Illinois officials say that a new area code will be coming to the southern portion of the state, affecting more than 35 counties beginning in the new year.
According to a press release from the Illinois Commerce Commission, the area impacted by the new number currently uses the 618 area code, covering virtually the entire southern-third of the state from the border with Missouri to the border with Indiana.
Officials say that the available supply of phone numbers with the existing area code will soon be “exhausted,” meaning that any new lines added in the region will instead be given an area code of 730.Get Chicago local news, weather forecasts, sports and entertainment stories to your inbox.In all, parts of 37 counties will be impacted, with affected communities including Alton, Carbondale, East St. Louis, Edwardsville and Marion.
Officials say that the prices of calls and coverage areas will remain unchanged with the overlaid area code, and that current phone numbers will not change. Several new area codes have been added statewide in recent years. Earlier this year, the Illinois Commerce Commission approved the implementation of the 464 area code to overlay the existing
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