New Area Code Will Be Implemented In Los Angeles
deadline.comThe greater Los Angeles area is getting a new telephone area code, according to the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC).
But don’t panic. The CPUC says it is projected to run out of available combinations in the 213-323 area by June of next year.
Existing 213/323 customers will keep their area code and telephone numbers. Area code 738 will be activated as an “overlay” of existing area codes 213 and 323, which serve downtown L.A., Alhambra, Bell, Bell Gardens, Beverly Hills, Commerce, Cudahy, Glendale, Hawthorne, Huntington Park, Inglewood, Lynwood, Maywood, Montebello, Monterey Park, Pasadena, Rosemead, South Gate, South Pasadena, Vernon, West Hollywood, and unincorporated portions of Los Angeles County, according to the agency.
The overlay won’t change anything. Instead, it will simply add a new area code to ensure that the phone service doesn’t run out of numbers.
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