After all, when you see an incoming phone call from a number you don't know, but has the same area code as you, it's understandable why you would drop your guard and pick up the phone.

Calls made to such numbers can cost more than $20 for just the first minute, Inc. reports. There are common nine area codes that users should be on the lookout for, the FTC says, including: 268 ...

Scam phone numbers: International Area Codes with a +1 Country Code. 232—Sierra Leone. 242 — Bahamas. 246 — Barbados. 268 — Antigua. 284 — British Virgin Islands. 345 — Cayman Islands.

The new code is needed because the remaining supply of new 910 telephone numbers will run out in late 2022. Once those numbers are used up, any new number assigned in the area will use the 472 ...

Back in 2018, the Sacramento region also saw a new overlay area code due to 916 phone numbers starting to run out. New phone numbers there are being assigned the 279 area code. More from CBS News ...

OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) – The North American Numbering Plan Administrator (NANPA) has announced the new area code number to relieve the exhaust of numbers in the 405 area. The Oklahoma Corporation ...

Placing a call to a number with a '209' area code will soon require dialers to hit 1, then 2-0-9, then the last seven digits.The California Public Utilities Commission announced the change will be ...

It also means people moving to cities like Wilmington, Fayetteville or Fort Bragg who get a new phone number will be assigned a 472 number. The move does not require current 910 phone numbers to ...

DC will be transitioning to a new area code, 771, after reaching a capacity for 202 numbers. Many on social are wondering if this means they need to change numbers.

The area code, which covers Southwest Ohio, including Butler County and parts of Warren County, is expected to run out of available phone numbers in the fourth quarter of 2023.