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The 909 area code now covers far eastern [[Los Angeles County, California|Los Angeles County]] and southwestern [[San Bernardino County, California]]. |
The 909 area code now covers far eastern [[Los Angeles County, California|Los Angeles County]] and southwestern [[San Bernardino County, California]]. |
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The term ''909er'' is often used disparagingly by Los Angeles and [[Orange County, California|Orange County]] residents, as a shorthand reference to someone from the northern "[[Inland Empire (California)|Inland Empire]]" area. It has entered national popular culture through television series like ''[[The O.C.]]'' as a reference to the poorer, hotter, and more rural inland regions in contrast to the suburban and wealthy Los Angeles and Orange County. Despite the negative stigma associated with it, the area code encompasses cities such as [[Claremont, California|Claremont]], [[Diamond Bar, California|Diamond Bar]], and [[Walnut, California|Walnut]], which are some of Los Angeles' most affluent suburbs. In terms of the Inland Empire, [[Rancho Cucamonga, California|Rancho Cucamonga]], [[Chino Hills, California|Chino Hills]] and [[Redlands, California|Redlands]] are considered amongst the most affluent communities as well. |
The term ''909er'' is often used disparagingly by Los Angeles and [[Orange County, California|Orange County]] residents, as a shorthand reference to someone from the northern "[[Inland Empire (California)|Inland Empire]]" area. It has entered national popular culture through television series like ''[[The O.C.]]'' as a reference to the poorer, hotter, and more rural inland regions in contrast to the suburban and wealthy Los Angeles and Orange County. Despite the negative stigma associated with it, the area code encompasses cities such as [[Claremont, California|Claremont]], [[Diamond Bar, California|Diamond Bar]], and [[Walnut, California|Walnut]], which are some of Los Angeles' most affluent suburbs. In terms of the Inland Empire, [[Rancho Cucamonga, California|Rancho Cucamonga]], [[Chino Hills, California|Chino Hills]] and [[Redlands, California|Redlands]] are considered amongst the most affluent communities as well. Under the traditional NANPA plan, 909 would be considered the "worst" area coded for [[pulse dialing|pulse dialers]], because of the length of time to send the pulse signal, in contrast to area codes such as [[Area code 212|212]] or [[Area code 213|213]]. |
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Under the traditional NANPA plan, 909 would be considered the "worst" area coded for [[pulse dialing|pulse dialers]], because of the length of time to send the pulse signal, in contrast to area codes such as [[Area code 212|212]] or [[Area code 213|213]]. |
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People in the more habitable areas of Southern Calfornia often lovingly refer to their 909 neighbors as "the dirt people". |
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Southern California legend holds that it is not uncommon for bands of nomadic 909er raiding parties to swoop down on homes near the 909 border. These raiders often kill the men, kidnap the women and children, and strip homes of kitchen appliances and DVD players. No one has been able to confirm this. |
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{{Area Code Box 0 | State = CA | This = area code 909 |
{{Area Code Box 0 | State = CA | This = area code 909 |
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Revision as of 09:27, 3 September 2006
North American Area code 909 is a California telephone area code which was split from area code 714 on November 14 ,1992. It originally encompassed eastern San Bernardino County and all of Riverside County. The areas east of the San Gorgonio Pass and northeast of the San Bernardino Mountains were moved into area code 760 on March 22, 1997, and western Riverside County was split off from 909 into area code 951 on July 17, 2004. 909 still covers small portions of Corona, Riverside, and Moreno Valley which are in Riverside County.
The 909 area code now covers far eastern Los Angeles County and southwestern San Bernardino County, California.
The term 909er is often used disparagingly by Los Angeles and Orange County residents, as a shorthand reference to someone from the northern "Inland Empire" area. It has entered national popular culture through television series like The O.C. as a reference to the poorer, hotter, and more rural inland regions in contrast to the suburban and wealthy Los Angeles and Orange County. Despite the negative stigma associated with it, the area code encompasses cities such as Claremont, Diamond Bar, and Walnut, which are some of Los Angeles' most affluent suburbs. In terms of the Inland Empire, Rancho Cucamonga, Chino Hills and Redlands are considered amongst the most affluent communities as well. Under the traditional NANPA plan, 909 would be considered the "worst" area coded for pulse dialers, because of the length of time to send the pulse signal, in contrast to area codes such as 212 or 213.
| North: 661, 760 | ||
| West: 626, 714 | area code 909 | East: 760 |
| South: 951, 760 |