Existing Suffolk phone customers would likely keep their 631 prefix when a new area code is set up to meet demand, unless there is an outcry to split the county with two area codes, a state official ...

NEW YORK -- Parts of Long Island could soon see a new area code and 10-digit dialing as the existing supply of telephone numbers quickly dwindles. A state agency this week proposed splitting up ...

State officials approved the move today because the 631 area code is running out of numbers. Officials haven't said what the new area code will be, but it will be put into effect toward the end of ...