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 April 29, 2008

New Area Code Coming to San Diego?
The growing population of San Diego's North County is causing the California Public Utilities Commission to consider changing to a new area code. The current area code of 760 is likely to change to 442 for Northern San Diego residents.
With the addition of wireless phones, the nearly 8 million phone numbers have hit their peak. In fact, there are less than forty 3-digit combinations left, which will hit their maximum in less than two years.

Personally, I do not see it as big of a problem as if it were to happen in the past. Since the use of cell phones, people more often type in the area code along with the number. This alone should make the transition tolerable. Plus, think about it; A person might live in a condo in downtown San Diego where their prefix is 619, then they may work in an area like Encinitas (760) and then come to La Jolla (858) for a day of rest. That's not confusing, is it?



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