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Starting Monday everyone in Dawson County will need to dial the area code whenever making a call, even if trying to reach someone else right here in Lamesa.Dialing 10 digits – the area code plus the phone number – will be required for all calls made by anyone with phone numbers in the 806 area code.Anyone in area code 806 who attempts to dial a number without including the area code will get a recording prompting them to hang up and re-dial with the area code and seven-digit telephone number.Andrew Barlow, spokesperson for the Public Utility (PUC) Commission of Texas,

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Lamesa Press-Reporter

P.O. Box 710
Lamesa, TX 79331
806-872-2177