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Encyclopedia > Area code 805

North American area code 805 includes most or all portions of the California counties of San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, and Ventura, plus southernmost portions of Monterey County, and a small portion of Los Angeles County. State nickname: The Golden State Official languages English Capital Sacramento Largest city Los Angeles Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger (R) Senators Dianne Feinstein (D) Barbara Boxer (D) Area  - Total  - % water Ranked 3rd 410,000 km² 4. ... The city of San Luis Obispo San Luis Obispo (also SLO) is the county seat of San Luis Obispo County, California, USA. Luis is pronounced as Lewis. ... Location in the state of California Formed 1850 Seat Santa Barbara Area  - Total  - Water 9,814 km² (3,789 mi²) 2,725 km² (1,052 mi²) 27. ... Ventura is the name of several places in the United States of America: Ventura, California Ventura, Iowa Ventura County, California Ventura can also refer to several other people or things: Jesse Ventura (real name James George Janos) was a wrestler who was elected Governor of Minnesota in 1998 as a... Monterey County is a county located on the Pacific coast of California, its northwestern section forming the southern half of Monterey Bay. ... Map of California showing Los Angeles County. ...


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This is a list of North American area codes in effect for the North American Numbering Plan. ...

North: 831
West: Pacific Ocean area code 805 East: 559, 661
South: 310, 818

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NANPA : Press Release (447 words)
The 805 area code was projected to run out of available prefix codes during 2004, but numbering resource demands have moved that date to the first quarter of 2002.
Area code relief is needed for the 805 due to an increase in competition in the local phone service market, the growing demand by the public for additional telephone numbers, and a technical requirement in the phone network that allocates phone numbers in blocks of 10,000.
Area code relief activities for the 805 area code are administered by CIS, which was selected by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to serve as the NANPA.
NANPA : Press Release (496 words)
The new 661 area code encompasses the eastern portion of the 805 calling area and includes the majority of Kern County, the Santa Clarita Valley and Antelope Valley areas of northern Los Angeles County and small portions of Tulare and Santa Barbara counties.
The introduction of the new 661 area code is needed, Cocke added, due to an increase in competition in the local phone service market, the growing demand by the public for additional telephone numbers, and a technical requirement in the phone network that allocates phone numbers in blocks of 10,000.
Area code relief activities are administered by CIS, which was selected by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to serve as the NANPA.
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