Did we get a wrong number? San Fernando Valley residents might wonder what happened to the 747 area code, which was created amid fanfare and grumbling last spring to serve new telephone customers in ...

We take status symbols a long way in this town -- right down to the area code. Oh, you’re a 747? That’s new LA. Last May the city of Los Angeles announced the creation of the newest area code in the ...

818. For more than two decades, those three numbers have served as a point of pride for San Fernando Valley residents and occasionally used with derision by people on the other side of the Hollywood ...

Limber up your phoning finger. Starting on Saturday, San Fernando Valley residents will have to punch in area codes as well as seven-digit phone numbers when they place local calls. The change stems ...

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Move over 818, the 747 is about to land. The 747 area code will share the same region as 818. The good news is valley customers won't have to change their existing home or cell phone numbers. The new ...

State utility officials voted Thursday to overlay a new area code in the San Fernando Valley -- an action that follows a decade of emotional debate and effectively ends the Valley’s longtime ...

SAN FERNANDO VALLEY, Calif. Starting Saturday, phone companies want you to dial the digit "1" plus the area code. The goal is get people used to a new area code - 747 - which is set to hit the old 818 ...