Area code 909

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North American Area code 909 is a California telephone area code which was split from area code 714 on November 14, 1992. Western Riverside County was split off from 909 into area code 951 on July 17, 2004. 909 still covers small portions of Corona, Riverside, and Moreno Valley which are in Riverside County.

The 909 area code now covers far eastern Los Angeles County and southwestern San Bernardino County. It contains cities such as: Colton, San Bernardino, Ontario, Fontana, Chino, and Pomona. The 909/951 area codes has the 2nd highest amount of total crimes in California.[1]

The cost of living in "the 909" is generally less expensive than many parts of Los Angeles and Orange counties. Thus, many people live in "the 909" and commute westward to Orange and Los Angeles counties[2]. Under the traditional NANPA plan, 909 would be considered the "worst" area coded for pulse dialers, because of the length of time to send the pulse signal, in contrast to area codes such as 212 or 213.

Contents 1 Cities in the 909 area code 1.1 Los Angeles County 1.2 Riverside County 1.3 San Bernardino County 2 The 909 3 The 909 in Pop Culture 4 See also

[edit] Cities in the 909 area code

[edit] Los Angeles County

• Claremont
• Diamond Bar
• La Verne
• Pomona
• San Dimas
• Walnut

[edit] Riverside County

• Calimesa
• Cherry Valley
• Corona
• Moreno Valley
• Riverside
• Woodcrest

[edit] San Bernardino County

• Big Bear City
• Big Bear Lake
• Bloomington
• Chino Hills
• Chino
• Colton
• Crestline
• Fontana
• Grand Terrace
• Highland
• Lake Arrowhead
• Loma Linda
• Lytle Creek
• Mentone
• Montclair
• Muscoy
• Ontario
• Rancho Cucamonga
• Redlands
• Rialto
• Running Springs
• San Antonio Heights
• San Bernardino
• Sugarloaf
• Upland
• Yucaipa

[edit] The 909

The 909 [ISBN 0975305239] by Jim Stewart is a novel which chronicles the trials and tribulations of a group of young adults living in Inland Southern California.

[edit] The 909 in Pop Culture

In 2004, KROQ FM Released a charity album entitled "Christmas Time in the 909" which included a track of the same name by Greenbrier Lane.

In 2003, the character Summer from The OC demeaningly refers to Pittsburg as "the 909 of east."

[edit] See also

• List of California area codes
• List of NANP area codes
• North American Numbering Plan
• North American Numbering Plan Administration
• Map

State of California Area Codes: 209, 213, 310, 323, 408, 415, 424, 510, 530, 559, 562, 619, 626, 650, 657 (upcoming), 661, 707, 714, 760, 805, 818, 831, 858, 909, 916, 925, 949, 951
	North: 661, 760
West: 626, 714	area code 909	East: 760
	South: 951, 760