Area code 415 is almost closed and when it is, newcomers won't be welcome. The area code that once encompassed all of the Bay Area is filling so fast with San Francisco and Marin County phones, fax ...

SAN FRANCISCO, June 16, 2014 /PRNewswire/ –The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) today reminded residential and business customers served by the 415 area code that they need to prepare for ...

The news that San Francisco's 415 area code is nearly full and will soon have to share space with a new 628 prefix shouldn't matter, right? After all, times have changed: No longer do most of us rely ...

Marin residents have mixed ideas on how to handle a shortage of phone numbers in the 415 area code, but they all agree it’s going to be a hassle moving forward. “I’m alarmed there haven’t been fixes ...

SAN FRANCISCO (CBS SF) -- Time is running out on the 415 area code and so are available 415 numbers, especially if you live in Marin County. As of February 1, the new 628 area code 'overlay' goes into ...

SAN FRANCISCO (CBS SF) -- The California Public Utilities Commission is holding public hearings Wednesday and Thursday on plans to add a new area code to the current "415" area code zone. In light of ...

Marin County residents attached to their “415” area code could be forced to switch to a new prefix by October 2015. All of the existing 415 prefixes are expected to be used up by then, according to ...

SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- There is some confusion on how the new dialing system works for the 415 area code. It started on Saturday when calling a 415 number is now required. Callers using a land line ...

CHANGE IS COMING: The East Bay first got its 510 area code almost thirty years ago. Now, it's getting a new area code. Residents we spoke to say they identify with 510. How do you feel about this? New ...

Two alternatives for adding a new telephone area code to the 415 region were presented Thursday to more than 40 people at an afternoon meeting in San Rafael. Maps of Marin and San Francisco counties ...