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 ...

The 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 ...

Now that Orange County residents in the 714 area code have had a month to get used to dialing 11 digits just to call next door, we turn our attention south. The 760 area code in the San Diego area ...

A shortage of phone numbers in the 714 area code that includes parts of Costa Mesa and neighboring cities could prompt the addition of a new 657 area code. The exchange is expected to run out of new ...