MARIETTA – On March 21 everyone within the 740 area code in Ohio will have to add that three-digit prefix to make phone calls. In April, a second area code, 220, goes into service within the 740 area.

The day of the long dial has arrived as the new 380 area code joins the longstanding 614 area code in central Ohio. As of Saturday, Jan. 30, local calls require 10 digits -- the appropriate area code ...

(COLUMBUS) – Beginning Saturday, mandatory 10-digit dialing comes to the 614 area code. The change is coming to help prepare for the arrival of the new 380 area code to Columbus. The new area code is ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — People who live in the 740 area code will have to dial 10 numbers for local calls next year as a new area code is established. The 220 area code is needed in a 30-county region ...

Southeastern Ohioans have spoken, and they want to keep their 740 area code, even if that means dialing a longer phone number. The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio says 70% of residents who ...

NEWARK - In 2015, the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio announced the supply of available phone numbers within the 740 area code, currently in use throughout many counties in the Central Ohio area, ...

During the 2020 NFL Draft, former LSU quarterback Joe Burrow chose to wear a shirt with special meaning. It was an outline of the state of Ohio with the numbers 740. 740 is the area code for The ...

A new area code in Central Ohio goes into effect at the end of January. Beginning January 30th, a new telephone area code will join 614 and 740 in Central Ohio. WOSU's Marilyn Smith talked with Matt ...

Ready or not, here comes the new 380 area code to overlap the longstanding 614 area code. Thanks to the heavy demand for new phone numbers, telephone customers in the 614 area code who request new ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Regulators have approved a plan to use a new 220 area code in parts of Ohio now covered by the 740 area code, which is expected to run out of numbers in 2015. The Public Utilities ...