At one time, a new area code made Houstonians cringe. It divided a city and its suburbs, splitting Houston like a Shipley doughnut. But Thursday's news that the Public Utility Commission of Texas ...

The 346 area code will be available in the Houston area on Tuesday, July 1. This is the fourth area code for Houston and involves an overlay of existing area codes 713, 281 and 832 in Harris, Fort ...

The Houston area is running out of telephone numbers and will soon add a fifth area code to accommodate its growing population. According to the Public Utility Commission of Texas, Houston's four ...

There will soon be a new way to identify a Houstonian. For the first time in a decade, a new area code will be distributed in the Houston area in January. The new area code, 621, will join 713, 281, ...

HOUSTON -- Houston is no longer just the 713, the 281, or the 832. The 346 telephone area code is now active as of Tuesday, July 1. The new number involves an overlay of the three existing area codes ...

HOUSTON – Does Houston need a new area code? Apparently so, according to the Public Utility Commission of Texas. PUCT is accepting public comments on a petition by the North American Number Planning ...

AUSTIN, Texas (KTRK) -- Since hitmaking rapper Ludacris released his popular "Area Codes" song 22 years ago on July 3, 2001, 154 three-digit numbers were added in North America, including one ...

It was early 1999 when Houston added the “832” area code to the existing “713” and “281” codes. Now, the PUC says it will add area code “346” starting next July. It’s estimated the Houston area will ...

The Public Utility Commission (PUC) on Thursday announced the addition of area code 346 to accommodate continued growth in and around Houston. The 346 area code will overlay existing area codes 713, ...