Area codes 442 and 760

458/541 775 702 928 442/760 916 530 707 209 559 831 805 661 858 909 951 619 213 323 707 916 415 650 510 408 209 831 805 661 310/424 747/818 626 909 951 949 562 657/714
Clickable map of California area codes in blue (and border states) with Area Codes 442 and 760 shown in red

Area code 760 is a California telephone area code that was split from area code 619 on March 22, 1997.[1] Area code 442 is an overlay of 760 that became effective on November 21, 2009. It encompasses much of the southeastern and southernmost portions of the state. The area includes Imperial, Inyo, and Mono counties, as well as portions of San Diego, Riverside, San Bernardino, Los Angeles and Kern counties.

History

Area code 760 was split from 619 in 1997, which in turn had been split from area code 714 in 1982. Within a decade from its creation, however, 760 was strained to the point that a new area code would be necessary to serve the area. The initial plan was a further area code split, with the San Diego and Imperial portions moving to a new 442 area code. However, after protests from local businesses, the California Public Utilities Commission decided that 442 would be added as an overlay to 760 instead, and since 2009 all users in the region have been required to include the area code even when dialing local calls.

Manual service

Areas within this area code which had manual service in the past include:

Rate centers

Imperial County

Inyo County

Kern County

Los Angeles County

Mono County

Riverside County

San Bernardino County

San Diego County

See also

References

  1. ↑ http://www.allareacodes.com/california_area_codes.htm#619

External links

California area codes: 209, 213, 310/424, 323, 408/669, 415/628, 442/760, 510, 530, 559, 562, 619, 626, 650, 657/714, 661, 707, 747/818, 805, 831, 858, 909, 916, 925, 949, 951
North: 530, 702, 775
West: 209, 559, 619, 626, 661, 808, 858, 909, 951, 949 area code 442/760 East: 928
South: 619, 858, Country code +52 in Mexico
Arizona area codes: 480, 520, 602, 623, 928
Nevada area codes: 702/725, 775
Hawaii area codes: 808

Coordinates: 35°N 116°W / 35°N 116°W / 35; -116

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