Area code 626 is a
telephone
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area code that was split from
area code 818 in the U.S. state of
California
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, on June 14, 1997. It covers most of the
San Gabriel Valley and nearby areas in the northeastern portion of
Los Angeles County, California, U.S., including
Arcadia,
Monrovia
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,
El Monte, most of
Pasadena and
West Covina
West or Occident is one of the four cardinal directions or points of the compass. It is the opposite direction from east and is the direction in which the Sun sets on the Earth.
Etymology
The word "west" is a Germanic word passed into some R ...
.
Prior to October 2021, area code 626 had telephone numbers assigned for the
central office code
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988. In 2020, ''988'' was designated nationwide as a dialing code for the
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline
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, which created a conflict for exchanges that permit
seven-digit dialing
Seven-digit dialing is a telephone dialing procedure customary in some territories of the North American Numbering Plan (NANP) for dialing telephone numbers in the same numbering plan area (NPA). NANP telephone numbers consist of ten digits, of wh ...
. This area code was therefore scheduled to transition to
ten-digit dialing
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by October 24, 2021.
Cities and communities in the 626 area code
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Alhambra (small portion in the
213/323 area code)
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Altadena
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Arcadia
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Avocado Heights
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Azusa Azusa may refer to:
Relating to California
From a Native American language, likely Tongva language, Tongva ''Asuksagna:''
*Azusa, California, a city in the United States
*Azusa Pacific University, a Christian-based institution in Azusa, California
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Baldwin Park
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Bassett
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Bradbury
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Charter Oak
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Citrus
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Covina
Covina is a city in Los Angeles County, California, United States, about east of downtown Los Angeles, in the San Gabriel Valley. The population was 51,268 according to the 2020 census, up from 47,796 at the 2010 census. The city's slogan, "On ...
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Duarte
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East Pasadena
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East San Gabriel
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El Monte
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Glendora (small portion in the
909 area code)
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Hacienda Heights
Hacienda Heights () is an unincorporated suburban community in Los Angeles County, California, United States. As of the 2010 census, the community had a total population of 54,038, up from 53,122 at the 2000 census. For statistical purposes, the ...
(small portion in the
562 area code)
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Industry
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Economics
* Industry (economics), a generally categorized branch of economic activity
* Industry (manufacturing), a specific branch of economic activity, typically in factories with machinery
* The wider industrial sector ...
(small portions in the
562 and
909 area codes)
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Irwindale
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La Puente
La Puente (Spanish for "The Bridge") is a city in Los Angeles County, California, United States. The city had a population of 39,816 at the 2010 census and is approximately east of downtown Los Angeles.
History
The original inhabitants of the ...
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Mayflower Village
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Monrovia
Monrovia () is the capital city of the West African country of Liberia. Founded in 1822, it is located on Cape Mesurado on the Atlantic coast and as of the 2008 census had 1,010,970 residents, home to 29% of Liberia’s total population. As th ...
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Monterey Park (also in the
213/323 area code)
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North El Monte
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Pasadena (small portion in the
213/323 area code)
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Rosemead (small portion in the
213/323 area code)
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Rowland Heights (also in the
909 area code and small portion in the
562 area code)
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San Gabriel
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San Marino
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Sierra Madre
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Places and mountains Mexico
*Sierra Madre Occidental, a mountain range in northwestern Mexico and southern Arizona
*Sierra Madre Oriental, a mountain range in northeastern Mexico
*S ...
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South El Monte
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South Pasadena (also in the
213/323 area code)
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South San Gabriel
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South San Jose Hills
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Temple City
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Valinda
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Vincent
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Walnut
A walnut is the edible seed of a drupe of any tree of the genus ''Juglans'' (family Juglandaceae), particularly the Persian or English walnut, '' Juglans regia''.
Although culinarily considered a "nut" and used as such, it is not a true ...
(mostly in the
909 area code)
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West Covina
West or Occident is one of the four cardinal directions or points of the compass. It is the opposite direction from east and is the direction in which the Sun sets on the Earth.
Etymology
The word "west" is a Germanic word passed into some R ...
(small portion in the
909 area code)
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West Puente Valley
See also
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List of California area codes
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List of NANP area codes
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North American Numbering Plan
The North American Numbering Plan (NANP) is a telephone numbering plan for twenty-five regions in twenty countries, primarily in North America and the Caribbean. This group is historically known as World Zone 1 and has the international calling ...
References
External links
{{coord missing, Los Angeles County, California
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Los Angeles County, California
San Gabriel Valley
Telecommunications-related introductions in 1997
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