The 313 area code covers a part of Michigan, mainly Detroit. ... You got artists like Stevie Wonder and Aretha Franklin who put this city on the map. But then again, you also have the car factories, ...

Detroit’s iconic area code is getting some company. The Michigan Public Service Commission says the city and adjacent suburbs will run out of available 313 numbers by the end of 2027.. When that ...

The Brief. A new area code, 679, is coming for new phone customers in the 313 footprint. This change will require callers to dial 10-digits as seven-digit dialing in the area is phased out.

Some Detroiters say despite the new area code coming to the area, 313 will always be Detroit. "There's no other area code that you can relate to Detroit besides 313," said resident George Smith.

Michigan's 313 area will require 10-digit dialing starting October 7, 2025, in anticipation of the new 679 code. Detroit National Politics Crime Weather Food Arts More ...

The city of Detroit and its surrounding areas with a 313 area code will be switching to a 10-digit dialing requirement and a new overlay area code starting later this year.

State officials said they’ve almost exhausted the 313 area code and Detroiters will have to start dialing the full 10-digit phone number, even for local calls, starting in October.

State officials said they’ve almost exhausted the 313 area code and Detroiters will have to start dialing the full 10-digit phone number, even for local calls, starting in October.

Telephone service providers can begin issuing an “overlay area code,” 679, to new phone customers in the 313 area, which includes Detroit and several of its closest suburbs, starting Nov. 7.