DC will be transitioning to a new area code, 771, after reaching a capacity for 202 numbers. Many on social are wondering if this means they need to change numbers.

After more than 70 years as the District’s sole area code, 202 is about to get some company in 2022.

D. C. 's well-known 202 area code has been a staple of the city since 1947, but the area code will run out of new phone numbers by the third quarter of 2022. To address this matter, the North ...

When a 202 number flashes on your phone screen, you know you’re getting a call from D.C. But the famed area code that’s covered the city for decades is running out of numbers. Now, District ...

This decision follows recent projections showing that the District will run out of new numbers under its 202 area code by the third quarter of 2022.

How do you get people to put down guns to end violence and killings? D.C. hopes music that’s part of its 202 for Peace campaign can help.

For now. After 74 years, a city accustomed to all manners of change — new presidents, new senators, new restaurants, new neighborhoods — will face another shift: a second area code.

The 202 area code was one of the first codes instituted by AT&T in 1947, according to WAMU. And because DC has a relatively small scope compared to most states, it’s been able to remain a single-area ...

As of Tuesday, DC has officially lost its status as a one-area-code city. But don’t fret. You can still rep the District with your 202 hoodies and T-shirts. The District of Columbia Public Service ...

Washington, DC, residents could get some new digits starting Tuesday, as the area’s 771 area code will begin to be assigned to phones and services in the district, according to the District of ...

Washington D. C. has only had one area code for the past seven decades, and it's about to get a second. The District is set to run out of 202 phone numbers during the third quarter of 2022 ...