DC will be transitioning to a new area code, 771, after reaching a capacity for 202 numbers. Many on social are wondering if this means they need to change numbers.

How do you get people to put down guns to end violence and killings? D.C. hopes music that’s part of its 202 for Peace campaign can help.

NANPA is the clearinghouse for area codes. A forecast, published in December of 2019, said by 2023 plans to retire the 202 area will need to begin.