COLUMBUS, Ohio — A new phone area code “overlay” has been approved for the 440 zone, with officials saying the current code soon will run out of available numbers.

Dec. 17—The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio has approved a plan to overlay a new area code over the existing 440 area code. According to a news release, the 440 area code is expected to run ...

A new area code will overlay the affected area. All current 440 area code subscribers will continue to maintain their current number and area code.

Ohio is welcoming a new area code this year. In 2022, the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio (PUCO) said the Northeast Ohio area code, 440, would become exhausted, or run out of available phone ...

The 440 area code here in Ohio has been identified as one of two area codes where we will need to change the way we dial locally.

Customers in the 440 area code region may be assigned a number in the new 436 area code when a new service or line is requested on or after March 1, according to Verizon.

If you live in ‘The 440’ starting today (March 1) a new area code is coming to the region.

Northeast Ohio will soon have a new area code as 440, introduced in 1997, will run out of available numbers by 2024, the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio announced yesterday in approving a new ...

If you live in 'The 440' starting today (March 1) a new area code is coming to the region.

A new area code will overlay the affected area. All current 440 area code subscribers will continue to maintain their current number and area code.