A new area code will be issued for phone numbers in many areas in Colorado starting next year.

A new area code (748) is set to be introduced across western and northern Colorado, including Pitkin County, as the long-serving 970 code nears exhaustion.

It will be the 11th area code in the state, the Georgia Public Service Commission announced on Tuesday.

Current 912 area code users will retain their numbers; new users will eventually be assigned the 565 code. The 912 area code, established in 1954, has been split multiple times to accommodate growth.

There is an opportunity Monday to provide feedback on changes coming to the 502 area code.