The greater Los Angeles area is getting a new telephone area code.
Friday, February 23, 2024 5:21PMThe L.A. area is getting a new telephone area code. Officials say area code 738 will be activated as an "overlay" of existing area codes 213 and 323.According to the California Public Utilities Commission ,Those area codes currently serve downtown L.A.
An overlay adds an additional area code to the geographic region serviced by the existing ones, officials say. The new 738 area code was created to ensure there are enough telephone numbers to meet the demand of the region. With the current 213/323 area codes, the CPUC says it is projected to run out of available combinations for the first three numbers after the area code of a telephone number by June of next year.Copyright © 2024 KABC Television, LLC. All rights reserved.
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