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{{short description|Area code for parts of Los Angeles and Orange counties in California}}
{{short description|Area code for parts of Los Angeles and Orange counties in California}}
{{California area codes image map|562}}
{{California area codes image map|562}}
'''Area code 562''' is a [[California]] [[telephone]] [[area code]] that was split from [[area code 310]] on January 25, 1997. It is the [[Telephone numbering plan|area code]] for much of southeastern [[Los Angeles County, California|Los Angeles County]], including [[Long Beach, California|Long Beach]], and parts of northern [[Orange County, California|Orange County]].
'''Area code 562''' is a [[California]] [[telephone]] [[area code]] that was split from [[area code 310]] on January 25, 1997. It is the area code for much of southeastern [[Los Angeles County]], including [[Long Beach]], and parts of northern [[Orange County, California|Orange County]].


==History==
==History==
Prior to November 2, 1991; this region had been part of [[area code 213]]. On that date, most of the western and southern portions of the old 213 region became [[area code 310]]. On January 25, 1997, the southern portion of the old 310 territory split again to become the 562 area code.
Prior to November 2, 1991, this region had been part of [[area code 213]]. On that date, most of the western and southern portions of the old 213 region became [[area code 310]]. On January 25, 1997, the southern portion of the old 310 territory split again to become the 562 area code.


562 was originally meant to be an overlay code exclusively for cellular telephones and pagers for existing 310 area code customers in late 1995. However, the overlay (and all others in CA since 2008) was cancelled after cellular companies sued the [[California Public Utilities Commission]] to prevent a repeat of a similar split in New York City, where all 212 & 718 mobile customers were changed over to a new 917 NPA. Cellular technology was relatively new, and the industry argued that separate area codes for cellular customers created a stigma and would hurt sales as people wanted their home and cell phone numbers to be in the same area code. After years in court, the CPUC sided with the cellular industry, and so plans were made to split 310 instead.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://articles.latimes.com/1995-08-12/local/me-34367_1_codes-area-changed|title=Half of 310 Area Code Will Be Changed to 562 |work=Los Angeles Times |date=1995-08-12}}</ref>
562 was originally meant to be an overlay code exclusively for cellular telephones and pagers for existing 310 area code customers in late 1995. However, the overlay (and all others in CA since 2008) was cancelled after cellular companies sued the [[California Public Utilities Commission]] to prevent a repeat of a similar split in New York City, where all 212 & 718 mobile customers were changed over to a new 917 NPA. Cellular technology was relatively new, and the industry argued that separate area codes for cellular customers created a stigma and would hurt sales as people wanted their home and cell phone numbers to be in the same area code. After years in court, the CPUC sided with the cellular industry, and so plans were made to split 310 instead.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1995-08-12-me-34367-story.html|title=Half of 310 Area Code Will Be Changed to 562 |work=Los Angeles Times |date=1995-08-12}}</ref>

Prior to October 2021, area code 562 had telephone numbers assigned for the [[central office code]] 988. In 2020, ''988'' was designated nationwide as a dialing code for the [[National Suicide Prevention Lifeline]], which created a conflict for exchanges that permit [[seven-digit dialing]]. This area code was therefore scheduled to transition to [[ten-digit dialing]] by October 24, 2021.<ref name="pl556">{{cite web|url=https://nationalnanpa.com/pdf/PL_556.pdf|date=January 8, 2021|publisher=North American Numbering Plan Administrator |title=Transition to 10-digit dialing (for 988 as 3-digit access to National Suicide Prevention Hotline)|access-date=March 9, 2021}}</ref>


==County anomaly==
==County anomaly==
One anomaly in this area code is that all of it is in [[Los Angeles County, California|Los Angeles County]] except for the cities of [[Seal Beach, California|Seal Beach]] and [[Los Alamitos, California|Los Alamitos]], which are in the very northwest corner of the [[Orange County, California|Orange County]] coastline, portions of the city of [[La Habra, California|La Habra]], and the very small and northwest part of the city of [[Brea, California|Brea]] in the very northwest corner of inland Orange County. These exceptions exist because, at the time of 310's creation, [[Pacific Bell]] (now part of [[AT&T Inc.]]) was the primary telephone company for most of Southern California, whereas this region's primary telephone company was [[GTE]] (later [[Verizon]] and now part of [[Frontier Communications|Frontier]]). In fact, when 310 was carved out of the southern portion of the old 213 territory, Pacific Bell chose to move all of GTE's area code 213 exchanges into the 310 area code. As the primary telephone provider in Southern California, PacBell had the right to decide what exchanges stayed in 213.
All of this area code is in [[Los Angeles County]] except for the cities of [[Seal Beach]] and [[Los Alamitos, California|Los Alamitos]], which are in the very northwest corner of the [[Orange County, California|Orange County]] coastline, portions of the city of [[La Habra]], and the very small and northwest part of the city of [[Brea, California|Brea]] in the very northwest corner of inland Orange County. These exceptions exist because, at the time of 310's creation, [[Pacific Bell]] (now part of [[AT&T Inc.]]) was the primary telephone company for most of Southern California, whereas this region's primary telephone company was [[GTE]] (later [[Verizon]] and now part of [[Frontier Communications|Frontier]]). In fact, when 310 was carved out of the southern portion of the old 213 territory, Pacific Bell chose to move all of GTE's area code 213 exchanges into the 310 area code. As the primary telephone provider in Southern California, Pac Bell had the right to decide what exchanges stayed in 213.


==Service area==
==Cities and neighborhoods in the 562 area code==


===Los Angeles County===
===Los Angeles County===
*[[Artesia, California|Artesia]]
*[[Artesia, California|Artesia]]
*[[Bell Gardens, California|Bell Gardens]] (also in the [[Area codes 213 and 323|213/323 area code]])
*[[Bell Gardens]] (also in the [[Area codes 213 and 323|213/323 area code]])
*[[Bellflower, California|Bellflower]]
*[[Bellflower, California|Bellflower]]
*[[Cerritos, California|Cerritos]] (small portion in the [[Area codes 657 and 714|657/714 area code]])
*[[Cerritos, California|Cerritos]] (small portion in the [[Area codes 714 and 657|657/714 area code]])
*[[Commerce, California|Commerce]] (mostly in the [[Area codes 213 and 323|213/323 area code]])
*[[Commerce, California|Commerce]] (mostly in the [[Area codes 213 and 323|213/323 area code]])
*[[Downey, California|Downey]]
*[[Downey, California|Downey]]
*[[East Whittier, California|East Whittier]]
*[[East Whittier, California|East Whittier]]
*[[Hacienda Heights, California|Hacienda Heights]] (mostly in the [[Area code 626|626 area code]])
*[[Hacienda Heights]] (mostly in the [[626 area code]])
*[[Hawaiian Gardens, California|Hawaiian Gardens]]
*[[Hawaiian Gardens]]
*[[Industry, California|Industry]] (mostly in the [[Area code 626|626 area code]] and small portion in the [[Area codes 840 and 909|840/909 area code]])
*[[Industry, California|Industry]] (mostly in the [[626 area code]] and small portion in the [[Area codes 909 and 840|840/909 area code]])
*[[La Habra Heights, California|La Habra Heights]]
*[[La Habra Heights]]
*[[La Mirada, California|La Mirada]] (small portion in the [[Area codes 657 and 714|657/714 area code]])
*[[La Mirada]] (small portion in the [[Area codes 714 and 657|657/714 area code]])
*[[Lakewood, California|Lakewood]]
*[[Lakewood, California|Lakewood]]
*[[Long Beach, California|Long Beach]]
*[[Long Beach]]
*[[Norwalk, California|Norwalk]]
*[[Norwalk, California|Norwalk]]
*[[Paramount, California|Paramount]]
*[[Paramount, California|Paramount]]
*[[Pico Rivera, California|Pico Rivera]]
*[[Pico Rivera]]
*[[Rowland Heights, California|Rowland Heights]] (mostly in the [[Area code 626|626]] and [[Area codes 840 and 909|840/909 area codes]])
*[[Rowland Heights]] (mostly in the [[Area code 626|626]] and [[Area codes 909 and 840|840/909 area codes]])
*[[Santa Fe Springs, California|Santa Fe Springs]]
*[[Santa Fe Springs]]
*[[Signal Hill, California|Signal Hill]]
*[[Signal Hill, California|Signal Hill]]
*[[South Gate, California|South Gate]] (mostly in the [[Area codes 213 and 323|213/323 area code]] and small portion in the [[Area codes 310 and 424|310/424 area code]])
*[[South Gate, California|South Gate]] (mostly in the [[Area codes 213 and 323|213/323 area code]] and small portion in the [[Area codes 310 and 424|310/424 area code]])
*[[South Whittier, California|South Whittier]]
*[[South Whittier]]
*[[West Whittier-Los Nietos, California|West Whittier-Los Nietos]]
*[[West Whittier-Los Nietos]]
*[[Whittier, California|Whittier]]
*[[Whittier, California|Whittier]]


===Orange County===
===Orange County===
*[[Brea, California|Brea]] (mostly in the [[Area codes 657 and 714|657/714 area code]])
*[[Brea, California|Brea]] (mostly in the [[Area codes 714 and 657|657/714 area code]])
*[[Buena Park, California|Buena Park]] (mostly in the [[Area codes 657 and 714|657/714 area code]])
*[[Buena Park]] (mostly in the [[Area codes 714 and 657|657/714 area code]])
*[[Cypress, California|Cypress]] (mostly in the [[Area codes 657 and 714|657/714 area code]])
*[[Cypress, California|Cypress]] (mostly in the [[Area codes 714 and 657|657/714 area code]])
*[[Fullerton, California|Fullerton]] (mostly in the [[Area codes 657 and 714|657/714 area code]])
*[[Fullerton, California|Fullerton]] (mostly in the [[Area codes 714 and 657|657/714 area code]])
*[[Huntington Beach, California|Huntington Beach]] (mostly in the [[Area codes 657 and 714|657/714 area code]]; only the [[Sunset Beach, California|Sunset Beach]] neighborhood is in the 562 area code)
*[[Huntington Beach]] (mostly in the [[Area codes 714 and 657|657/714 area code]]; only the [[Sunset Beach, California|Sunset Beach]] neighborhood is in the 562 area code)
*[[La Habra, California|La Habra]] (small portion in the [[Area codes 657 and 714|657/714 area code]])
*[[La Habra]] (small portion in the [[Area codes 714 and 657|657/714 area code]])
*[[La Palma, California|La Palma]] (mostly in the [[Area codes 657 and 714|657/714 area code]])
*[[La Palma, California|La Palma]] (mostly in the [[Area codes 714 and 657|657/714 area code]])
*[[Los Alamitos, California|Los Alamitos]] (small portion in the [[Area codes 657 and 714|657/714 area code]])
*[[Los Alamitos, California|Los Alamitos]] (small portion in the [[Area codes 714 and 657|657/714 area code]])
*[[Rossmoor, California|Rossmoor]]
*[[Rossmoor, California|Rossmoor]]
*[[Seal Beach, California|Seal Beach]]
*[[Seal Beach]]


==See also==
==See also==
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{{Area code box | State = CA | This = area code 562
{{Area code box | State = CA | This = area code 562
| N = [[area code 626|626]], [[area code 323|323]]
| N = [[area code 626|626]], [[area codes 213 and 323|213/323]]
| S = [[Pacific Ocean]]
| S = [[Pacific Ocean]]
| E = [[area codes 657 and 714|657/714]]
| E = [[area codes 714 and 657|657/714]]
| W = [[area codes 310 and 424|310/424]], 323}}
| W = [[area codes 310 and 424|310/424]], [[area codes 213 and 323|213/323]]}}


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Numbering plan areas in California (blue) and border states. This map is clickable; click on any region shown to visit the page for those area codes.Area code 562 is shown in red.

Area code 562 is a California telephone area code that was split from area code 310 on January 25, 1997. It is the area code for much of southeastern Los Angeles County, including Long Beach, and parts of northern Orange County.

History

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Prior to November 2, 1991, this region had been part of area code 213. On that date, most of the western and southern portions of the old 213 region became area code 310. On January 25, 1997, the southern portion of the old 310 territory split again to become the 562 area code.

562 was originally meant to be an overlay code exclusively for cellular telephones and pagers for existing 310 area code customers in late 1995. However, the overlay (and all others in CA since 2008) was cancelled after cellular companies sued the California Public Utilities Commission to prevent a repeat of a similar split in New York City, where all 212 & 718 mobile customers were changed over to a new 917 NPA. Cellular technology was relatively new, and the industry argued that separate area codes for cellular customers created a stigma and would hurt sales as people wanted their home and cell phone numbers to be in the same area code. After years in court, the CPUC sided with the cellular industry, and so plans were made to split 310 instead.[1]

Prior to October 2021, area code 562 had telephone numbers assigned for the central office code 988. In 2020, 988 was designated nationwide as a dialing code for the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline, which created a conflict for exchanges that permit seven-digit dialing. This area code was therefore scheduled to transition to ten-digit dialing by October 24, 2021.[2]

County anomaly

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All of this area code is in Los Angeles County except for the cities of Seal Beach and Los Alamitos, which are in the very northwest corner of the Orange County coastline, portions of the city of La Habra, and the very small and northwest part of the city of Brea in the very northwest corner of inland Orange County. These exceptions exist because, at the time of 310's creation, Pacific Bell (now part of AT&T Inc.) was the primary telephone company for most of Southern California, whereas this region's primary telephone company was GTE (later Verizon and now part of Frontier). In fact, when 310 was carved out of the southern portion of the old 213 territory, Pacific Bell chose to move all of GTE's area code 213 exchanges into the 310 area code. As the primary telephone provider in Southern California, Pac Bell had the right to decide what exchanges stayed in 213.

Service area

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Los Angeles County

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Orange County

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Half of 310 Area Code Will Be Changed to 562". Los Angeles Times. 1995-08-12.
  2. ^ "Transition to 10-digit dialing (for 988 as 3-digit access to National Suicide Prevention Hotline)" (PDF). North American Numbering Plan Administrator. January 8, 2021. Retrieved March 9, 2021.
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California area codes: 209/350, 213/323, 310/424, 408/669, 415/628, 510/341, 530, 559, 562, 619/858, 626, 650, 661, 707/369, 714/657, 760/442, 805/820, 818/747, 831, 909/840, 916/279, 925, 949, 951
North: 626, 213/323
West: 310/424, 213/323 area code 562 East: 657/714
South: Pacific Ocean

33°54′N 118°06′W / 33.9°N 118.1°W / 33.9; -118.1

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