It's optional now, but beginning March 31, callers in Chatham, Durham, Franklin, Granville, Harnett, Johnston, Lee, Orange, Wake and Wayne counties will be required to dial the area code of the phone ...

The change affects everyone who currently has a 919 area code on their phone number. Dialing ten digits for every number is a byproduct of the Triangle's explosive growth over the past two decades.

The option to place local calls using seven digits in the current 919 area code will end on March 30.Beginning on March 31, all local calls in the current 919 area code must be placed using the ...