Wisconsin is getting a new telephone area code as 608 runs out of assignable prefixes, the three digits in a phone number following the area code. Area code 353 will be used for new telephone ...

MADISON, Wis. - The Public Service Commission of Wisconsin announced on Thursday, Sept. 22 the creation of a new, additional area code to overlay the area in which the 608 area code is now in service.

MADISON, Wis. - The Public Service Commission of Wisconsin (PSC) announced customers in the 608 area code region may be assigned a number in the 353 area code starting Sept. 15. The new 353 area code ...

The 608 area code is expected to run out of assignable prefixes — the three numbers that follow the area code — by the first quarter of 2024, according to the state Public Service Commission, which ...

MADISON, Wis. — With available phone numbers tied to the 608 area code set to run out within a year and a half, residents of south-central and southwestern Wisconsin will soon have another area code ...

A new Wisconsin area code will go into effect in September in the southwest and south central regions of the state. The new area code, 353, will be the first in Wisconsin since 2010. Due to the ...

To ensure a continuing supply of telephone numbers, the Public Service Commission of Wisconsin has approved an all-services overlay for the 608 area code. The 608 area code serves the southwestern ...