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 ...

The continued growth of the Sacramento region could lead to the end of the 916 area code as we know it -- with the addition of a second three-digit area code.The California Public Utilities Commission ...

SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — Residents looking for a new phone number may find the classic 916 area code isn't possible. The Sacramento region that makes up the 916 areas code is growing so quickly, change is ...

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 ...

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 area code is running out of numbers. The California Public Utilities Commission is considering how to add an area code to the Sacramento region. Jonathan Lakritz is with the California Public ...

Hope that South Shore California residents might actually keep the 916 area code was choked off Thursday by the California Public Utilities Commission. Last week Judge Timothy Kenney, with the ...

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 ...