The 501 area code region has already transitioned to 10-digit dialing. The Arkansas Public Service Commission originally adopted an overlay plan for the 870 area code in an order issued Dec. 11, 2009.

Calls placed using only 7 digits will not be completed. Area code 870 covers much of the state, from cities such as Pine Bluff to Mountain Home or Jonesboro to Monticello.

Existing numbers with an 870 area code are not required to change their number, but any local calls made within the area must be dialed using all 10 digits.

The Commission said on Feb. 20, 2024, new phone number lines or services may be assigned numbers with the new 327 area code. 870 covers the northern, eastern, and southern areas of Arkansas.

The 870 area code covers the northern, eastern, and southern portions of Arkansas to include El Dorado, Mountain Home, Jonesboro, Pine Bluff, Monticello, and Magnolia.

The 870 area code covers the northern, eastern, and southern portions of Arkansas to include El Dorado, Mountain Home, Jonesboro, Pine Bluff, Monticello, and Magnolia.

If you live in the 870 area code, you’re going to have to dial an area code for every call henceforth. The Arkansas Public Service Commission reminds Arkansas that today’s the first day of a ...

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas' 870 area code likely will run out of numbers by late 2011, leading some companies to ask for permission to add a second area code over the same area.The second ...

The PSC had originally adopted an overlay plan for the 870 area code in an order issued on Dec. 11, 2009. On June 22, 2012, however, the PSC delayed the implementation of the area code overlay ...

TEXARKANA, Ark. - Some big changes are coming for people in Texarkana, Arkansas and the 870 area code region. The Arkansas Public Service Commission recently approved a new area code of 327.