DETROIT (WXYZ) — The city of Detroit and its surrounding areas with a 313 area code will be switching to a 10-digit dialing requirement and a new overlay area code ...

New phone customers will receive numbers with a 679 area code instead of 313 beginning as early as this November. Not only that, in order to get ahold of someone in Detroit and area suburbs ...

A new area code, 679, is coming for new phone customers in the 313 footprint. This change will require callers to dial ...

People with 313 area codes will have to start dialing 10 digits for all local calls. The change takes effect later this fall.

get ready to include the 313 area code as part of that process. A new 10-digit dialing requirement begins Nov. 7, when the 679 area code will officially overlap with what is now solely a 313 district.

The 313 area code is running low on phone numbers. A new 679 area code may be assigned to new customers starting Nov. 7, after 313 numbers are exhausted. Starting Oct. 7, all local calls within ...

State officials said they’ve almost exhausted the 313 area code and Detroiters will have to start dialing the full 10-digit phone number, even for local calls, starting in October. Beginning Oct ...

The number 313 and the designated calendar date of March 13 represent the legacy telephone area code for the metro area. With that, here are some of the special events and promotions that are ...