Area code scams, in which criminals trick you into making costly calls to overseas telephone numbers, are back.

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A new area code overlay is coming to the Greater Los Angeles area once defined by the 213 area code. And then the 323 area code. And soon, the 738 area code.

The 729 area code will be introduced in the 423 area code zone centered around Johnson City and Bristol to the north and Chattanooga to the south.

The numbers "513" have become synonymous with Cincinnati. But soon a new three-digit combo will also represent the Queen City.

Some central Kentuckians with a current 502 area code will have to start dialing a few more numbers to make a local call.

Starting Wednesday, people in the existing 707 area code region of California may be assigned a number with the 369 area code if they get a new phone line, according to the California Public ...

The 904 has some new company: 324. The Jacksonville area has a new area code, ushering in the era of 10-digit dialing for Northeast Florida.