Starting next week, a second area code will be enacted across the 309 area code region of Illinois, which includes communities in the central and western portions of the state.
With telephone numbers across the regions in"high demand," the Illinois Commerce Commission approved the addition of the 861 area code to overlay the existing 309 area code region, according to a news release from the ICC.
Twenty counties will be impacted in all, as well as the communities of Bloomington, Canton, Galesburg, Macomb, East Moline, East Peoria, Galesburg, Moline, Normal, Pekin, Peoria, and Rock Island.Get Chicago local news, weather forecasts, sports and entertainment stories to your inbox.
Customers who receive the 861 area code will be required to dial 10 digits for all local calls, which those in the region currently have to do.
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