New York is running out of 845 area code phone numbers. The state Public Service Commission is considering creating a new area code to solve that problem, and area residents will have three chances to ...

The Public Service Commission announced it approved the North American Number Plan Administrator’s proposal to create an additional area code for the 845 region. What those three digits will be is ...

What’s in an area code? A lot, it seems — identity, status, nostalgia, all wrapped up in three little numbers. This is why more than a few Hudson Valley locals are grappling with the fact that come ...

The new additional area code for the Mid-Hudson Valley region will be 329, the New York State Public Service Commission announced Wednesday. The new overlay, which officials expect to go into effect ...

ALBANY, N.Y. (WETM) — Anyone making a local call using the Hudson Valley’s 845 area code will soon be required to include it when dialing. According to the Federal Communications Commission and the ...

ALBANY, N.Y. – The state is seeking public comments on a potential new phone area code in the 845 region, which covers the Mid-Hudson Valley. It is anticipated that by the third quarter of 2023, all ...

Callers will need to dial the area code and the seven-digit phone number to complete local calls in some areas of the Hudson Valley. The change, which began Sunday, will apply to both the 845 area ...

Less than two years from now, you may not be able to get a new phone line with an 845 area code. There won’t be any left. But, those living in “the 8-4-5” shouldn’t fear losing their existing phone ...

Beginning Sunday, Oct. 24, all phone users in southeastern New York will need to dial 10 digits — the area code and the seven-digit phone number — to complete all local calls. After that date, if you ...

Many Hudson Valley residents love to rep their local 845 area code. It’s so beloved it’s plastered on shirts, a Snapchat filter and more. But soon a new three-digit code will be introduced to our area ...