Area code 442

Map of California area codes in blue (and border states) with 760 in red

North American area code 442 is a proposed California telephone area code that may encompass much of the eastern portion of the state, and a great deal of Southern California. The area code may includes Imperial, Inyo, and Mono Counties, as well as portions of San Diego, Riverside, San Bernardino, and Kern Counties. Community officials and business leaders held meetings with telephone companies and the California Public Utilities Commission on whether these communities should accept or will not have the new area code. It is possible for metropolitian areas like San Diego, the Imperial Valley and the Coachella Valley to have 442 as an overlay area code. The proposed split will be decided late 2007 and if the split does takes effect, all phone prefixes in the new area code will convert to 442 by July 1, 2008.^{[citation needed]}

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Rate centers that may be located in area code 442: Baker, Barstow, Barstow Yermo DA, Benton, Big Pine, Bishop, Blythe, Boron, Borrego, Brawley, Bridgeport, Calexico, California City, California Village, Calipatria, Cima, Crowley Lake, Death Valley, Desert Center, Desert Hot Springs, Eagle Mountain, Earp: Earp DA, Earp: Lost Lake DA, El Centro, El Mirage, Encinitas, Escondido, Fallbrook, Fort Irwin, Havasu Lake, Holtville, Homestead Valley, Imperial, Independence, Indio, Inyokern, Joshua Tree, Julian, June Lake, Kernville, Lake Isabella, Lee Vining, Lenwood, Lone Pine, Lucerne Valley, Mammoth Lakes, Morongo Valley, Mountain Pass, Needles, Newberry, Oceanside: Carlsbad DA, Oceanside: Oceanside DA, Oceanside: Pendleton DA, Ocotillo, Olancha, Palm Desert, Palm Springs, Palo Verde, Parker Dam, Pauma Valley, Pine Creek, Pinyon, Ramona, Randsburg, Ridgecrest, Salton, San Diego: San Diego DA, San Marcos, Shoshone, Summit Valley, Trona, Twentynine Palms, Valley Center, Victorville, Victorville Adelanto, Victorville Apple Valley, Victorville Hesperia, Vista, Warner Springs, Weldon, Winterhaven, Wrightwood, Wrightwood Phelan, Yucca Valley, 442 NPA DA

Report on the 760 Area Code by the California Public Utilities Commission, Telecommunications Division (warning: this link leads to a large PDF file)

State of California Area Codes: 209, 213, 310, 323, 408, 415, 424, 510, 530, 559, 562, 619, 626, 650, 657 (upcoming), 661, 707, 714, 760, 805, 818, 831, 858, 909, 916, 925, 949, 951
	North: 702, 775
West: 209, 559, 619, 661, 858, 909, 951	{{{This}}}	East: 928
	South: Country code +52 in Mexico
State of Arizona area codes: 480, 520, 602, 623, 928
State of Nevada Area Codes: 702, 775