Central Oregon may have a new area code by 2011, according to Oregon Public Utility Commission spokesman Bob Valdez, who said the commission will consider the proposal in early June. The decision to ...

THE DALLES, Ore. (AP) -- Starting Jan. 10 in much of Oregon that uses a 541 area code, every phone call we make, even to someone on the other side of the street, will require that we dial a full 10 ...

Some Oregon telephone customers may get a new area code in the next few years. That's a proposal being considered by the state Public Utility Commission, which is holding a series of 18 public ...

A new area code is coming to southern and central Oregon in 2010, in the entire region currently served by the 541 area code. No one will have to change their phone number; the new area code, 458, ...

The state Public Utility Commission is planning to ask Corvallis residents on Thursday where, what and who should get a new area code within the current 541 area code region. The PUC expects to run ...

When mid-valley residents made the switch from the 503 to the 541 area code in 1995, there was some confusion, some worry and some costs involved in the process, ranging from changing business ...

Three little digits will make a big difference for mid-valley residents who place a phone call after Jan. 1, 2010. That’s when Oregon adds a new 458 area code and mandatory 10-digit dialing. According ...