WASHINGTON — Brace yourselves and hold on to your phones. This is not a drill, we're running out of '202' area codes, according to the North American Numbering Plan Administrator (NANPA). So, recent ...

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 ...

Washington, DC, April 05, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- All customers with the 202 area code should prepare for 10-digit dialing and the introduction of the new 771 area code. The 771 area code will be ...

The plethora of timeless symbols that define Washington include the White House, the Lincoln Memorial and a venerated area code that evokes power and prestige: 202 — the digital entryway to the nation ...

If you have a D.C. phone number, you may want to hold on to it. Phone numbers with the 202 area code are expected to run out as early as 2023, according to the company that administers area codes ...

When it comes to calls placed by Washingtonians, 771 is the new 202. With the 202 area code expected to run out of numbers by the end of 2022, D.C. has been assigned 771 as its replacement. The new ...

The area code 202 is synonymous with D.C. — it’s been the District’s sole area code for more than 70 years. But come 2022, when new phone numbers are forecast to run out, there’ll be a new three-digit ...

Washington, D.C., Sept. 22, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Public Service Commission of the District of Columbia (Commission) announced today that the North American Numbering Plan Administrator (NANPA) ...

The countdown is finally here: No, we’re not talking about season three of the Crown, a certain first Tuesday of November, or even the end of the year 2020. We’re talking about the countdown toward ...

D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser described 202 for Peace as a “summerlong, citywide gun violence awareness campaign.” (WTOP/Kristi King) How do you get people to put down guns to end violence and killings?