Orange County Register

714 area code to add 657 code in ’08

Today, Orange County has a fourth area code – 657. The long-anticipated move became official Thursday when the California Public Utilities Commission voted to add the new area code to the north Orange ...
Los Angeles Times

O.C.’s 714 area code to get an overlay

State regulators decided Thursday to create an area code overlay in the 714 section of Orange County, establishing the second such blended telephone zone in California. The California Public Utilities ...
Los Angeles Times

New area code on the horizon?

A shortage of phone numbers in the 714 area code that includes Huntington Beach and neighboring cities could prompt the addition of a new 657 area code. The exchange is expected to run out of new ...
Orange County Register

UPDATE: 714 area code to add 657 code in ’08

(Adds PUC’s decision today approving the area code overlay.) The California Public Utilities Commission today OK’d the recommendation of one of its administrative law judges to add the 657 area code ...