Everyone with a 559 area code will have to dial differently on all calls, even those in the same area. Here’s how to make sure your call goes through.

With the change, consumers will need to double-check any local numbers they have on speed-dial to ensure those numbers include the 217 area code. Otherwise, the call will not go through.

Dial "T" for "Tedious." With the expansion starting Sunday, Oct. 24 of universal 10-digit (and, depending on your carrier, 11-digit) dialing to cover calls made within Nassau County's area code ...

Everyone with a 559 area code will have to dial differently on all calls, even those in the same area. Here’s how to make sure your call goes through.