According to the state, the 618 area code is one of the original, 86 area codes in the United States assigned by Bell Laboratories in 1947. On October 19, 2000, NeuStar, now Somos, under contract ...

The 618 area code dates to 1947.A new 730 area code overlaying the current 618 area code will be introduced in southern Illinois next year, the Illinois Commerce Commission announced Wednesday ...

Illinois residents with a 618 area code will need to dial all 10 digits of a phone number come later October when calls with seven digits will no longer complete.

The Illinois Commerce Commission approved the new 730 area code to overlay the existing 618 area code region the currently serves all or part of 37 counties and includes communities such as Alton ...

In 1947, the 618 area code rolled out as one of the original 86 area codes in the country. According to the state, there haven't been any substantial changes to its boundary since the launch.

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.

CHICAGO -- The Illinois Commerce Commission on Tuesday started wheels in motion to add another area code to the large part of the state now served by 618. But it will be at least one year before ...

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

During games, he wears eye-black emblazoned with “618,” the area code for Belleville and East St. Louis. “I always wanted to be a hometown hero,” he says. :: ...