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As Detroit's 313 area code numbers run out, local callers will soon need to dial 10 digits

Detroit is running out of 313 phone numbers. Here's when the last number could be assigned and what you need to do.

Metro Detroit switches to 10-digit dialing Oct. 7 as 679 area code nears rollout

Starting Oct. 7, all metro Detroit residents will be required to dial 10 digits to complete calls in preparation for the 679 overlay.
WUSA

VERIFY: Will your phone number automatically change if your city gets a new area code?

WASHINGTON — QUESTION: If a new area code is put in place for a city, does that mean you have to change your current phone number or will lose it if it has the old area code? ANSWER: You do not need ...
NBC Los Angeles

818 Alert: Dial 1 + Area Code + Phone Number

The San Fernando Valley got an additional area code on Saturday, and it changed the way numbers must be dialed. The state utilities commission approved the new area code in 2008, saying the vallley ...
WCPO Cincinnati

513 area code running out of phone numbers; 283 will be assigned to new subscribers

The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio on Wednesday approved a plan to overlay a new area code over the existing 513 area code. The area code, which covers Southwest Ohio, including Butler County and ...