State urges 10-digit dialing to prepare for new area code
The new area code will “overlay” the entire 317 region, which means existing numbers won’t change but new ones could get the 463 code starting this fall.
The new area code will “overlay” the entire 317 region, which means existing numbers won’t change but new ones could get the 463 code starting this fall.
DoStuff Media recently launched an app, Do317, and website, Do317.com, to help people find things to do in Indianapolis.
Starting on Sept. 17, calls made within the 317 area will have to be placed using all 10 digits instead of just the final seven.
The Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission said Wednesday it had issued an order creating the new 463 area code that will overlay the existing 317 area code in the Indianapolis area.
An April report to the Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission shows that the area code has exhausted 91 percent of its prefixes.