If your phone rings just once from a three-digit area code, you may assume the call is coming from somewhere in the United States and be tempted to call the number back. But satisfying your curiosity ...

If your phone has a central Pennsylvania area code and you’ve received a lot of automated calls recently, you’re not alone. Millions of fraudulent phone calls are made to 814 area code phone numbers ...

Oct. 6—Starting Oct. 24, callers will have to dial area codes for all phone numbers — even local ones. However, people using a landline won't need to dial a "1" before local calls, just the area code.

New York is running out of 845 area code phone numbers. The state Public Service Commission is considering creating a new area code to solve that problem, and area residents will have three chances to ...