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 ...

A renewed request by phone companies to create a second area code in the 310 area prompted a letter, sent Monday, arguing against the change from three lawmakers to the state Public Utilities ...

The 310 area code would be replaced with a new area code for all cell phone users under a plan backed by the California Public Utilities Commission that is likely to stir complaints in the politically ...

Residents and businesses on L.A.’s Westside and in the South Bay will have to dial 11 digits to make local calls starting next July as the state Public Utilities Commission on Thursday unanimously ...

In the modern era, where phone numbers are portable and geography is less tied to a person’s culture, area codes still hold a surprising amount of social weight. While the seven digits following an ...