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 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 ...

A July 19, 1984, Los Angeles Times article about area codes contained a map of the two — count them, two — area codes for Los Angeles. (Los Angeles Times archive / newspapers.com) Long ago, when the ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated.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. Phone numbers with the area code 323 are ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated.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. (KTXL) — When telephone lines expanded ...

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