Area code 916
Area code 916 is a California telephone area code that was one of the first three original area codes established in California in October 1947. The area code is based in the state capital, Sacramento.
Originally, it covered the far northern portion of the state. Its boundaries were realigned in 1950, when it was rotated to cover the northeastern corner of California, from the Sierra Nevada to the Central Valley. This realignment moved Sacramento from area code 415 to 916.
It was split in a flash-cut on October 26, 1957, at 12PM, when area code 209 was created out of the southern portion.
On November 1, 1997, it was split again, with area code 530 having been created for areas including Redding, Yreka and Mount Shasta. On the same day, Dixon moved from 916 to 707.
Today, 916 covers only Sacramento and its immediate area. 916 is the only one of the original 86 area codes from 1947 that does not cover any of its original area.
Towns and cities
Generally, 916 encompasses Sacramento and its surrounding suburbs.
El Dorado County
Placer County
Sacramento County
- Antelope
- Arden-Arcade
- Carmichael
- Citrus Heights
- Elk Grove
- Fair Oaks
- Florin
- Folsom
- Foothill Farms
- Gold River
- Isleton
- La Riviera
- Locke
- North Highlands
- Orangevale
- Parkway-South Sacramento
- Rancho Cordova
- Rancho Murieta
- Rio Linda
- Rosemont
- Sacramento
- Vineyard
- Walnut Grove
- Wilton
Sutter County
Yolo County
See also
- List of California area codes
- List of NANP area codes
- North American Numbering Plan
External links
| California area codes: 209, 213, 310/424, 323, 408/669, 415/628, 442/760, 510, 530, 559, 562, 619, 626, 650, 657/714, 661, 707, 747/818, 805, 831, 858, 909, 916, 925, 949, 951 | ||
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| North: 530 | ||
| West: 530, 707 | area code 916 | East: 530 |
| South: 209, 925 | ||