ATLANTA — Thousands of Verizon service customers received an alert Tuesday from their provider announcing a new area code for the Atlanta area. Verizon said the new 943 area code will be activated in ...

For some Georgia residents, a new phone number is coming. The Georgia Public Service Commission announced Tuesday that an 11th area code would be added to the state, though there are still a few years ...

Today’s the day that you may start calling phone numbers that starts with 943. Officials announced last month that the new area code, 943, will join four others used in metro Atlanta. The North ...

METRO ATLANTA — Chalk it up to the continuing boom in population for the metro Atlanta area, or more people with phones. Either way, if you still dial full phone numbers to make calls, you’ll need to ...

Residents of metro Atlanta take their area codes very seriously. While you may be familiar with the numbers 404, 770, 678, and 470, there will soon be a new contender in the mix. Verizon announced on ...

ATLANTA (AP) - Metro Atlanta is getting its fifth area code beginning March 15, with phone companies beginning to issue numbers that begin with 943. That area code will join 404, 770, 678 and 470 ...

ATLANTA — It's not the kind of thing you probably think about often, but it's someone's job out there to keep track of when various area codes are running out of space to fit new numbers and, if need ...