In the modern era, where phone numbers are portable and geography is less tied to a person’s culture, area codes still hold a surprising amount of social weight. While the seven digits following an ...

Sherri Littlefield wants a phone number with the 212 area code. “I think if people saw that, they would just immediately know, ‘Oh, she lives in New York City,’” Littlefield said. Littlefield is ...

NEW YORK (Reuters) - The looming arrival of a new Manhattan area code has triggered waves of dismay and anger online, while owners of the coveted original 212 telephone prefix swelled with pride on ...

A young woman with long hair and a big smile sitting at the table outdoors holding a cellphone to her ear. 212. 213. 312. If you know, you know. Over nearly 80 years, area codes have come to signify ...

In today's edition of A NY Times Study In Rich People, a couple moving to New York from Boston yearns for "his-and-her" 212 area codes, because nothing says MANHATTAN like shelling out hundreds of ...

Phone numbers that are assigned in Manhattan beginning in June may have a new area code. With phone numbers for the existing 212, 646 and 917 area codes projected to run out soon, the New York State ...

212. 213. 312. If you know, you know. Over nearly 80 years, area codes have come to signify regional identities and a deep connection to a place. So what happens when tech and population growth ...

Using information from the North American Numbering Plan Administrator, Spokeo analyzed the proliferation of area codes and how they are assigned - Canva Using information from the North American ...