SANTA ROSA (CBS SF/BCN) – Starting Wednesday, people in the existing 707 area code region of California may be assigned a number with the 369 area code if they get a new phone line, according to the ...

The 707 area code has helped identify a vast coastal region stretching from Vallejo to the Oregon border since 1959, but beginning as soon as Feb. 1, new phone lines will carry three different digits.

With a shortage of 707 area codes available, several cities in Humboldt County will be having a new area code starting Feb. 1, the California Public Utilities Commission said in a news release.

The state Public Utilities Commission has approved an area code “overlay.” Here’s what it means for you and your telephone. The 707 area code has helped identify a vast coastal region stretching from ...