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The state of California was divided into three numbering plan areas (NPAs) with distinct area codes: 213, 415, and 916, for the southern, central, and northern parts of the state, respectively. [ 1 ] In 1949, Oakland, CA, received the fifth regional dial switching center for Operator Toll Dialing in the nation, [ 2 ] which set the stage for ...
English: Location map of the Los Angeles Metropolitan Area — which encompasses Los Angeles County and Orange County in Southern California. Equirectangular projection, N/S stretching 120.0 %. Geographic limits of the map:
In relief the numbering plan area was divided with several new area codes, including area code 818 and area code 310. Area code 818 entered service on January 7, 1984, [1] making Los Angeles one of the first major cities to be split into multiple numbering plan areas. Area code 626 was assigned to a portion of the eastern part on June 14, 1997.
Bob Pool, "L.A. Neighborhoods, You're on the Map", Los Angeles Times, February 9, 2009 (article about Mapping L.A.) Southern California Association of Governments analysis of 2006 census data; Los Angeles neighborhood signs—Flickr "Communities of the City of Los Angeles", Los Angeles Almanac
Baldwin Village was developed in the early 1940s and 1950s by architect Clarence Stein, as an apartment complex for young families.Baldwin Village is occasionally called "The Jungles" by locals because of the tropical trees and foliage (such as palms, banana trees and begonias) that once thrived among the area's tropical-style postwar apartment buildings. [3]
Harbor area, Los Angeles: Shoestring Annexation (Dec. 26, 1906) San Pedro Annexation (Aug. 28, 1909), Wilmington Annexation (Aug. 28, 1909) As defined by Mapping L.A. of the Los Angeles Times, the region, which includes the city of Los Angeles as well as other cities and unincorporated areas of Los Angeles County, is a 193.09-square-mile area flanked by South Los Angeles or Los Angeles County ...
Firefighting and recovery efforts continue in the Los Angeles area, where devastating fires have killing at least 28 people, destroyed more than 12,000 structures and prompted evacuation orders ...
The median yearly household income in 2008 dollars was $105,253, a high figure for Los Angeles, and the percentage of households earning $125,000 and up was also considered high for the county. The average household size of 2.5 people was average for Los Angeles. Renters occupied 29.7% of the housing stock and house- or apartment owners held 70.3%.