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Area code 760
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North American area code 760 is a California telephone area code which encompasses much of the southeastern and southernmost portions of the state. The area code includes Imperial , Inyo , and Mono Counties , as well as portions of San Diego , Riverside , San Bernardino , and Kern counties .
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History
760 was created March 23, 1997 out of what was then part of 619 . Within a decade, however, 760 was strained for numbers, and after public discussions and hearings it was ultimately decided, in April 2008, to split the San Diego County portion of the area code into the newly created area code 442 , which goes into effect in the spring of 2009. A grassroots effort by affected residents, called Keep760.org, has spurred eight San Diego County elected officials to send an urgent letter to the CPUC asking them to delay and reconsider their decision.
On October 16, the CPUC reversed their vote and approved the 442 overlay. Starting in May 2009, the new code will be introduced to new users. The overlay will require all callers to dial 10 digits, including the area code..
Manual service
Areas within this area code which had manual service in history include:
Rate centers
Rate centers located in area code 760: Barstow Yermo DA, Borrego , California Village , Crowley Lake , Death Valley , Earp: Lost Lake DA, El Mirage , Encinitas , Escondido , Fallbrook , Fort Irwin , Havasu Lake , Homestead Valley , Julian , June Lake , Mountain Pass , Newberry , Oceanside: Carlsbad DA , Oceanside: Oceanside DA, Oceanside: Pendleton DA, Parker Dam , Pauma Valley , Pine Creek , Pinyon , Ramona , Salton , San Marcos , Summit Valley , Valley Center , Victorville Adelanto, Victorville Apple Valley, Victorville Hesperia, Vista , Warner Springs , Wrightwood Phelan , 760 NPA DA
Andrade , Bombay Beach , Brawley , Calexico , Calipatria , Desert Shores , El Centro , Heber , Holtville , Imperial , Mount Signal , Niland , Ocotillo , Ogilby , Palo Verde , Plaster City , Salton City , Salton Sea Beach , Seeley , Westmorland , Winterhaven
Ballarat , Big Pine , Bishop , Cartago , Darwin , Death Valley Junction , Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek , Furnace Creek , Homewood Canyon-Valley Wells , Independence , Keeler , Laws , Lone Pine , Mesa , Olancha , Panamint Springs , Pearsonville , Round Valley , Shoshone , Tecopa , West Bishop , Wilkerson
Bodfish , Boron , California City , Cantil , China Lake Acres , Derby Acres , Dustin Acres , Ford City , Inyokern , Johannesburg , Kernville , Lake Isabella , Mountain Mesa , Onyx , Randsburg , Ridgecrest , South Lake , Squirrel Mountain Valley , Weldon , Wofford Heights
Benton , Bodie , Bridgeport , Chalfant , Coleville , Lee Vining , Mammoth Lakes , Swall Meadows
Bermuda Dunes , Blythe , Cathedral City , Chiriaco Summit , Coachella , Desert Center , Desert Hot Springs , Eagle Mountain , East Blythe , Indian Wells , Indio , La Quinta , Lost Lake , Mecca , North Shore , Palm Desert , Palm Springs , Rancho Mirage , Ripley , River Bend Lodge , Sun City Palm Desert , Thermal , Thousand Palms , White Water
Adelanto , Amboy , Angelus Oaks , Apple Valley , Bagdad , Baker , Barstow , Big River , Blue Jay , Bluewater , Cadiz , Calico , Chambless , Cima , Daggett , Devore (North San Bernardino) , Earp , Essex , Fort Irwin , Goffs , Green Valley Lake , Halloran Springs , Helendale , Hesperia , Hinkley , Joshua Tree , Kelso , Landers , Lenwood , Lucerne Valley , Ludlow , Twentynine Palms Marine Base , Morongo Valley , Mountain View Acres , Nebo Center , Needles , Newberry Springs , Nipton , Oro Grande , Phelan , Pinon Hills , Pioneertown , Rice , Siberia , Sunfair Heights , Sunfair , Searles Valley , Trona , Twentynine Palms , Victorville , Vidal Junction , Vidal , Wrightwood , Yermo , Yucca Valley , Zzyzx
Bonsall , Borrego Springs , Camp Pendleton North , Camp Pendleton South , Carlsbad , Descanso , Encinitas , Escondido , Fallbrook , Hidden Meadows , Julian , Lake San Marcos , Oceanside , Ocotillo Wells , Pala , Rainbow , Ramona , San Marcos , Santa Ysabel , Valley Center , Vista
References
Keep760.org, the grassroots group fighting the CPUC's decision to split a new 442 area code from 760
Report on the 760 Area Code by the California Public Utilities Commission, Telecommunications Division (warning: this link leads to a large PDF file)
See also
External links
State of California Area Codes : 209 , 213 , 310 , 323 , 408 , 415 , 424 , 510 , 530 , 559 , 562 , 619 , 626 , 650 , 657 , 661 , 707 , 714 , 760 , 805 , 818 , 831 , 858 , 909 , 916 , 925 , 949 , 951
North: 530 , 702 , 775
West: 209 , 559 , 619 , 661 , 858 , 909 , 951 , 626 , 949 , 808
area code 760
East: 928
South: 619 , 909 , Country code +52 in Mexico
State of Arizona area codes: 480 , 520 , 602 , 623 , 928
State of Nevada Area Codes : 702 , 775
State of Hawaii Area Code: 808
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