Residents and businesses in Detroit and its surrounding communities should prepare for a major change in how they make phone calls. Starting Oct. 7, each local call within the 313 area code must ...

If you have been used to dialing only seven digits for a telephone number when making local calls within the Detroit area, it's time to include the 313 area code as part of that process. A new ...

State officials said they’ve almost exhausted the 313 area code and Detroiters will have to start dialing the full 10-digit phone number, even for local calls, starting in October. Beginning Oct. 7, ...

Metro Detroit's iconic 313 telephone area code will soon run out of possible phone numbers, and 679 will be a new local area code as soon as next month. This means when there are no more new phone ...

(WXYZ) — A new area code, 679, may soon be coming to Detroit and its surrounding areas. The Michigan Public Service Commission plans to hold a public hearing in ...

DETROIT (WXYZ) — "The 313 is recognized as Detroit all over the country," said Robert Garcia, a Detroiter. And he's right and that's why there's no plan on the ...

DETROIT – Detroit’s 313 area code is running out, and 679 may be the new 313. According to the Michigan Public Service Commission, the 313 area code is expected to run out of unassigned numbers by ...

Detroit — The 313 needs backup. Introducing the 679. Detroit, Downriver, the Grosse Pointes and other surrounding Wayne County suburbs soon could be in need of a new telephone area code. All of the ...

Detroit may no longer be just the land of the “313,” when it comes to area codes. The Michigan Public Service Commission is looking at adding a second area code in metro Detroit, as “313″ phone ...

The 313 area code is running low on phone numbers. A new 679 area code may be assigned to new customers starting Nov. 7, after 313 numbers are exhausted. Starting Oct. 7, all local calls within the ...