After more than half a century, the District’s beloved 202 area code is running out of numbers. The impending shortage, announced recently by the North American Numbering Plan Administrator (NANPA), ...

The District’s easily recognizable 202 area code will be joined by a second area code assigned to some new phone numbers beginning Nov. 9 — and it means a change for how customers place calls within ...

WASHINGTON (ABC7) — D.C.'s well-known 202 area code has been a staple of the city since 1947, but the area code will run out of new phone numbers by the third quarter of 2022. To address this matter, ...

WASHINGTON — QUESTION: If a new area code is put in place for a city, does that mean you have to change your current phone number or will lose it if it has the old area code? ANSWER: You do not need ...

The state is running out of (240) and (301) numbers, and will begin assigning a new area code in 2023. The (202) area code has long been running low on phone numbers, prompting the introduction of a ...

When a 202 number flashes on your phone screen, you know you're getting a call from D.C. But the famed area code that's covered the city for decades is running out of numbers. Now, District residents ...