Phone users in the 805 area code will have to dial 10 digits for all calls — even local ones — starting Saturday. Cellphone users will have to dial the area code and phone number for calls to and from ...

The California Public Utilities Commission held a public meeting in Santa Barbara Monday to talk about the proposed plans to add an area code to the 805 region. (Sam Goldman / Noozhawk photo) While ...

The 805 area code that stretches from San Luis Obispo south to Ventura County has inspired local pride in various forms, but that regional enthusiasm will soon have to be shared with a new number.

The 805 area code is getting a little cramped. In an estimated two years the area from Ventura County to San Luis Obispo County will run out of all its available phone numbers. Meetings were held this ...

The 805 will be joined by a second area code — 820 — officially starting in June 2018. Not since 1999 has the area that includes Santa Barbara County been issued a new telephone code — that’s when 661 ...

San Luis Obispo County residents can download the new smartphone app from the San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s Office from the App Store and Google Play. AP Callers in the 805 area code will soon have ...

One thing many of us asked Santa for this Christmas is a break from robocalls, the solicitors and scammers who call our phones in a relentless attempt to get money. People with the 805 area code, ...

ANTHONY PLASCENCIA/THE STAR Area code maps showing boundaries and different scenarios were on display during Monday's California Public Utilities Commission hearing in Oxnard. (Photo: Anthony ...