If you’re a proud holder of a 215 or 267 area code, hold on to your phone number with care. The new 445 area code is being rolled out in March.

The area codes of 215 and 267, which cover Philadelphia and parts of Bucks and Montgomery counties, will soon be joined by a third.

The 445 area code will become part of the region served by the 215 and 267 area codes, which includes Philadelphia and sections of Berks, Lehigh, Montgomery and Bucks counties, said Nils Hagen ...

Greater-Philadelphia residents are running out of phone numbers starting with 215 and 267 so a third area code will soon be issued in the region.

Feb. 15 may not be significant, but that's changing in Philadelphia. A new homegrown holiday celebrates Philly's area code, 215, with special deals.

You will soon be dialing a new area code when calling someone in southeastern Pennsylvania, but, despite some confusion, it won’t happen this weekend.

That 215 area code was split into two in 1994, creating room for increasing telephone demand and the mushrooming use of facsimile machines, cellular phones and beepers.

The 215 area code was first put into service in 1947 and was one of four original state codes. It was the only area code serving southeastern Pennsylvania until the 1994 addition of 610 in the ...