Southwestern Bell begins introducing Houston's new 281 area code Nov. 2, and not everyone is ready. "I'm in denial," said Roberta Cohen, a psychotherapist with a small mental health practice and five ...

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 – Does Houston need a new area code? Apparently so, according to the Public Utility Commission of Texas. PUCT is accepting public comments on a petition by the North American Number Planning ...