BUFFALO, N.Y. — Getting a new phone line in Western New York this coming week? Well, you may get a new area code with that phone line. The New York State Department of Public Service announced that ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — It’s not just the 716 anymore. Western New York’s getting an additional area code, set to take effect on September 11. According to the New York State Department of Public ...

ALBANY, N.Y. (WKBW) — The New York State Public Service Commission announced Wednesday that residential, business and wireless customers in the WNY region should prepare for the new 624 area code. The ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — The New York Department of Public Service made a stir Tuesday when it announced the official adoption of a new “624” area code for Western New York. But the move has been in the ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. — Moving forward it will be easier to tell if someone is "old-school" Western New York, or if they're new. At least new in getting a phone number, that is. Get ready to call some of your ...

For more than three quarters of a century, Buffalo-area phone numbers have started with three numbers immediately recognized by anyone who has ever lived here: 716.