HOUSTON – Does Houston need a new area code? Apparently so, according to the Public Utility Commission of Texas. PUCT is accepting public comments on a petition by the North American Number Planning ...

AUSTIN, Texas (KTRK) -- Since hitmaking rapper Ludacris released his popular "Area Codes" song 22 years ago on July 3, 2001, 154 three-digit numbers were added in North America, including one ...

The Houston area is running out of telephone numbers and will soon add a fifth area code to accommodate its growing population. According to the Public Utility Commission of Texas, Houston's four ...

HOUSTON (KTRK) -- Beginning today, the largest city in Texas has a fourth area code. The Public Utility Commission of Texas put the new 346 telephone area code into effect this morning. The new number ...

HOUSTON (KXAN) — The Houston area could soon be getting a fifth area code thanks to continued growth, according to the Public Utility Commission of Texas. The region is currently served by four area ...

Houston's new 621 area code — the fifth area code to service the greater Houston area — is set to launch beginning January 23, 2025. The new code was approved in October of 2023 by the Public Utility ...

At one time, a new area code made Houstonians cringe. It divided a city and its suburbs, splitting Houston like a Shipley doughnut. But Thursday's news that the Public Utility Commission of Texas ...

Jan. 15—AUSTIN — Responding to high demand for new telephone numbers in the greater Houston area, the Public Utility Commission of Texas (PUCT) has approved an additional area code for the region. The ...

Rapid population growth in the greater Houston area will lead to the city gaining a new area code, according to a Public Utility Commission of Texas statement released Thursday. Rest assured to 713 ...

HOUSTON – The Public Utility Commission of Texas announced on Wednesday the adoption of a new area code for the greater Houston area. The move was made to accommodate continued population growth in ...

The Public Utility Commission of Texas has approved the addition of a new area code for the Houston area because of ongoing population growth in the region, according to a news release. The new area ...