The agency said the new 447 area code will “overlay” the existing 217 area code. It will not be introduced until March 2021. The 217 area code covers 36 counties in Illinois and includes Decatur, ...

SPRINGFIELD (WREX) — The Illinois Commerce Commission has announced a new area code is coming to central Illinois. The new 447 area code will overlay the existing 217 area code. While many individual ...

JACKSONVILLE — The introduction of the new 447 area code in Illinois is set to happen soon, meaning all 10 digits of a phone number will be required to make a local call in the current 217 area. The ...

Ten digit dialing is coming to central Illinois phones next year, but the state suggests people start getting used to it now. What it means is that beginning next year people in central Illinois will ...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- A new area code is being added to the 217 territory in central Illinois. The area code will be 447. The Illinois Commerce Commission says new phone numbers with the new area code ...