HUDSON VALLEY – As reported by Mid-Hudson News in April of 2022, the Mid-Hudson Valley will be getting a second area code in the near future. The original rollout of the 329 area code was slated to begin in the third quarter of 2023 but a high demand for new phone numbers has expedited the start of the new 329 area code now slated for March 24, 2023.
Persons with the current 845-prefix will retain it, but as those numbers run out, new ones will be issued with a 329-area code.
The 845-code serves all or parts of the counties of Columbia, Delaware, Dutchess, Greene, Orange, Putnam, Rockland, Sullivan, Ulster, and Westchester.
What is a local call now, will continue to remain local, even between the two area codes and all calls will require dialing all 10 digits.
The price of a call, coverage area, or other rates and services will not change due to the overlay.
Calls to reach 911 emergency service will remain three digits.
