Area codes 415 and 628
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North American Area code 415 is the Californian telephone area code for San Francisco and its northern suburbs in Marin County (across the Golden Gate Bridge).
History
415 was one of the original three area codes in California, established in 1947. It originally covered central California, south of area code 916 and north of area code 213. It stretched from Sacramento in the north to Bakersfield in the south.[1]
In 1950, 415 was extended along the North Coast to the Oregon border, while 916 was rotated to cover the northeastern corner of the state.[2] As part of this realignment, Sacramento was shifted from 415 to 916, while Bakersfield moved to 213.
For a short time in the early 1950s, area code 318 was temporarily used, initially by customers in Englewood, New Jersey participating in the first customer direct distance dialing experiment to reach San Francisco as well as some areas north of the Golden Gate.[3] In 1953, the entire Bay Area was "reunited" in using area code 415.
Area 415 has been split three times:
- On March 1, 1959, in a three-way split, area code 707 was created for the North Coast (excluding Marin County) and area code 408 for San Jose and the South Bay.[4]
- On September 2, 1991, area code 510 was created for the East Bay, including Oakland.[5]
- On August 2, 1997, area code 650 was created; the partition approximately followed the boundary between San Francisco, which (along with Marin County) kept 415, and San Mateo County to the south, which received the new code. Deviations from the county line were a very small area east of the San Francisco Golf Club, which was changed to 650,[6] and portions of Brisbane and Daly City, which retained area code 415.[7]
A further update is planned for 2015, adding area code 628 as an overlay for newly assigned phone numbers.[8]
Communities in the 415 area code
City & County of San Francisco
Marin County
- Bel Marin Keys
- Belvedere
- Black Point-Green Point
- Bolinas
- California Park
- Corte Madera
- Dogtown
- Fairfax
- Greenbrae
- Inverness Park
- Inverness
- Kentfield
- Lagunitas-Forest Knolls
- Larkspur
- Lucas Valley-Marinwood
- Manor
- Manzanita
- Marconi
- Marin City
- Marshall
- McNears Beach
- Meadowsweet
- Mill Valley
- Millerton
- Muir Beach
- Nicasio
- Novato
- Olema
- Paradise Cay
- Point Reyes Station
- Ross
- San Anselmo
- San Geronimo
- San Quentin
- San Rafael
- Santa Venetia
- Sausalito
- Sleepy Hollow
- Stinson Beach
- Strawberry
- Tamalpais-Homestead Valley
- Tiburon
- Woodacre
San Mateo County
See also
References
- ^ Madison, Linc (1999-05-27). "LincMad's 1947 Area Code Map". Archived from the original on 4 January 2007. Retrieved 2007-01-06.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ Moore, Carl (1996-02-12). "history.of.area.splits". TELECOM digest. Retrieved 2007-01-06.
- ^ Cuccia, Mark (1996-08-13). "Re: When Was Direct Distance Dialing Cut In?". TELECOM digest. Retrieved 2007-01-06.
- ^ Madison, Linc. "NANP Area Code History: 1948 - 1959". Retrieved 2007-01-06.
- ^ Fabisch, M.P. (1990-06-13). "NANPA Revised Date for Split of 415 (California) Numbering Plan Area" (PDF). Bellcore Letter. Retrieved 2007-01-06.
- ^ "AT&T- News Room". Att.com. 1998-01-28. Retrieved 2012-09-07.
- ^ Deak, J.N. (1996-11-22). "NANPA Revised Date for Split of 415 (California) Numbering Plan Area" (PDF). North American Numbering Plan Letter. PL-NANP-022. Retrieved 2007-01-06.
- ^ "Move over 415, San Francisco Gets a New Area Code" on San Francisco Chronicle web site
External links
| North: 707 | ||
| West: Pacific Ocean, 808 | area code 415 | East: 510, 925 |
| South: 650 | ||
| Hawaii area codes: 808 | ||