August 16, 2021 / 9:41 PM CDT CHICAGO (CBS) -- Get ready, south suburbs – you're getting a new area code. When 708 numbers run out, 464 phone numbers will be issued. This is not expected until ...

The 464 area code will be assigned to new customers requesting local phone service, cellular and paging services, and alarms, the commission said. Current 708 area customers will keep their numbers.

The 464 area code was designated to overlay 708 in 1996, when other parts of Chicago were assigned second area codes, George Light, an engineering analyst at the ICC, told the Chicago Tribune.

The addition of the new area code, announced by the ICC in August, was in response to increasing demand for new phone numbers. Residents in the 708 area code had to begin 10-digit dialing in October.

You can hang up, but you can`t hide any longer. It`s coming in just two weeks. It is the new 708 area code for many of Chicago`s suburbs. Or, put another way, it is a whole new identity for almost … ...

"The 464 area code will co-exist everywhere in this region with the 708 area code." But that doesn't mean you should expect your current number to automatically change to the 464 area code.

Phone numbers will not change, according to the FCC. In area code 708, users will be required to dial the number 1 before the area code and seven-digit phone number.

ST. LOUIS, Mo. – The deadline is Sunday to start dialing all ten digits in phone numbers. Starting October 24, anyone dialing local numbers should dial the area code and the telephone number. Parts of ...

If you have these area codes in Missouri: 314, 417, 660, 816, or the Illinois area codes: 618, 309, 708, it’s time to start dialing all ten digits.

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Chicago's southern suburbs will receive a new telephone are code in the coming months to meet the demand for new telephone numbers. The 464 area code will overlay the 708 ...