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 ...

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This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated.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. Phone numbers with the area code 323 are ...

Los Angeles is running out of new phone numbers for the area code that covers the west-of-downtown core of this metropolis. We're talking, of course, about 323. “The 323 area code is expected to use ...

Orange County could be getting a fourth area code – 657 – by next year. A projected shortage of phone numbers in the 714 area code is prompting state regulators to hold public hearings later this ...