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Area code 562

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Area code 562is aCaliforniatelephonearea codethat was split fromarea code 310on January 25, 1997. It is the area code for much of southeasternLos Angeles County,includingLong Beach,and parts of northernOrange County.

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Numbering plan areas in California (blue) and border states. This map is clickable; click on any region shown to visit the page for those area codes.Area code 562 is shown in red.

History

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Prior to November 2, 1991, this region had been part ofarea code 213.On that date, most of the western and southern portions of the old 213 region becamearea code 310.On January 25, 1997, the southern portion of the old 310 territory split again to become the 562 area code.

562 was originally meant to be an overlay code exclusively for cellular telephones and pagers for existing 310 area code customers in late 1995. However, the overlay (and all others in CA since 2008) was cancelled after cellular companies sued theCalifornia Public Utilities Commissionto prevent a repeat of a similar split in New York City, where all 212 & 718 mobile customers were changed over to a new 917 NPA. Cellular technology was relatively new, and the industry argued that separate area codes for cellular customers created a stigma and would hurt sales as people wanted their home and cell phone numbers to be in the same area code. After years in court, the CPUC sided with the cellular industry, and so plans were made to split 310 instead.[1]

Prior to October 2021, area code 562 had telephone numbers assigned for thecentral office code988. In 2020,988was designated nationwide as a dialing code for theNational Suicide Prevention Lifeline,which created a conflict for exchanges that permitseven-digit dialing.This area code was therefore scheduled to transition toten-digit dialingby October 24, 2021.[2]

County anomaly

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All of this area code is inLos Angeles Countyexcept for the cities ofSeal BeachandLos Alamitos,which are in the very northwest corner of theOrange Countycoastline, portions of the city ofLa Habra,and the very small and northwest part of the city ofBreain the very northwest corner of inland Orange County. These exceptions exist because, at the time of 310's creation,Pacific Bell(now part ofAT&T Inc.) was the primary telephone company for most of Southern California, whereas this region's primary telephone company wasGTE(laterVerizonand now part ofFrontier). In fact, when 310 was carved out of the southern portion of the old 213 territory, Pacific Bell chose to move all of GTE's area code 213 exchanges into the 310 area code. As the primary telephone provider in Southern California, Pac Bell had the right to decide what exchanges stayed in 213.

Service area

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Los Angeles County

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Orange County

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See also

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References

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  1. ^"Half of 310 Area Code Will Be Changed to 562".Los Angeles Times.1995-08-12.
  2. ^"Transition to 10-digit dialing (for 988 as 3-digit access to National Suicide Prevention Hotline)"(PDF).North American Numbering Plan Administrator. January 8, 2021.RetrievedMarch 9,2021.
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Californiaarea codes:209/350,213/323,310/424,408/669,415/628,510/341,530,559,562,619/858,626,650,661,707/369,714/657,760/442,805/820,818/747,831,909/840,916/279,925,949,951
North:626,213/323
West:310/424,213/323 area code 562 East:657/714
South:Pacific Ocean

33°54′N118°06′W/ 33.9°N 118.1°W/33.9; -118.1

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