Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Northern and western Colorado are outgrowing the 970 area code. So, telephone customers in the 970 area code region who request ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Coloradans who sign up for a new phone number could end up with even more new digits than expected as the state rolls out a new area code to meet a growing ...

Colorado’s familiar area code for mountain towns has some new company. As of July 7, the region now has a second area code, 748, which will overlap with the existing 970 code that encompasses much of ...

Just about a year ago, the Denver Metro Area got a new 983 area code, which is "WTF" on your dial pad. Now, another new area code is on the way for a large part of the state. The 970 area is getting ...

A new area code — 748 — is set to be introduced across Western and Northern Colorado, including Pitkin County, as the long-serving 970 code nears exhaustion. While the change won’t take effect until ...

Come 2026 there will be a new way to distinguish longtime locals from transplants: their area code. Beginning in the first quarter of 2026, telephone customers in the 970-area code overlay regional ...

Parts of northern and western Colorado will be adding a new area code, 748, to accommodate growth. The 748 area code will cover the same geographic area as the existing 970 area code. The change will ...

Colorado will soon have a new area code thanks to the rising demand for new phone numbers. Officials with the state's Public Utilities Commission said they've created the 748 area code to also cover ...

The Colorado Public Utilities Commission is making changes to the state’s telephone network, to prepare for a faster way for people in distress to reach the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline. Pikes ...

Northern and western Colorado are outgrowing the 970 area code. So, telephone customers in the 970 area code region who request new service, an additional line or move their service starting in the ...