Starting Sunday, Oct. 24, Iowans in the 319 and 515 area codes will need to dial all 10 digits of a phone number to make a call. The new requirement from the Federal Communications Commission makes ...

Area code now required for local calls in the 515, 319 zones by Dar Danielson | Oct 25, 2021 If you try to dial a local number without the 515 or 319 area codes, the call will not go through today.

Some Iowans are going to have to punch in a few more numbers when making local calls starting this weekend.Specifically, it applies to people living in the 515 or 319 area codes.Those Iowans are going ...

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG) - It was just a few years ago when the Federal Communications Commission started requiring Iowans in the 515 and 319 area codes to dial all 10 digits in a phone number. The ...

WATERLOO, Iowa (AP) -- The telephone area code for some eastern Iowans is about to change from 319 area to 563. Permissive dialing under either area code will run out on Dec. 2, meaning the residents ...