Palm Beach County, which has had the 561 area code for nearly 25 years, officially will be getting a second one next year. The Florida Public Service Commission approved the plan Tuesday, citing a ...

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — Palm Beach County could soon be getting a new area code. The 561 area code is "running out of prefixes" and is projected to expire by the third quarter of 2023, according ...

The new area code joining 561 in Palm Beach County is 728. The change goes into effect on March 10, 2023.

Do you remember when the Treasure Coast had a 305 area code? What about 407 and 561?

New number, who's this? Palm Beach County will get a new 728 area code and will serve the same geographic boundaries as the 561 area code. According to the Public Service Commission, existing ...

The 561 area code began in 1996, and an additional area code, 772, was approved in 2002 because the 561 code was “nearing exhaust,” according to the North American Numbering Plan Administrator.

New phone numbers in Palm Beach County will receive a 728 area code as the 561 area code runs out of numbers, according to the Florida Public Service Commission.

The 561 area code used in Palm Beach County is in “jeopardy” of running out of numbers, so state regulators are considering adding a new code for the region.

Palm Beach County gets a second area code, 728, to handle the growth of smartphones. The new number is similar to the 782 number in Nova Scotia.

The 561 area code is going to 10-digit dialing, reports Andrew Lofholm on Sept. 30, 2021. (WPEC) The days of 7-digit local dialing are numbered, all in preparation for the summer 2022 rollout of 988 ...

Customers with current 561 area codes get to keep their phone numbers. New customers, or customers adding additional lines, will get new area codes.