To clear the way for a nationwide suicide hotline, these area codes will now require all 10 digits to dial a number.

Those with the area codes 562, 626, 949 and 951 must dial all 10 digits when making calls beginning Sunday, Oct. 24, as part of a federal transition that will give the National Suicide Prevention a… ...

If your phone number starts with 562, 626, 949, or 951, you will have to dial the full 10-digits to make a call, even if you are calling someone within your own area code.

Efforts to conserve phone numbers have erased the need for new area codes in Los Angeles and Orange county communities now served by the 323 and 562 codes, according to new reports released by ...