People who live in the 740 area code will soon have to get used to a second area code. And dialing all 10 numbers. The additional area code, 220, is needed in the 30-county region that includes ...

People who live in the 740 area code should prepare to see a new area code, 220, popping up in their neighborhoods beginning in early 2015. But current 740 customers will be allowed to retain their ...

Residents in the 740 area code will need to get ready to start punching in more numbers on local calls because of a decision made Wednesday by the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio. The regulatory ...

MARION – Beginning March 21, all local calls made within the Ohio 740 area code must be placed using the 10- or 11-digit telephone number (area code plus the seven-digit telephone number or 1 plus the ...

COLUMBUS Regulators have approved a plan to use a new 220 area code in parts of Ohio now covered by the 740 area code, which is expected to run out of numbers in 2015. The Public Utilities Commission ...

MARIETTA – On March 21 everyone within the 740 area code in Ohio will have to add that three-digit prefix to make phone calls. In April, a second area code, 220, goes into service within the 740 area.

If you have a phone number in the 740 area code, mandatory 10 digit dialing began over the weekend. The change is the next step in preparing for the overlay of the 220 area code. All phone calls ...

Starting Sept. 20, customers can practice placing calls with all 10 digits for local calls. Starting March 21, customers must use all digits to place local phone calls. The new area code, 220, will be ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Regulators have approved a plan to use a new 220 area code in parts of Ohio now covered by the 740 area code, which is expected to run out of numbers in 2015. The Public Utilities ...