Colorado’s familiar area code for mountain towns has some new company. As of July 7, the region now has a second area code, 748, which will overlap with the existing 970 code that encompasses much of ...

A new area code — 748 — is set to be introduced across Western and Northern Colorado, including Pitkin County, as the long-serving 970 code nears exhaustion. While the change won’t take effect until ...

A new area code is coming to Colorado. Starting in 2026, phone customers in the 970 area code region, which covers western and northern parts of the state, could be assigned a new 748 area code, the ...

GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KJCT) - Individuals with a 719 or 970 area code used to not be required to dial the full 10-digit number in order to call someone, instead only the last seven digits were ...