SOUTHERN Ill. (KFVS) - A new area code has been introduced in southern Illinois. According to the Illinois Commerce Commission, the first prefix in the new area code will be introduced after July 7.

(WSIL) -- The Illinois Commerce Commission announced a new area code is coming to southern Illinois. The new 730 area code will "overlay" the existing 618 area code to "address the depletion of ...

STAUNTON — A new area code is coming this summer for callers in southern Illinois. Starting July 7, customers in the 618 area code overlay region may be assigned a number in the new 730 area code when ...

A new 730 area code overlaying the current 618 area code will be introduced in southern Illinois next year, the Illinois Commerce Commission announced Wednesday. The new area code addresses the ...

An additional area code will roll out in southern Illinois in mid-2023. According to the Illinois Commerce Commission, the new 730 area code will "overlay" the existing 618 area code, which will ...

The new 730 area code has been added in Southern Illinois. Illinois Commerce Commission If you sign up for telephone service in southern Illinois, don’t be surprised if your new phone number doesn’t ...

Southern Illinoisans who order new telephone service in the coming weeks may be assigned an unfamiliar area code. A new 730 area code – covering the same area as the region’s longstanding 618 area ...

CHICAGO (CBS) --Getting a call from a 730 number? It may not be a scam call, but instead, could be someone from downstate. Starting Friday, residents in southern Illinois will have a new area code.