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323

Central Los Angeles

Area code 323 was split from 213 in 1998 to serve central Los Angeles (including Hollywood) and is now part of an overlay complex with 213.

The essentials Numbering data from NumberResearch · as of 2026-09-17
Place
Central Los Angeles
Type
geographic
Status
in service
In service since
1998
Country
United States

Status, dates and counts are read from NumberResearch (NANPA / CNAC / FCC records), as of 2026-09-17. Assignment records show initial assignees, not the carrier serving a number today.

Where 323 is

Central Los Angeles and surrounding southeast L.A. County cities.

Communities served wholly or partly by 323:

HollywoodBellHuntington ParkMontebelloEast Los Angeles

Central LA communities from secondary sources; now shares geography with 213.

How it relates to other codes

The codes 323 was split from, spawned, or shares its area with. A split divides the map and changes some numbers; an overlay shares the same ground and changes none — what's the difference?

Split from · 1998 213 Downtown & Central LA 323 was split from 213 on June 13, 1998.
Overlay · 2017 213 Downtown & Central LA 323 and 213 recombined into an overlay complex on July 8, 2017.

History

1998-06-13
323 created by a split from 213, covering most of central L.A. including Hollywood.
Source: Wikipedia
2017-07-08
323 and 213 combined into a single overlay complex.
Source: Wikipedia
What's changing. Active — part of the 213/323 overlay complex since July 8, 2017.

How full it is

Prefixes assigned
800
Prefixes available
0
Projected exhaust
2042 Q3

Prefix-assignment counts describe allocation to carriers, not how many individual numbers are in use. Full technical records: NumberResearch ↗.

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Sources

Wikipedia ↗
Area codes 213 and 323 — 1998 split, 2017 overlay (secondary cross-check)
NumberResearch.org ↗
Live status, dates, assignment counts and exhaust forecast — data as of 2026-09-17 (CC BY 4.0).

Place, relationships and history above are compiled by North American Numbers from the sources listed and last checked 2026-09-18. A check date is not an expert review — see how this is made. Flag an error.