Adding a new area code, known as an overlay, provides additional prefixes and new telephone numbers for people living in areas served by the 916 area code, including parts of El Dorado, Placer ...

The 916 area code serves parts of El Dorado, Solano, Sutter, Yolo, Placer, and Sacramento counties. Click here to view the 916 area code map.

People in the 916 area code who sign up for a new number starting March 10 will be given a new 279 area code. People with existing 916 numbers will not need to change their number.

The 916 area code was created in 1947 as one of the original three area codes in California. It, and the new 279 code, serves Sacramento County, and most parts of El Dorado, Solano, Sutter, Yolo ...

The Sacramento region that makes up the 916 areas code is growing so quickly, change is in order. I've seen a few tattoos here and there so hope they won't change area code," said Ranee De la Cruz.

The 916 area code was created in 1947 as one of the original three area codes in California. The area code serves parts of El Dorado, Solano, Sutter, Yolo, Placer, and Sacramento counties.

SACRAMENTO– The 916 is getting a friend. According to the California Public Utilities Commission, the 916 area code is expected run out of its available prefixes by the end of 2018. Starting … ...

The new code — called an overlay — will be given to new phone numbers in the 916 area code as early as June 2018.