323 Area Code – Time Zone, Location, History & Counties

Area code 323 is located in the Pacific time zone and serves Los Angeles, California, and surrounding areas. Established on June 13, 1998, to relieve number exhaustion on the 213 area code, it serves as an overlay sharing the region with codes 213 and 738.

Where is area code 323?

Area code 323 serves part of Los Angeles, CA and the surrounding areas. It is an overlay for area code 213 and serves the same area.

What time zone is area code 323?

The 323 area code is located in the Pacific timezone (America/Los_Angeles).

History

Creation: Area code 323 was put into service on June 13, 1998 and was the 240th area code in service. It was one of 21 area codes introduced in 1998. It was the 21st area code in the state of California. California currently has 41 area codes. It was created to relieve the pressure on the 213 area code as the numbers in 213 were being exhausted.

New/recent overlays: Area code 738 was recently added as on overaly to the 323 area code on November 1, 2024.

Mnemonics: Prior to 1995, the middle digit of area codes was restricted to a 0 or 1 which do not correspond to a letter on a phone’s dialing pad. So, only area codes created in 1995 or later can have a mnemonic. The mnemonics for area code 323 include DAD, DAE, DAF, DBD, DBE, DBF, DCD, DCE, DCF, EAD, EAE, EAF, EBD, EBE, EBF, ECD, ECE, ECF, FAD, FAE, FAF, FBD, FBE, FBF, FCD, FCE, and FCF. Let us know if one of these mnemonics fits area code 323 so we can feature it.