There are two kinds of Austinites: Those with 512 phone numbers … and those without. Since its introduction in 2013, the 737 area code in Central Texas has become a blatant social marker ...

AUSTIN -- The three numbers representing Austin had a good run. For more than 60 years, the greater Austin area often went by its area code of 512. Now, Austin's growth is giving it some competition.

512 area code 2-1-0 may today be synonymous with the Alamo City, but that wasn’t always the case. Beginning in October 1947, San Antonio (as well as Brownsville, Corpus Christi, Harlingen and McAllen) ...