SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- The new 730 area code is now here in southern Illinois. Due to the high demand of new telephone numbers, the Illinois Commerce Commission approved bringing in the new 730 area ...

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The new 730 area code has been added in Southern Illinois. Illinois Commerce Commission If you sign up for telephone service in southern Illinois, don’t be surprised if your new phone number doesn’t ...

Southern Illinoisans who order new telephone service in the coming weeks may be assigned an unfamiliar area code. A new 730 area code – covering the same area as the region’s longstanding 618 area ...

BELLEVILLE — If you sign up for telephone service in southern Illinois, don't be surprised if your new phone number doesn't begin with the traditional 618 area code. As of Friday, July 7, a new 730 ...