SALEM, Ore. — The Public Utility Commission has added a telephone area code for much of Oregon: 458. Beginning in 2010, it will be assigned in the area that uses 541 — all of the state outside the populous northwest corner.

What is Oregon's new area code?

SALEM, Ore. — The Public Utility Commission has added a telephone area code for much of Oregon: 458. Beginning in 2010, it will be assigned in the area that uses 541 — all of the state outside the populous northwest corner.

What area is 541 area code?

Its service area includes the cities of Eugene, Springfield, Corvallis, Albany, Medford, Bend, Ashland, Klamath Falls, The Dalles, Burns, Lakeview, and Pendleton, as well as the coastal region from Lincoln County to the California border.