The reintroduction of 213 into the 323 territory will begin in November of 2017. Instead of actually splitting up the 323 territory, phone numbers with the 213 area code will just be issued instead.

New phone service customers within the 213 and 323 area code region of Los Angeles may be assigned to the new 738 area code.

Los Angeles is running out of new phone numbers for the area code that covers the west-of-downtown core of this metropolis. We're talking, of course, about 323. "The 323 area code is expected to ...