Anyone attempting to land a place to reside in this city of ours knows all too well: The 415 is full. No, really. The 415 is full. In a long-coming sea change, the tapped 415 area code will soon give ...

The 628 area code will be given only to residents and businesses that get a new number after 2015 within the current geographic boundaries of the 415 area.

In 1959, the state carved two new area codes - 707 and 408 - from 415's territory. The 510 code followed in 1991, 650 in 1997. The numbers came to mean different places, with different identities.

Time is running out on the 415 area code and so are available 415 numbers, especially if you live in Marin County.

The California Public Utilities Commission is holding public hearings today and Thursday on plans to add a new area code to the current “415” area code zone.

Most people know you’re a San Franciscan or a Marin County dweller if you give them your telephone prefix of 415. Well, not for everyone, not anymore. Beginning on Saturday, the 415 area code ...

The San Francisco region's 415 telephone area code is nearly full because of the cellphone surge and a 628 area code overlay is coming in 2015.

It’s all part of the rollout of the new 628 area code which will coexist with the current 415 area code.