Residents in telephone area codes 708 and 219 join others across the nation in having to dial all 10 digits, even when placing calls locally. The change, effective Oct. 24, is part of a Federal ...

INDIANAPOLIS --- Northwest Indiana gets to keep the 219 area code after all. In the end, the decision came down to the luck of the draw, with Lake and Porter counties competing in a lottery-style ...

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (WNDU) - Everyone in northern Indiana’s 574 and 219 telephone area codes will be required to use 10 digits, rather than seven, to make local phone calls beginning later this year.

The Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission and the Indiana Office of Utility Consumer Counselor issued this news release today: INDIANAPOLIS (April 23, 2021) -- Beginning tomorrow, Saturday, Apr. 24, ...

Landline and cellphone users in the 219 area code are being required to use all 10 digits of a local telephone number when dialing to avoid conflicts with the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline.

(WNDU) - Beginning Saturday, Apr. 24, everyone in northern Indiana’s 574 and 219 telephone area codes is encouraged to start using 10 digits, rather than seven, to make local phone calls. Local calls ...