Keep Burbank, Glendale in 818 Area Code, County Urges
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Dividing by Numbers
The plan to give Glendale and most of Burbank and the San Gabriel Valley a new area code is running into opposition. Los Angeles County Supervisor Mike Antonovich is calling for the rest of the board to join him in opposition. Here are the communities the proposed code would serve.
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818
San Fernando, Sunland- Tujunga, Canoga Park, North Hollywood, Sherman Oaks, Calabasas, Agoura.
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626
Mt. Wilson, La Crescenta, Pasadena, Burbank, Glendale, Monrovia, Glendora, Covina, Alhambra, Rosemead.
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