Area code 818

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Map of California area codes in blue (and border states) with 818 in red

Area code 818 is a state of California telephone area code consisting largely of the San Fernando Valley, in the greater Los Angeles area.

After the standardization of American telephone area codes, the entire Los Angeles metropolitan area had fallen within the 213 area code. Because the population and phone usage of the Los Angeles metropolitan area greatly increased during the 1980s and 1990s, the 213 area code was split into several new area codes, including the 818 and 310 area codes.

During the pop-culture heyday of the San Fernando Valley in the 1980s (typified by the Frank Zappa single "Valley Girl"), the term "818" actually acquired some currency in American popular lingo. This was mostly due to several Hollywood movies of the period that attempted to portray the absurdity of American suburban teen culture, by dramatizing teen life in the suburbia that was geographically nearest to Hollywood. (The major movie studios, in the Burbank and Hollywood areas, are located within or adjacent to the San Fernando Valley/818 area code). Thus, characters in these movies would make reference to living in, or communicating with friends who lived in, the "818".

Cities in the 818 area code

Van Nuys
Encino
Woodland Hills
Studio City
North Hollywood
Sylmar
Mission Hills
Chatsworth
West Hills
Northridge
Reseda
Tarzana
Agoura/Oak Park
Calabasas
Glendale
Burbank
La Cañada Flintridge
San Fernando
Sherman Oaks
Los Angeles-San Fernando Valley

State of California Area Codes: 209, 213, 310, 323, 408, 415, 424, 510, 530, 559, 562, 619, 626, 650, 661, 707, 714, 760, 805, 818, 831, 858, 909, 916, 925, 949, 951
	North: 661
West: 805	area code 818	East: 626
	South: 310, 323

Area code 818

Cities in the 818 area code

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