Area code 818

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Map of California area codes in blue (and border states) with 818 in red
Map of California area codes in blue (and border states) with 818 in red

Area code 818 is a California telephone area code consisting largely of the San Fernando Valley, in the Greater Los Angeles Area. It covers roughly 2 million people.

[edit] History

After the standardization of American telephone area codes, the entire Los Angeles metropolitan area had fallen within the 213 area code. Because the population and phone usage of the Los Angeles metropolitan area greatly increased during the 1980s and 1990s, the 213 area code was split into several new area codes, including the 818 and 310 area codes. The 818 area code entered service on 1/7/84. Area code 626 was split from it on 6/14/97.

During the pop-culture heyday of the San Fernando Valley in the 1980s (typified by the Frank Zappa single "Valley Girl"), the term "818" actually acquired some currency in American popular lingo. This was mostly due to several Hollywood movies of the period that attempted to portray the absurdity of American suburban teen culture, by dramatizing teen life in the suburb that was geographically nearest to Hollywood. (The major movie studios, in the Burbank and Hollywood areas, are located within or adjacent to the San Fernando Valley/818 area code). Thus, characters in these movies would make reference to living in, or communicating with friends who lived in, the "818".

[edit] Cities in the 818 area code

Neighborhoods/Districts in Los Angeles City

  • Arleta
  • Canoga Park
  • Chatsworth
  • Encino
  • Granada Hills
  • Mission Hills
  • North Hills
  • North Hollywood
  • Northridge
  • Pacoima
  • Panorama City
  • Reseda
  • Sherman Oaks
  • Studio City
  • Sylmar
  • Tarzana
  • Toluca Lake
  • Universal City
  • Valley Village
  • Van Nuys
  • West Hills
  • Woodland Hills


Cities in Los Angeles County

  • Agoura Hills
  • Burbank
  • Calabasas
  • Glendale
  • La Cañada Flintridge
  • Part of Pasadena
  • San Fernando


Districts in Ventura County

  • Oak Park

[edit] See also


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: 805 area code 818 East: 626
South: 310, 323
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