New Area Code
Starting April 18, many telephone customers will be saying hello to California’s newest area code--949.
Prefixes that will be in the new 949 area code are: 515, 548, 574, 629, 631, 640, 642, 644, 645, 646, 650, 673, 675, 717, 718, 719, 720, 721, 722, 723, 729, 759 and 760.
For the record:
12:00 a.m. April 10, 1998 For the Record
Los Angeles Times Friday April 10, 1998 Orange County Edition Metro Part B Page 2 Orange County Focus Desk 4 inches; 131 words Type of Material: Correction
New Area Code--A graphic Wednesday about the new 949 area code included an incomplete list of prefixes that will be affected. Starting April 18, the following prefixes will be in the new 949 area code:
* 203, 206, 221-225, 227, 240, 248-253, 260-263
* 327, 347, 348, 360-369, 371, 376, 380, 387, 388, 399
* 417, 421, 422, 425, 440, 442, 443, 448, 450-455, 457-462, 464, 470-472, 474-477, 485, 487-489, 492-499
* 509, 512, 515, 548, 551-553, 559, 574, 580-584, 586-589, 595, 597-599
* 602-605, 622, 623, 629, 631, 640, 642-646, 650, 651, 653-655, 660, 661, 673, 675, 686, 697, 699
* 706, 707, 713, 715-729, 733, 737, 752, 753, 756, 757, 759, 760, 766-768, 770, 784, 786, 788-791, 793-795, 797, 798
* 823, 824, 829-831, 833, 837, 851, 852, 854-860, 862-864, 873, 888
* 910, 930, 932, 951, 955, 975
Prefixes that will work in both 714 and 949 area codes are: 211, 311, 411, 511, 555, 561, 611, 700, 711, 811, 853, 911, 950, 958, 959, 976, 977.
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