911 and 411 remain the same, and you do not need to dial the area code.Price of a call, the coverage area or other rates and services will not change due to the overlay.What is a local call now, will remain a local call.Previously if dialing between 408 numbers, only the seven-digit phone number was needed.Īlso, other changes and preservations about the 669 addition, according to Verizon:
408 area code code#
In 1997, San Benito County and most of Monterey County and Santa Cruz County were split from the 408 area code and assigned the 831 area code. In June 1959, the 408 area code was created by splitting the 415 area code to meet consumer demand for new telephone numbers. The region now served by the 408 area code was originally part of the 415 area code, one of the first three area codes in the state. Cities in the 408 area code include San Jose, Campbell, Cupertino, Gilroy, Los Gatos, Milpitas, Monte Sereno, Morgan Hill, Santa Clara, Saratoga, Sunnyvale, and a portion of Palo Alto.Īrea codes were first introduced to California in 1947. The 408 area code (and soon the 669 area code) is most prevalent in Santa Clara County, along with some neighboring cities and small unincorporated portions of Alameda and Santa Cruz Counties. The 669 area code is expected to expire after 36 years in use, when it runs out of numbers. No one will be required to change their existing phone numbers, as the 669 area code change applies only to new customers. The changes stem from the lack of available 408 phone numbers in Santa Clara County and the sequential approval of the new 669 area code by the California Public Utilities Commission in 2011. 20, callers must use that same method, or the phone call will not go through. This month starts up a six-month “permissive dialing period” when anyone calling a 408 area code are encouraged to dial “1” plus the area code then the seven-digit number when making a phone call. Beginning April 21, Santa Clara County residents need to dial “1” plus the area code for all 408 area code calls.
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