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Sep 28, 2022

Maryland To Debut New (227) Area Code in 2023

The state is running out of (240) and (301) numbers, and will begin assigning a new area code in 2023.

Nov 10, 2021

The Era Of D.C.’s New (771) Area Code Has Begun

But fear not: there’s still a dwindling stock of (202) numbers left to be handed out.

Apr 05, 2021

D.C.’s New (771) Area Code Will Start Being Assigned In November

The (202) area code has long been running low on phone numbers, prompting the introduction of a new (771) area code.

 
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