Remember when Los Angeles had only one area code? Of course you don't. The area's relentless growth forced regulators to split the iconic 213 area code again and again, starting a mere four years ...

Los Angeles is adding a 12th area code to the region, starting November 1, as new users are assigned 738 to overlay the 213 and 323 area codes. The new area code, approved last March by the California ...

The 323 area code is running out of numbers, so make sure you get yours soon.The California Public Utilities Commission, the body that oversees area code management in the state, says that the 323 ...

A July 19, 1984, Los Angeles Times article about area codes contained a map of the two — count them, two — area codes for Los Angeles. (Los Angeles Times archive / newspapers.com) Long ago, when the ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. Los Angeles already has more area codes than ...

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