The 323 area code is running out of numbers, so make sure you get yours soon.The California Public Utilities Commission, the body that oversees area code management in the state, says that the 323 ...

LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- The greater Los Angeles area is getting a new telephone area code. According to the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC), area code 738 will be activated as an "overlay" ...

(Photo by Xavier Lorenzo/Getty Images)Credit: (Photo by Xavier Lorenzo/Getty Images) Los Angeles is adding a 12th area code to the region, starting November 1, as new users are assigned 738 to overlay ...

Remember when Los Angeles had only one area code? Of course you don’t. The area’s relentless growth forced regulators to split the iconic 213 area code again and again, starting a mere four years ...

The greater Los Angeles area is getting a new telephone area code, according to the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC). But don’t panic. The CPUC says it is projected to run out of ...

Efforts to conserve phone numbers have erased the need for new area codes in Los Angeles and Orange county communities now served by the 323 and 562 codes, according to new reports released by state ...

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This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. Los Angeles already has more area codes than ...