The 860 area code is being phased out for new numbers moving forward in the region and a new 959 area code is being introduced in its place. This won't affect people who already have a phone with an ...

A large part of Connecticut on Saturday officially gets a new area code: 959. The code will cover the same geographic region now covered by the 860 area code, which is roughly all but the southwestern ...

The new 959 area code is now a reality to overlay the 860 area code. Originally expected to be implemented in August 2014, the rollout was delayed because it wasn’t needed earlier. Michael Coyle, a ...

It’s hard to believe, but by Aug. 30 the state will run out of telephone exchanges in the 860 area code region, resulting in a new area code being assigned for all new telephone connections after that ...