New York is running out of 845 area code phone numbers. The state Public Service Commission is considering creating a new area code to solve that problem, and area residents will have three chances to ...

Callers will need to dial the area code and the seven-digit phone number to complete local calls in some areas of the Hudson Valley. The change, which began Sunday, will apply to both the 845 area ...

ALBANY, N.Y. (WETM) — Anyone making a local call using the Hudson Valley’s 845 area code will soon be required to include it when dialing. According to the Federal Communications Commission and the ...

The Public Service Commission announced it approved the North American Number Plan Administrator’s proposal to create an additional area code for the 845 region. What those three digits will be is ...

What’s in an area code? A lot, it seems — identity, status, nostalgia, all wrapped up in three little numbers. This is why more than a few Hudson Valley locals are grappling with the fact that come ...

Many Hudson Valley residents love to rep their local 845 area code. It’s so beloved it’s plastered on shirts, a Snapchat filter and more. But soon a new three-digit code will be introduced to our area ...