It’s about to become a little harder to make a simple local phone call in the Sacramento area. Starting Saturday morning, landline phone users with a 916 number must dial a 1 and the area code to make ...

The new number for the area code that will take over for 916 in the Sacramento region has been announced: 279. The California Public Utilities Commission released the new numbers Thursday as it moves ...

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The Sacramento region is about to get a new area code to supplement its overburdened 916 digits. The new number, 279, spells out C-R-Y, for what it’s worth. The California Public Utilities Commission ...

SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — The California Public Utilities Commission announced the 279 area code will be joining the 916 area code in Sacramento. The PUC made the move to add a new area code as the region ...

The 916 is getting a friend. According to the California Public Utilities Commission, the 916 area code is expected run out of its available prefixes by the end of 2018. Starting in June 2018, ...

SACRAMENTO (CBS13) – Get ready to dial more digits; big changes are coming to the 916 area code this weekend. Starting Saturday, people using a landline will have to dial a "1" then the area code for ...

The California Public Utilities Commission said this week it plans to add a new area code to the greater Sacramento area in 2018. The new code — called an overlay — will be given to new phone numbers ...

Beginning Sunday, residents who use nine California area codes — including the 530 area code with numbers originating from Davis, South Lake Tahoe, Placerville, Auburn, Grass Valley, Woodland, ...