Area code 760 was split from 619 in 1997, which in turn had been split from area code 714 in 1982. Within a decade of its creation, however, the proliferation of cell phones and pagers left 760 strained to the point that a new area code was needed for the area. The initial plan was a further area code split, with the San Diego and Imperial portions moving to a new 442 area code. However, this met with protests from businesses who did not want to change their numbers for the second time in a decade. Ultimately, the California Public Utilities Commission decided that 442 would be added as an overlay to 760 instead, and since 2009 all users in the region have been required to include the area code even when dialing local calls.
At 46,666 square miles (120,860 km2), it is the largest area code in California with approximately 29% of the state served by area codes 760 and 442.[2]
Manual service
Areas within this area code which had manual service in the past include: [3]
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Area code 760 is a California telephone area code that was split from area code 619 on March 22 1997 1 Area code 442 is an overlay of 760 that became effective on November 21 2009 It encompasses much of the southeastern and southernmost portions of California The area includes Imperial Inyo and Mono counties as well as portions of San Diego Riverside San Bernardino Los Angeles and Kern counties Numbering plan areas in California blue and border states Area codes 442 and 760 are shown in red Contents 1 History 1 1 Manual service 2 Rate centers 2 1 Imperial County 2 2 Inyo County 2 3 Kern County 2 4 Los Angeles County 2 5 Mono County 2 6 Riverside County 2 7 San Bernardino County 2 8 San Diego County 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksHistory EditArea code 760 was split from 619 in 1997 which in turn had been split from area code 714 in 1982 Within a decade of its creation however the proliferation of cell phones and pagers left 760 strained to the point that a new area code was needed for the area The initial plan was a further area code split with the San Diego and Imperial portions moving to a new 442 area code However this met with protests from businesses who did not want to change their numbers for the second time in a decade Ultimately the California Public Utilities Commission decided that 442 would be added as an overlay to 760 instead and since 2009 all users in the region have been required to include the area code even when dialing local calls At 46 666 square miles 120 860 km2 it is the largest area code in California with approximately 29 of the state served by area codes 760 and 442 2 Manual service Edit Areas within this area code which had manual service in the past include 3 Death Valley Junction Inyo County Kelso San Bernardino County Stovepipe Wells Death Valley Inyo County Rate centers EditRate centers located in area codes 442 760 Imperial County Edit 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 Inyo County Edit 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 Kern County Edit Bodfish Boron California City Cantil China Lake Acres Inyokern Johannesburg Kernville Lake Isabella Mountain Mesa Onyx Randsburg Ridgecrest South Lake Squirrel Mountain Valley Weldon Wofford Heights Los Angeles County Edit Big Pines Jackson Lake Mono County Edit Benton Bodie Bridgeport Chalfant Coleville Lee Vining Mammoth Lakes Swall Meadows Riverside County Edit 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 Sun City Palm Desert Thermal Thousand Palms White Water San Bernardino County Edit Adelanto Amboy Apple Valley Bagdad Baker Barstow Big River Bluewater Cadiz Calico Chambless Cima Daggett Earp Essex Fort Irwin Goffs 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 San Diego County Edit Bonsall Borrego Springs Camp Pendleton North Camp Pendleton South Carlsbad Encinitas Escondido Fallbrook Hidden Meadows Julian Lake San Marcos Oceanside Ocotillo Wells Pala Rainbow Ramona San Marcos Santa Ysabel Valley Center VistaSee also EditList of California area codes List of NANP area codes North American Numbering PlanReferences Edit California area codes Map list and phone lookup 760 442 area code California Public Utilities Commission Accessed July 31 2017 760 Area Code Location Time Zone Report on the 760 Area Code by the California Public Utilities Commission Telecommunications Division warning this link leads to a large PDF file External links EditNANPA area code map of CaliforniaCalifornia area codes 209 213 323 279 916 310 424 341 510 408 669 415 628 442 760 530 559 562 619 858 626 650 657 714 661 707 747 818 805 820 831 840 909 925 949 951 North 530 702 725 775West 209 559 619 858 626 661 808 909 951 949 area code 442 760 East 928South 619 858 Country code 52 in MexicoArizona area codes 480 520 602 623 928Nevada area codes 702 725 775Hawaii area codes 808Coordinates 35 N 116 W 35 N 116 W 35 116 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Area codes 760 and 442 amp oldid 1117537948, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
