Area codes 442 and 760
North American area codes 442 and 760 are California telephone area codes which encompass much of the southeastern and southernmost portions of the state. The area includes Imperial, Inyo, and Mono counties, as well as portions of San Diego, Riverside, San Bernardino, and Kern counties.
History
760 was created March 23, 1997, out of what was then part of 619. Within a decade, however, 760 was strained for numbers, and after public discussions and hearings it was ultimately decided, in April 2008, to split the San Diego County portion of the area code into the newly created 442. A grassroots effort by affected residents, called Keep760.org, spurred eight San Diego County elected officials to urge the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) to delay and reconsider their decision.[1]
On October 16, 2008, the CPUC reversed their vote and approved the 442 code as an overlay. Starting October 24, 2009, 760 area code users are required to dial 1 plus the area code when dialing local numbers, except cell phone users, which only the area code and seven digit number is needed.
In August 2010, Google began offering phone numbers from Google Voice that use area code 760.[2]
Manual service
Areas within this area code which had manual service in history include:
Rate centers
Rate centers located in area code 760:
- 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
- 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
- Bodfish, Boron, California City, Cantil, China Lake Acres, Derby Acres, Dustin Acres, Ford City, Inyokern, Johannesburg, Kernville, Lake Isabella, Mountain Mesa, Onyx, Randsburg, Ridgecrest, South Lake, Squirrel Mountain Valley, Weldon, Wofford Heights
- Big Pines, Jackson Lake
- Benton, Bodie, Bridgeport, Chalfant, Coleville, Lee Vining, Mammoth Lakes, Swall Meadows
- 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, River Bend Lodge, Sun City Palm Desert, Thermal, Thousand Palms, White Water
- Adelanto, Amboy, Angelus Oaks, Apple Valley, Bagdad, Baker, Barstow, Big River, Blue Jay, Bluewater, Cadiz, Calico, Chambless, Cima, Daggett, Devore (North San Bernardino), Earp, Essex, Fort Irwin, Goffs, Green Valley Lake, 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
- Bonsall, Borrego Springs, Camp Pendleton North, Camp Pendleton South, Carlsbad, Descanso, Encinitas, Escondido, Fallbrook, Hidden Meadows, Julian, Lake San Marcos, Oceanside, Ocotillo Wells, Pala, Rainbow, Ramona, San Marcos, Santa Ysabel, Valley Center, Vista
See also
References
- Keep760.org, the grassroots group fighting the CPUC's decision to split a new 442 area code from 760
External links
| California area codes: 209, 213, 310, 323, 408, 415, 424, 442, 510, 530, 559, 562, 619, 626, 650, 657, 661, 707, 714, 747, 760, 805, 818, 831, 858, 909, 916, 925, 949, 951 |
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North: 530, 702, 775 |
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| West: 209, 559, 619, 626, 661, 808, 858, 909, 951, 949 |
area code 442/760 |
East: 928 |
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South: 619, 858, Country code +52 in Mexico |
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| Arizona area codes: 480, 520, 602, 623, 928 |
| Nevada area codes: 702, 775 |
| Hawaii area codes: 808 |