PORTLAND — With 16 counties, two congressional districts, vast uninhabited tracts between its mountainous west and coastal peninsulas, Maine has just one area code: 207. It’s a flag we all fly.

The commission also studied other ways to extend the life of 207 as an area code, but concluded: “The path of least resistance is, of course, to accept that a new area code in Maine is imminent ...

Maine's 207 statewide area code won't be exhausted until the first quarter of 2027, around 15 months later than previously expected, the state's utilities regulator said Thursday.

Maine is one of only a dozen states with a single area code. In 2021, the commission said the 207 numbers would be exhausted in 2025, but that time frame was later extended to early 2027. On ...

PORTLAND — Maine will continue to have only a single area code through at least the end of 2025. The entire state is covered by the 207 area code, and numerous officials in Maine want to keep it ...

If no steps are taken, available numbers for the 207 area code are projected to run out in three years, requiring a second area code for the state. In their letter, Sens. Susan Collins and Angus ...

Maine's utility regulator said it's not ready to call time on the 207 statewide area code, now that new data show it won't be used up until the end of 2025, a year after originally feared.

HALLOWELL, Maine (WABI) - Good news if you’re a fan of Maine’s 207 area code. It will be sticking around for many years to come. The North American Numbering Plan Administrator said the state ...

The numbers don't seem to add up. Maine is projected to exhaust the 207 area code by 2024, and yet a fairly recent report has shown that only 37 percent of 207 phone numbers are actually being used.

In April, the commission opened an inquiry into extending Maine's beloved area code, 207. It determined the code is “exhausted,” meaning there are not enough available numbers to meet expected ...