301: Maryland (Hagerstown, Rockville, Cumberland and western Maryland, overlays with 240) 302: Delaware (all) 303: Colorado (Boulder, Longmont, Aurora, Denver and central Colorado, overlays with 720) 304: West Virginia (all) 305: Florida (all of Miami-Dade County and the Florida Keys of Monroe County: Miami, Homestead, Coral Gables, Key West; overlaid by 786 for all of Miami-Dade but not Keys) 306: Saskatchewan (all) 307: Wyoming (all) 308: Nebraska (North Platte ...

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Los Angeles California - Geography. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1,290.6 km² (498.3 mi²). 1,214.9 km² (469.1 mi²) of it is land and 75.7 km² (29.2 mi²) of it is water. The total area is 5.86% water. The extreme north-south distance is 44 miles (71 km), the extreme east-west distance is 29 miles (47 km), and the length of the city boundary is 342 miles (550 km). The land area is the 9th largest i ...

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Los Angeles California - Government. The city is governed by a mayor-council system. The current mayor is Antonio Villaraigosa. There are 15 city council districts. Other elected city officials include the city attorney, Rocky Delgadillo, and the city controller, Laura Chick. The city attorney prosecutes misdemeanors within the city limits. The district attorney, elected by the county voters, prosecutes misdemeanors in unincorporated areas and in 78 of the 88 cities ...

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The Los Angeles coastal area was occupied by the Tongva, Chumash, and even earlier Native American peoples for thousands of years. The Spanish arrived in 1542, when Juan Cabrillo visited the area. In 1769, the Spanish returned to California to stay. Father Juan Crespi described a "beautiful river", which the explorers named in Spanish "El Pueblo de Nuestra Señora la Reina de los Ángeles del Río de Porciúncula", English: "The Village of Our Lady the Queen of the Angels of the Porciuncula River". The Mission San Gabriel Arcá ...

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Southern California - Southern California freeway system. Interstate Highways Golden State Freeway/Santa Ana Freeway/San Diego Freeway/Montgomery Freeway (Interstate 5) Ocean Beach Freeway/Mission Valley Freeway (Interstate 8) Santa Monica (Rosa Parks) Freeway/Golden State Freeway/San Bernardino Freeway (Interstate 10) Mojave Freeway/Barstow Freeway/Ontario Freeway/Corona Freeway/Temecula Valley Freeway/Escondido Freeway (Interstate 15) Century (Glenn A ...

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900: premium-rate telephone numbers 901: Tennessee (Memphis, Covington, Somerville and south western Tennessee) 902: Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island 903: Texas (Tyler, Sherman, Longview, Marshall, Palestine, Jacksonville, Carthage, and Northeast Texas) 904: Florida (Jacksonville, St. Augustine, Starke, Green Cove Springs and northeastern Florida) 905: Ontario (Niagara Peninsula, Hamilton, GTA suburbs and central southeastern Ontario, overlays with 289) 906: M ...

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800: toll-free 801: Utah (Salt Lake City, Ogden, Provo, Park City, Payson, Bountiful and central Utah) 802: Vermont (all) 803: South Carolina (Columbia, Rock Hill, Sumter, Aiken and central South Carolina) 804: Virginia (Richmond, Petersburg, West Point, Chester; east central Virginia, Northern Neck, and Middle Peninsula) 805: California (San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, Ventura; southwest central coastal California) 806: Texas (Amarillo, Lubbock, C ...

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401: Rhode Island (all) 402: Nebraska (Valentine, Lincoln, Norfolk, Omaha, Superior, Crofton and eastern Nebraska) 403: Alberta (Calgary, Banff, Red Deer, Medicine Hat, Lethbridge and southern Alberta) 404: Georgia (Atlanta area inside Interstate 285 Perimeter, originally all cellphones, overlaid by part of 678) 405: Oklahoma (Oklahoma City, Edmond, Norman, Shawnee, Chickasha and central Oklahoma) 406: Montana 407: Florida (Orlando, Cocoa Beach, St. Clo ...

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501: Arkansas (Little Rock, Hot Springs and central Arkansas) 502: Kentucky (Louisville, Frankfort, Shelbyville, Bardstown and north central Kentucky) 503: Oregon (Portland, Salem, Tillamook, Astoria and northwestern Oregon, overlays with 971 except in coastal area) 504: Louisiana (New Orleans, Metairie, Kenner and surrounding areas) 505: New Mexico 506: New Brunswick 507: Minnesota (Rochester, Mankato, Worthington, Marshall and southern Minnesota) 508: Massachusetts (Worcester, New B ...

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601: Mississippi (Jackson, Meridian, Natchez, McComb, Hattiesburg and central Mississippi) 602: Arizona (Central Phoenix only) 603: New Hampshire 604: British Columbia (Greater Vancouver Regional District and Abbotsford overlay with 778. Whistler, Chilliwack and remaining portion of 604 not part of overlay complex) 605: South Dakota 606: Kentucky (Ashland, Hazard, Somerset, London, Corbin, Pikeville, Maysville and eastern Kentucky) 607: New York (Bing ...

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701: North Dakota (all) 702: Nevada (almost all of Clark County, including all of Las Vegas) 703: Virginia (Northern Virginia: Alexandria, Arlington, Fairfax, Prince William and eastern Loudoun counties, overlaid by 571) 704: North Carolina (Charlotte, Kingstown and south central North Carolina, overlaid by 980) 705: Ontario (northeastern and central—North Bay, Greater Sudbury, Sault Ste. Marie, Timmins, Barrie) 706: Georgia (Augusta, Columbus, Lagrange, Rome, Dalton and northern and west central Georgia), to be overlayed in 2006 ...

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