What cities are in the 747 area code?

The 747 area code covers Burbank, Van Nuys, North Hollywood, Woodland Hills, Northridge, Reseda, Sherman Oaks, Encino, and Studio City, along with dozens of other communities across the San Fernando Valley.

Is 747 the same location as 818?

Yes. The 747 area code is an overlay that covers the exact same territory as 818. Both codes exist side by side, and having a 747 number says nothing about which specific city or neighborhood a person lives in.

When was the 747 area code created?

Area code 747 was approved by the California Public Utilities Commission in April 2008 and went into effect on May 18, 2009, as an overlay for the existing 818 area code, which itself split from 213 in 1984.

Do I need to dial 10 digits for local 747 calls?

Yes. Because 747 shares its territory with 818, all local calls require the area code plus the seven-digit number, even for calls between neighbors.

What time zone is the 747 area code in?

Area code 747 is located entirely in California and operates on Pacific Time, observing Pacific Standard Time (PST) in winter and Pacific Daylight Time (PDT) during daylight saving months.

Can a business outside California get a 747 phone number?

Yes. Cloud business phone providers, including Softtop, let companies anywhere in the world provision a 747 number to establish a local presence in the San Fernando Valley, without needing an office or landline physically located there.

Why the San Fernando Valley Got a Second Area Code

Area code 747 is an overlay covering the San Fernando Valley, the large basin north of the Hollywood Hills that forms part of the city of Los Angeles, reaching Burbank's studio district, Van Nuys, North Hollywood, Woodland Hills, Tarzana, Northridge, Reseda, and the Ventura Boulevard corridor communities of Sherman Oaks, Encino, and Studio City. The valley was originally part of the 213 area code assigned when California's numbering plan launched in 1948; regulators split off 818 on January 7, 1984, to relieve pressure on 213, and in 1997 the San Gabriel Valley was further carved out as area code 626, leaving 818 with roughly today's San Fernando Valley footprint. By the mid-2000s 818 alone was again running short, so rather than splitting the territory a third time, the California Public Utilities Commission approved the 747 overlay on April 24, 2008, with numbers going into effect May 18, 2009 (some materials cite first assignments starting October 11, 2009); existing 818 customers kept their numbers while 747 applies only to new lines, and the shared territory now requires mandatory 10-digit dialing even between neighbors. The region sits in the Pacific Time Zone, observing PST and PDT. Reported scams against 747 numbers include government-impersonation calls, one-ring Wangiri callback schemes, fake studio and entertainment-industry scams offering bogus casting calls or production jobs to the valley's entertainment workforce, and neighbor spoofing matching a victim's own prefix; recipients should avoid sharing personal or financial data and report suspicious calls to the FTC. A business wanting a San Fernando Valley presence can provision a 747 number via a cloud platform like Softtop by searching California inventory and porting an existing number in five to ten business days.