In just a few short years, D.C. could be a city divided — by little more than a three-digit number. The supply of phone numbers with the city's (202) area code is shrinking, raising the possibility ...

WASHINGTON — Nothing is more "D.C." than having a phone number with the area code 202. Rappers like Wale and Ludacris have rapped about the joys and the mischief one can find in the 202. It appears, ...

The countdown is finally here: No, we’re not talking about season three of the Crown, a certain first Tuesday of November, or even the end of the year 2020. We’re talking about the countdown toward ...

WASHINGTON — QUESTION: If a new area code is put in place for a city, does that mean you have to change your current phone number or will lose it if it has the old area code? ANSWER: You do not need ...

It’s quite literally the plot of a 1998 Seinfeld episode. A main character in the show lobbies to get a coveted Manhattan 212 phone area code from a dead neighbor after she is assigned the apparently ...

If you have a D.C. phone number, you may want to hold on to it. Phone numbers with the 202 area code are expected to run out as early as 2023, according to the company that administers area codes ...