Search results
Feb 17, 2023 · In early 2022, the ICC added a new 861 area code, overlaying the existing 309 area code in the western portion of the state. Similar “overlays” have occurred in the 815 and 847 area codes in...
Jul 5, 2023 · The Illinois Commerce Commission announced on Friday that it had approved the implementation of the new area code 730 to overlay the existing area code 618 region. The new code will start to be...
Nov 29, 2021 · With the new 861 area code, current 309 area customers will keep their numbers. The new area code is being introduced so that the numbering administrator will have a continuing supply of prefixes and blocks to assign to new and growing telecommunications service providers.
Dec 14, 2022 · The Illinois Commerce Commission has announced another new area code in the state, this one for 37 southern counties. That will include communities such as Alton, Belleville, Cairo, Carbondale, Centralia, E. St. Louis, Edwardsville and Marion.
On October 24, 2021, area code 309 was transitioned to ten-digit dialing, despite not being part of an overlay complex, in which multiple area codes are assigned to a numbering plan area. The area code had telephone numbers assigned for the central office code 988.
Feb 17, 2023 · Starting on Feb. 24, customers in the 309 area code overlay region may be assigned a number in the new 861 area code when they request new service or an additional line. The 861 area code will co-exist with the 309 area code everywhere in this region.
People also ask
Is a new area code coming to central Illinois?
When will a 309 area code be added to central Illinois?
What area code is Bellingham WA?
Nov 30, 2021 · The Illinois Commerce Commission says the addition of the 861 area code will be available for assignment sometime late 2022 or early 2023 as the number of assignable telephone numbers with a 309...
