Placing a call to a number with a '209' area code will soon require dialers to hit 1, then 2-0-9, then the last seven digits.

Beginning Oct. 24, residents in the 209 must dial 10-digits, or the area code and telephone number, for local calls. An FCC spokesperson said any calls dialed with seven digits may not be completed.

The 350 area code will be used for new phone numbers that previously would have received a 209 area code.

Existing 209 customers will keep their area code and specific phone number, according to the commission. "An area code overlay adds a second area code to the geographic region served by the ...

Officials say the 209 code was going to run out of numbers by the end of the year. The area code cover parts of several San Joaquin Valley counties, including San Joaquin, Stanislaus, Amador and ...