Area code 213

Map of Californian area codes in blue (and border states) with 213 in red; prior to 1951, all of the area shown in inset 2 was area code 213

North American area code 213 is a Californian telephone area code which contains downtown Los Angeles and its immediate environs. It was one of California's original three area codes created in October 1947 and has historically been associated with Southern California and Los Angeles.

Originally, the 213 area code stretched from the southern portion of the Central Valley to the Mexican border. Due to California's burgeoning population, however, it was subdivided numerous times and now is surrounded by area code 323. The subdivisions to date have been:

• area code 714 (a flash-cut during 1951)
• area code 805 (a flash-cut during 1957)
• area code 619 (split from 714 on November 5, 1982)
• area code 818 (January 7, 1984)
• area code 310 (November 2, 1991)
• area code 909 (split from 714 on November 14, 1992)
• area code 562 (split from 310 on January 25, 1997)
• area code 760 (split from 619 on March 22, 1997)
• area code 626 (split from 818 on June 14, 1997)
• area code 949 (split from 714 on April 18, 1998)
• area code 323 (June 13, 1998)
• area code 661 (split from 805 on February 13, 1999)
• area code 858 (split from 619 on June 12, 1999)
• area code 951 (split from 909 on July 17, 2004)
• area code 424 (overlay of 310 created on August 26, 2006)
• area code 657 (overlay of 714 created on September 20, 2007)
• area code 747 (overlay of 818 created on May 18, 2009)
• area code 442 (overlay of 760 created on October 24, 2009)

See also

• List of Californian area codes
• List of NANP area codes
• North American Numbering Plan

References

• http://www.Areacode-info.com

External links

• NANPA Area Code Map of California
• California Public Utilities Commission's "Report on the 213 Area Code
• List of exchanges from AreaCodeDownload.com, 213 Area Code