Area codes 442 and 760

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North American area codes 442 and 760 are California telephone area codes which encompass much of the southeastern and southernmost portions of the state. The area includes Imperial, Inyo, and Mono Counties, as well as portions of San Diego, Riverside, San Bernardino, and Kern counties.

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[edit] History

760 was created March 23, 1997 out of what was then part of 619. Within a decade, however, 760 was strained for numbers, and after public discussions and hearings it was ultimately decided, in April 2008, to split the San Diego County portion of the area code into the newly created 442. A grassroots effort by affected residents, called Keep760.org, spurred eight San Diego County elected officials to urge the CPUC to delay and reconsider their decision.[1]

On October 16, 2008, the CPUC reversed their vote and approved the 442 code as an overlay. Starting October 24, 2009, 760 area code users are required to dial 1 plus the area code when dialing local numbers. Numbers with the 442 area code will be issued starting November 21, 2009.[2][3]

[edit] Manual service

Areas within this area code which had manual service in history include:

760 is also the area code for people in Mammoth and a few other places in Northern California

[edit] Rate centers

Rate centers located in area code 760:

[edit] Imperial County

Andrade, Bombay Beach, Brawley, Calexico, Calipatria, Desert Shores, El Centro, Heber, Holtville, Imperial, Mount Signal, Niland, Ocotillo, Ogilby, Palo Verde, Plaster City, Salton City, Salton Sea Beach, Seeley, Westmorland, Winterhaven

[edit] Inyo County

Ballarat, Big Pine, Bishop, Cartago, Darwin, Death Valley Junction, Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, Furnace Creek, Homewood Canyon-Valley Wells, Independence, Keeler, Laws, Lone Pine, Mesa, Olancha, Panamint Springs, Pearsonville, Round Valley, Shoshone, Tecopa, West Bishop, Wilkerson

[edit] Kern County

Bodfish, Boron, California City, Cantil, China Lake Acres, Derby Acres, Dustin Acres, Ford City, Inyokern, Johannesburg, Kernville, Lake Isabella, Mountain Mesa, Onyx, Randsburg, Ridgecrest, South Lake, Squirrel Mountain Valley, Weldon, Wofford Heights

[edit] Los Angeles County

Big Pines, Jackson Lake

[edit] Mono County

Benton, Bodie, Bridgeport, Chalfant, Coleville, Lee Vining, Mammoth Lakes, Swall Meadows

[edit] Riverside County

Bermuda Dunes, Blythe, Cathedral City, Chiriaco Summit, Coachella, Desert Center, Desert Hot Springs, Eagle Mountain, East Blythe, Indian Wells, Indio, La Quinta, Lost Lake, Mecca, North Shore, Palm Desert, Palm Springs, Rancho Mirage, Ripley, River Bend Lodge, Sun City Palm Desert, Thermal, Thousand Palms, White Water

[edit] San Bernardino County

Adelanto, Amboy, Angelus Oaks, Apple Valley, Bagdad, Baker, Barstow, Big River, Blue Jay, Bluewater, Cadiz, Calico, Chambless, Cima, Daggett, Devore (North San Bernardino), Earp, Essex, Fort Irwin, Goffs, Green Valley Lake, Halloran Springs, Helendale, Hesperia, Hinkley, Joshua Tree, Kelso, Landers, Lenwood, Lucerne Valley, Ludlow, Twentynine Palms Marine Base, Morongo Valley, Mountain View Acres, Nebo Center, Needles, Newberry Springs, Nipton, Oro Grande, Phelan, Pinon Hills, Pioneertown, Rice, Running Springs, Siberia, Sunfair Heights, Sunfair, Searles Valley, Trona, Twentynine Palms, Victorville, Vidal Junction, Vidal, Wrightwood, Yermo, Yucca Valley, Zzyzx

[edit] San Diego County

Bonsall, Borrego Springs, Camp Pendleton North, Camp Pendleton South, Carlsbad, Descanso, Encinitas, Escondido, Fallbrook, Hidden Meadows, Julian, Lake San Marcos, Oceanside, Ocotillo Wells, Pala, Rainbow, Ramona, San Marcos, Santa Ysabel, Valley Center, Vista

[edit] References

  1. ^ Bigelow, Bruce V. (2008-08-26). "N. County area code decision reopened". The San Diego Union-Tribune. http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/northcounty/20080826-9999-1n26code.html. Retrieved 2009-10-25. 
  2. ^ California Public Utilities Commission. "CPUC Reminds Consumers in the 760/442 Area Code of New Dialing Procedures". Press release. http://docs.cpuc.ca.gov/PUBLISHED/NEWS_RELEASE/108284.htm. 
  3. ^ "Callers in 760 area must dial more digits starting tomorrow". The San Diego Union-Tribune. 2009-10-23. http://www3.signonsandiego.com/stories/2009/oct/23/callers-760-area-must-dial-more-digits-starting-to/?business&zIndex=187556. Retrieved 2009-10-25. 
  • Keep760.org, the grassroots group fighting the CPUC's decision to split a new 442 area code from 760
  • Report on the 760 Area Code by the California Public Utilities Commission, Telecommunications Division (warning: this link leads to a large PDF file)

[edit] See also

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State of California Area Codes: 209, 213, 310, 323, 408, 415, 424, 510, 530, 559, 562, 619, 626, 650, 657, 661, 707, 714, 747, 760, 805, 818, 831, 858, 909, 916, 925, 949, 951
North: 530, 702, 775
West: 209, 559, 619, 626, 661, 808, 858, 909, 951, 949 area code 442/760 East: 928
South: 619, 909, Country code +52 in Mexico
State of Arizona area codes: 480, 520, 602, 623, 928
State of Nevada Area Codes: 702, 775
State of Hawaii Area Code: 808


Coordinates: 35°N 116°W / 35°N 116°W / 35; -116

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