What is the 818 exchange?
Area code 818
| State | Larger cities in area code 818 | Time Zone |
|---|---|---|
| CA California | Agoura Hills, Burbank, Calabasas, Glendale, La Canada Flintridge, La Crescenta, Mission Hills, San Fernando More cities | PACIFIC Current time is 10:12:33 AM |
| — overlaid by area code 747 — |
What is an exchange area code?
A telephone prefix, also called an exchange code or central office code, is a three-digit code that identifies a much smaller region within an area code. The prefix can refer to a specific city or a section of a city. The telephone prefix is the second 3 digits in a 10-digit phone number.
Can you still get an 818 area code?
The new 310 area code will include the western, coastal, southern and eastern portions of Los Angeles County, including Los Angeles International Airport. Downtown Los Angeles and some surrounding communities will retain 213. Callers in the 818 area code will remain in that area. Rates will not change.
Where is the 818 area code located?
Los Angeles metropolitan
Area code 818 covers the highly-urbanized San Fernando Valley in the northern Los Angeles metropolitan area. San Fernando Valley has an estimated population of over 1.8 million. In 2009, the 747 overlay was added to this region as well, in order to support this large population.
What part of the phone number is the exchange?
central office
The central office code denotes the telephone exchange to which the phone number is mapped. The last four digits, the subscriber number, is unique to each telephone line in the area served by the associated central exchange.
When did 818 area code start?
1984
For you old timers and history buffs, the 818 area code was born in 1984 as a geographic split from the 213 area code.
What was La built on?
Home to the Chumash and Tongva, the area that became Los Angeles was claimed by Juan Rodríguez Cabrillo for Spain in 1542. The city was founded on September 4, 1781, under Spanish governor Felipe de Neve, on the village of Yaanga. It became a part of Mexico in 1821 following the Mexican War of Independence.