State California | ||
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Cities Riverside, Corona, Temecula, Murrieta, Moreno Valley | ||
Area code 951 is a California telephone area code that was split from area code 909 on July 17, 2004. It covers western North and South Riverside County, including, Beaumont, Corona, Canyon Lake, Riverside, Temescal Canyon, Woodcrest, Arlington, Mira Loma, Moreno Valley, Perris, Sun City, Lake Elsinore, Wildomar, Murrieta, Temecula, San Jacinto, Hemet, Lakeview, Nuevo, Norco, Banning, Eastvale, Quail Valley, and Idyllwild.
History
Until November 14, 1992, the area covered by 951 was part of area code 714.
Area code 951 is currently the last new area code in California to have been split from another one. Every code introduced in the state since have been overlays.
References
Area code 951 Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA