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Metro Detroit is running out of phone numbers for its iconic 313 area code [View all]
(Detroit Metro Times) If you want to show your city pride with a 313 area code, you better lock that down fast. The Detroit area is projected to run out of unassigned phone numbers with the 313 area code by 2025.
That’s according to the Michigan Public Service Commission, which announced Thursday that it’s looking into adding a new 679 area code.
The MPSC plans to hold a hearing in March in Detroit to take public comment on a proposal to add the new area code.
The 313 area code covers Detroit, Hamtramck, Highland Park, Allen Park, Dearborn, Dearborn Heights, Ecorse, the Grosse Pointes, Inkster, Lincoln Park, Redford Township, River Rouge, and Taylor. .............(more)
https://www.metrotimes.com/arts/metro-detroit-is-running-out-of-phone-numbers-for-its-iconic-313-area-code-32151067
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