315 No Longer the Only Area Code in Town

The 315 area code has been the identity of Central New York for years and by early 2017 that is likely to change. Because of the threat of a shortage of 315 phone number combinations, the Public Service commission announced they have been directed to implement 680 as the new area code for a good portion of New York state by first quarter of 2017.

According to Syracuse.com,

PSC officials will work with phone companies to implement area code 680, which should go into service in about 18 months. The commission has said it might delay the implementation if a report due in October shows less risk of number exhaustion in area code 315.

This change could effect 18 counties including Oneida, Herkimer, Madison, and Lewis counties. Another announcement made about this change includes a period of time in which the dialing of 10-digit phone numbers will be mandatory.

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