New York is running out of 845 area code phone numbers. The state Public Service Commission is considering creating a new area code to solve that problem, and area residents will have three ...

The state Public Service Commission is considering creating a new area code because it is running out of 845 area code numbers.

The new area code, which will be given to new numbers — those with existing 845 numbers will not be impacted — is scheduled to be activated sometime at the beginning of next year.

ALBANY, N.Y. (WETM) — Anyone making a local call using the Hudson Valley’s 845 area code will soon be required to include it when dialing. According to the Federal Communications Commission ...

The 845 area code was officially created in June 2000 after the number of phone lines utilizing the 914 area code likewise approached exhaustion.

The new additional area code for the Mid-Hudson Valley region will be 329, the New York State Public Service Commission announced Wednesday. The new overlay, which officials expect to go into effec… ...

A new area code is coming to the Hudson Valley. The supply of 845 telephone numbers will be exhausted by 2023, prompting the approval for new three-digit start for calls.

Some people identify strongly with their area code, which is why the March 24 shift from 845 to 329 in the Hudson Valley is riling up some locals.

KINGSTON, N.Y. — Beginning today, Oct. 24, those living and working in the 845 and 914 area codes will have to dial the area code when they place local calls within those area codes. The change ...

The 845 area code was officially created in June 2000 after the number of phone lines utilizing the 914 area code likewise approached exhaustion.