Ohio is welcoming a new area code this year. In 2022, the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio (PUCO) said the Northeast Ohio area code, 440, would become exhausted, or run out of available phone ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio — The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio (PUCO) has announced that the 440 area code, which covers several parts of Northeast Ohio, is expected to run out of available phone numbers in ...

The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio (PUCO) previously announced that the current 440 area code “is expected to run out of available phone numbers in the third quarter of 2024.” In response, the ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio — Few things feel more like home than seeing the area code you grew up dialing. But if you’re used to seeing the 440 used in many of Cleveland’s suburbs, change is on the horizon.