Area code 626
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Area code 626 is the telephone area code covering most of the San Gabriel Valley and nearby areas in the northeastern portion of Los Angeles County, California, including Arcadia, Monrovia, El Monte, most of Pasadena and West Covina. The area code was created in a split from 818 on June 14, 1997.
Originally, 626 was considered unlucky[citation needed] by some of the area's large Chinese American population because the sum of the numbers resulted in the number 14, considered to be one of the unluckiest numbers in Chinese culture. However, the continued prosperity of the region has dispelled that myth.[citation needed]
[edit] Cities in the 626 area code
- La Puente
- Alhambra
- Altadena
- Arcadia
- Azusa
- Baldwin Park
- Bradbury
- City of Industry
- Covina
- Duarte
- El Monte
- Glendale (small section; mostly in 818)
- Glendora
- Irwindale
- Monrovia
- Monterey Park (small section in 323)
- Pasadena (small section in 818)
- Rosemead
- San Gabriel
- San Marino
- Sierra Madre
- South Pasadena
- Temple City
- West Covina
- Whittier
- Hacienda Heights
[edit] See also
- List of California area codes
- List of North American area codes
- North American Numbering Plan
- North American Numbering Plan Administration
- NANPA Area Code Map of California
- Whitepages Area code Map
[edit] External links
- Pacific Bell Press Release announcing the split from the 818 area code.
| State of California Area Codes: 209, 213, 310, 323, 408, 415, 424, 510, 530, 559, 562, 619, 626, 650, 657 (upcoming), 661, 707, 714, 760, 805, 818, 831, 858, 909, 916, 925, 949, 951 | ||
|---|---|---|
| North: 661 | ||
| West: 323, 818 | area code 626 | East: 909 |
| South: 562 | ||
