It’s about to become a little harder to make a simple local phone call in the Sacramento area. Starting Saturday morning, landline phone users with a 916 number must dial a 1 and the area code to make ...

The continued growth of the Sacramento region could lead to the end of the 916 area code as we know it -- with the addition of a second three-digit area code.The California Public Utilities Commission ...

The new number for the area code that will take over for 916 in the Sacramento region has been announced: 279. The California Public Utilities Commission released the new numbers Thursday as it moves ...

SACRAMENTO (CBS13) – Get ready to dial more digits; big changes are coming to the 916 area code this weekend. Starting Saturday, people using a landline will have to dial a "1" then the area code for ...

No new area codes will be needed by telephone users currently in the 916 area code because there are plenty of phone numbers still available, the state Public Utilities Commission reports. "We now ...

Mike Myers, 38, says he wants to talk to his parents more on the phone as his New Year’s resolution at the Farmers Market on Sun., Jan. 4, 2015 in Sacramento, Calif. Local residents may get a ...

SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — The California Public Utilities Commission announced the 279 area code will be joining the 916 area code in Sacramento. The PUC made the move to add a new area code as the region ...

The 916 is getting a friend. According to the California Public Utilities Commission, the 916 area code is expected run out of its available prefixes by the end of 2018. Starting in June 2018, ...

The California Public Utilities Commission said this week it plans to add a new area code to the greater Sacramento area in 2018. The new code — called an overlay — will be given to new phone numbers ...

The 916 area code is running out of numbers. The California Public Utilities Commission is considering how to add an area code to the Sacramento region. Jonathan Lakritz is with the California Public ...