The Houston area is running out of telephone numbers and will soon add a fifth area code to accommodate its growing population. According to the Public Utility Commission of Texas, Houston's four ...

The Houston area was introduced to the 832 area code about 19 years ago. On October 19, 1999, the new 832 area code went into effect, joining 713 and 281 as local area codes. 281 itself was just ...

Elderly man dies in southwest Houston house fire on Willow Lake Drive; HFD contained the blaze in about 20 minutes, and arson investigators are probing the cause. House fire claims life of elderly man ...

Jan. 15—AUSTIN — Responding to high demand for new telephone numbers in the greater Houston area, the Public Utility Commission of Texas (PUCT) has approved an additional area code for the region. The ...

HOUSTON – Does Houston need a new area code? Apparently so, according to the Public Utility Commission of Texas. PUCT is accepting public comments on a petition by the North American Number Planning ...

A really big change is coming in January 2025. No, not that one. Harris County is getting a new area code, which has been reported. But now, according to a press release from internet and phone ...

Houston, we've got your number - and it's 832. Come Jan. 16, that will be the third area code for metropolitan Houston. The new prefix will be just one of several changes scheduled to take effect that ...