#Compton area code 213 code

#Compton area code 213 code

The South Bay below the boundary would have received area code 424. Previously, several proposals intended to split 310 at Imperial Highway, a major east–west thoroughfare that marks the southern boundary of Los Angeles International Airport.

In lieu of executing an additional split, a new area code, 424, was implemented in the entire 310 region, first announced in early 1999. The south and east portions of 310, roughly the Gateway Cities area of Los Angeles County from Long Beach to Whittier and parts of Orange County became area code 562 on January 25, 1997. However, the plan was changed to a split of 310, when the California Public Utilities Commission decided that an overlay would have disadvantaged subscribers of smaller companies in requiring ten-digit dialing. The overlay was planned for late 1995, and was expected to extended over the 213 and 818 areas the following year.

JSTOR ( April 2023) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message)Īrea code 562 was originally intended as an overlay code for cellular and pager services for the existing 310 area.

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