If you have a D.C. phone number, you may want to hold on to it. Phone numbers with the 202 area code are expected to run out as early as 2023, according to the company that administers area codes ...

WASHINGTON — QUESTION: If a new area code is put in place for a city, does that mean you have to change your current phone number or will lose it if it has the old area code? ANSWER: You do not need ...

When a 202 number flashes on your phone screen, you know you're getting a call from D.C. But the famed area code that's covered the city for decades is running out of numbers. Now, District residents ...

Spokeo reports that prestigious area codes like 212 in Manhattan and 310 in Beverly Hills symbolize status and regional pride ...

The area code 202 is synonymous with D.C. — it’s been the District’s sole area code for more than 70 years. But come 2022, when new phone numbers are forecast to run out, there’ll be a new three-digit ...

WASHINGTON (ABC7) — D.C.'s well-known 202 area code has been a staple of the city since 1947, but the area code will run out of new phone numbers by the third quarter of 2022. To address this matter, ...

WASHINGTON (ABC7) — Washington D.C. has only had one area code for the past seven decades, and it's about to get a second. The District is set to run out of 202 phone numbers during the third quarter ...

In just a few short years, D.C. could be a city divided — by little more than a three-digit number. The supply of phone numbers with the city's (202) area code is shrinking, raising the possibility ...