The North Carolina Utilities Commission has provided an overlay area code for the 336 code coverage area, much like the 980 overlay code for 704. The area includes the cities of Winston-Salem, ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. — State officials from ...

Q: I got a new cell phone number recently and it has a 743 area code. The clerk assured me that was correct, but I’m not convinced. Is that for this area? If so, why was the change made? – K.O. Answer ...

It's getting crowded in the 336. The Lexington Dispatch reports the 336 area code will hit capacity by 2016 and the N.C. Utilities Commission is weighing how to address the matter. Neustar Inc., in ...