Parts of Long Island could soon see a new area code and 10-digit dialing as the existing supply of telephone numbers quickly dwindles.

With assignable phone numbers carrying the 631 area code projected to be depleted by early 2016, the state Public Service Commission is planning four public statement hearings July 15 and 16 in ...

Suffolk County will get a new area code. State officials approved the move today because the 631 area code is running out of numbers.

Suffolk County's new area code will be 934. State officials previously approved the creation of a new area code because 631 is running out of numbers.

But Suffolk County, with its chic 631 area code, is only the sixth richest in New York State, ranking below Rockland and Putnam—and Manhattan, where the per capita income is more than $16,000 ...