Houston officially has a new area code amid the rapid population growth in the Bayou City. According to the Public Utility Commission of Texas, the new area code 621 is expected to provide phone ...

Houston will be receiving another area code, the Public Utility Commission of Texas announced on Wednesday. The 621 area code, which will be created to temporarily accommodate the city’s booming ...

The Public Utility Commission (PUC) of Texas has plans to create a new Houston area phone number code because current area codes are projected to run out of numbers by 2025. Area codes have been used ...

HOUSTON — Move over, 713. You, too, 832, 281 and 346. You may need to make room for a new area code. That’s because of how fast the Houston area is growing. According to the North American Number ...

There will soon be a new way to identify a Houstonian. For the first time in a decade, a new area code will be distributed in the Houston area in January. The new area code, 621, will join 713, 281, ...

The Houston area is running out of telephone numbers and will soon add a fifth area code to accommodate its growing population. According to the Public Utility Commission of Texas, Houston's four ...

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- We're celebrating 713 Day! It's a nod to Houston's first area code, but now the greater metro area has four. As the population continues to grow, people could be dialing an ...

HOUSTON – The Public Utility Commission of Texas announced on Wednesday the adoption of a new area code for the greater Houston area. The move was made to accommodate continued population growth in ...

The Public Utility Commission of Texas has approved the addition of a new area code for the Houston area because of ongoing population growth in the region, according to a news release. The new area ...