The 564 area code will overlay Seattle’s existing 206 area code starting June 10, to provide more available phone numbers. Existing phone numbers will not change, and 10-digit dialing will ...

Seattle is getting a new area code — 564 — starting next month as the OG 206 runs out of available numbers. Why it matters: The addition marks the end of an era because 206 has been shorthand ...

It’s the end of an era. Or rather, the end of an area code. As the 206 area code is almost exhausted in Seattle, a new code will hit the city next month.

Say hello to "564," Seattle. That's the new area code for phone numbers eventually coming online within the existing 206 region. The "206" area code currently covers Seattle, Vashon Island ...

With 206 area-code phone numbers projected to run out by the end of 2025, the Washington Utilities And Transportation Commission on Thursday approved a plan to implement 564 once 206 runs out.

Available phone numbers with the 206 area code are running out, so the Utilities and Transportation Commission approved a new one: 564.

The 564 area code was first introduced in 2017 to provide relief to the 360 area code.