The California Public Utilities Commission has asked residents covered by the 714 area code to use a new dialing procedure starting today as the commission prepares to add a second area code to the ...

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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 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 ...