The Guerneville drag queen, the Fairfield tech commuter and the Del Norte County logger might have nothing in common if they, and about 1.3 million other people, weren’t united by three digits: 707.

With a shortage of 707 area codes available, several cities in Humboldt County will be having a new area code starting Feb. 1, the California Public Utilities Commission said in a news release.

SANTA ROSA (CBS SF/BCN) – Starting Wednesday, people in the existing 707 area code region of California may be assigned a number with the 369 area code if they get a new phone line, according to the ...

The dramatic population growth of California can be measured in demographics, development and density but also in digits. Specifically, telephone area codes, which can hit a ceiling after there are no ...

SANTA ROSA – Eleven California counties, including several in the North Bay, will get a second area code next year as the longtime 707 area code runs low on numbers, utility officials said. According ...

The 707 area code has helped identify a vast coastal region stretching from Vallejo to the Oregon border since 1959, but beginning as soon as Feb. 1, new phone lines will carry three different digits.

Starting Wednesday, people in the existing 707 area code region of California may be assigned a number with the 369 area code if they get a new phone line, according to the California Public Utilities ...

The state Public Utilities Commission has approved an area code “overlay.” Here’s what it means for you and your telephone. The 707 area code has helped identify a vast coastal region stretching from ...