run out of available phone numbers in ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. COLUMBUS, Ohio (WJW) — The 440 area code is ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. (WJW) – A new area code will be put in place ...

Northeast Ohio residents have a new area code to learn — 436. The 440 area code is running out of numbers, according to the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio. So, the new area code is ready to ...