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area codes 213 323 and 738 wikipedia jump to content main menu main menu move to sidebar hide navigation main page contents current events random article about wikipedia contact us contribute help learn to edit community portal recent changes upload file special pages search search appearance donate create account log in personal tools donate create account log in contents move to sidebar hide top 1 history toggle history subsection 1 1 1951 1998 area code splits 1 2 since 2017 overlays 2 service area 3 see also 4 references 5 external links toggle the table of contents area codes 213 323 and 738 2 languages français simple english edit links article talk english read edit view history tools tools move to sidebar hide actions read edit view history general what links here related changes upload file permanent link page information cite this page get shortened url switch to legacy parser print export download as pdf printable version in other projects wikidata item appearance move to sidebar hide coordinates 34 03 19 n 118 15 24 w 34 0552 n 118 2568 w 34 0552 118 2568 from wikipedia the free encyclopedia redirected from area codes 213 and 323 area codes in the los angeles metropolitan area numbering plan areas in california blue and border states area codes 213 323 and 738 are telephone area codes in the north american numbering plan nanp for the u s state of california they are assigned in an overlay complex to a numbering plan area npa that comprises roughly the area of downtown los angeles city as well as several southeast los angeles county cities such as bell and huntington park area code 213 was one of the original north american area codes of 1947 and 323 was created in an area code split of 213 in 1998 this was the fifth split of 213 and left it serving only downtown los angeles and immediately adjoining neighborhoods in 2017 the two npas were recombined in the overlay area code 738 was selected as an additional overlay area code activated in november 2024 history edit in 1947 when the american telephone and telegraph company at t devised the first nationwide telephone numbering plan and assigned the original north american area codes the state of california was divided into three numbering plan areas 213 415 and 916 for the southern central and northern parts of the state respectively 1 the area served by 213 extended from the mexican border to the central coast in 1950 the boundary between 213 and 415 was realigned toward the north requiring the southern portion of the central valley including bakersfield to change from area code 415 to 213 as a result of southern california s rapid expansion of telephone service during the second half of the 20th century area code 213 was split five times in the period from 1951 to 1998 in the 21st century area code overlays have become more practical 1951 1998 area code splits edit the first split became necessary in 1951 when most of the southern and eastern portion including san diego and most of orange county were assigned area code 714 in 1957 213 was restricted to los angeles county with most of the northern and western portions receiving area code 805 this configuration was stable for almost three decades until 1984 when the san fernando valley and the san gabriel valley received area code 818 thus making los angeles one of the first major cities in the us to be split into two numbering plan areas new york city experienced this later in the same year in 1991 west los angeles and the south bay were assigned area code 310 2 on june 13 1998 the los angeles npa was divided once more to create area code 323 3 area code 213 was kept by los angeles exchanges 1 downtown echo park 7 south park exposition park and 10 westlake koreatown while exchanges 2 silverlake los feliz 3 eagle rock highland park 4 el sereno lincoln heights 5 boyle heights east los angeles 6 bell vernon south gate 8 south central south la 9 south la hyde park athens 11 west adams jefferson park 12 leimert park baldwin hills 13 hancock park fairfax district and 14 hollywood hollywood hills switched to area code 323 this split made 213 one of the geographically smallest numbering plan areas in the nation covering only downtown los angeles and its immediately adjoining neighborhoods such as chinatown completely surrounding 213 323 included most of the remainder of central los angeles including hollywood as well as several neighboring cities including bell huntington park and montebello 4 since 2017 overlays edit despite southern california s continued growth and the proliferation of cell phones and pagers 213 was not projected to exhaust until 2050 in contrast 323 was projected to exhaust in 2017 4 since 213 still had an abundance of numbers available the california public utilities commission approved a plan that erased the boundaries between both area codes converting the area to an overlay complex for all of central los angeles since this change went into full effect on july 8 2017 telephone companies have been able to assign any available 213 numbers in the former 323 area and vice versa and customers have been required to dial the area code for all calls 5 6 this change returned 213 to some areas that had used it for more than half a century prior to 1998 3 even so within five years of the boundary elimination it was determined that further relief would be required for 213 323 based on exhaustion studies of the numbering plan area the california public utilities commission approved an additional all services overlay code on march 16 2023 by selecting area code 738 with an in service date of november 1 2024 7 service area edit cities and communities in the overlay complex include 3 8 alhambra mostly served by area code 626 bell bell gardens also served by area code 562 beverly hills mostly served by area code 310 city terrace commerce small portion in area code 562 cudahy east los angeles florence florence graham hawthorne mostly served by area code 310 huntington park inglewood mostly served by area code 310 ladera heights also served by area code 310 los angeles including the downtown area lynwood mostly served by area code 310 maywood montebello monterey park also served by area code 626 pasadena mostly served by area code 626 rosemead mostly served by area code 626 south gate small portions served by area codes 562 and 310 south pasadena also served by area code 626 vernon view park windsor hills walnut park west athens small portion served by area code 310 west hollywood also served by area code 310 westmont see also edit list of california area codes list of north american numbering plan area codes references edit mabbs ralph winter 1947 1948 nation wide operator toll dialing the coming way bell telephone magazine 26 4 181 retrieved 2023 07 01 information letter il 90 08 055 split of 213 california numbering plan area pdf nanpa 1990 08 31 retrieved 2025 02 21 1 2 3 prosper terry 2016 07 14 cpuc provides for more phone numbers in 323 area code pdf california public utilities commission retrieved 2017 08 24 1 2 323 area code california public utilities commission archived from the original on june 20 2016 retrieved 2017 08 24 april 2015 npa exhaust projections pdf nanpa archived from the original pdf on 2015 09 06 retrieved 2015 08 26 application of the north american numbering plan administrator pdf cpuc ca 2015 11 24 retrieved 2023 04 11 planning letter 614 npa 738 and 213 323 all services overlay california pdf nanpa 2023 05 16 retrieved 2025 01 07 323 area code background california public utilities commission archived from the original on december 23 2016 retrieved 2017 08 24 external links edit area code maps north american numbering plan administrator california public utilities commission 213 323 738 area codes retrieved 2025 03 27 california public utilities commission area codes and numbering retrieved 2025 03 27 california public utilities commission s report on the 213 area code 213 area code southern california 323 area code southern california 34 03 19 n 118 15 24 w 34 0552 n 118 2568 w 34 0552 118 2568 california area codes 209 350 213 323 310 424 408 669 415 628 510 341 530 559 562 619 858 626 650 661 707 369 714 657 760 442 805 820 818 747 831 909 840 916 279 925 949 951 north 818 747 626 west 310 424 213 323 738 east 626 south 310 424 562 retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title area_codes_213 _323 _and_738 oldid 1349161782 categories area codes in california area codes in the united states central los angeles downtown los angeles eastside los angeles hollywood los angeles area codes in los angeles county northeast los angeles south los angeles telecommunications related introductions in 1947 telecommunications related introductions in 1998 telecommunications related introductions in 2024 hidden categories articles with short description short description is different from wikidata use american english from january 2025 all wikipedia articles written in american english 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