A second area code — 820 — for those already in the 805 will mean a different way of calling for people on the Central Coast, with a 6-month practice period kicking off Dec. 1 (Verizon map) A second ...

The California Public Utilities Commission approved an area code overlay for the 805 region, and will be assigning the 820 area code to new numbers in the area starting in June 2018. (CPUC photo) ...

It may not carry the same ring as an emblem but 820 will be introduced as an area code in a region currently tattooed only by 805. The old area code will remain, according to a decision approved by ...

San Luis Obispo County residents can download the new smartphone app from the San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s Office from the App Store and Google Play. AP Callers in the 805 area code will soon have ...

Chicken Little can zip it. The sky won’t fall on Saturday when area code changes in a region now stamped with the 805 alters the way people dial with ripple effects that could reach alarm systems, fax ...