However, due to the availability of 213 numbers, the California Public Utilities Commission has made it possible for service providers to assign a 213 number to anybody within the limits of Central Los Angeles. Now, anybody from Baldwin Hills to the Hollywood Hills can request a 213 number.
Are 212 numbers still available?
Today, 212 phone numbers only become available when customers give them up. Those numbers may then become available through Time Warner, Verizon or another service provider.
Can you still get a 310 number?
They're extremely rare. People can't get a 310, even a random 310 anymore." Instead, they're stuck with LA's version of 628, 424. "Nobody wants a 424," Mance said, "especially if they're in business."Apr 23, 2015