The Public Utility Commission (PUC) on Thursday was notified that there will be a new area code to accommodate continued growth in and around the Houston area. The 346 area code will overlay existing ...

The 346 area code will be available in the Houston area on Tuesday, July 1. This is the fourth area code for Houston and involves an overlay of existing area codes 713, 281 and 832 in Harris, Fort ...

HOUSTON -- Houston is no longer just the 713, the 281, or the 832. The 346 telephone area code is now active as of Tuesday, July 1. The new number involves an overlay of the three existing area codes ...

The Houston area is running out of telephone numbers and will soon add a fifth area code to accommodate its growing population. According to the Public Utility Commission of Texas, Houston's four ...

AUSTIN, Texas (KTRK) -- Since hitmaking rapper Ludacris released his popular "Area Codes" song 22 years ago on July 3, 2001, 154 three-digit numbers were added in North America, including one ...

HOUSTON (KTRK) -- Beginning today, the largest city in Texas has a fourth area code. The Public Utility Commission of Texas put the new 346 telephone area code into effect this morning. The new number ...