Area codes have been used in place of an operator to dial up a number since around the 1940s, according to the PUC. The new code would serve areas all over Greater Houston, the PUC said in a press ...

Heads up, Upstate residents ― there's a new area code coming to a phone number near you. But don't get your phone cord into a knot ― the new code will not replace the current 864.