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 ...

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.

However, with the 805/820 area code overlay, customers will have to dial “1” plus the three-digit area code for all calls from landline telephone numbers with the 805 and 820 area codes.

A new area code is coming to the 805 region because of math. By June 2018, available telephone prefixes in the three-plus county region that currenty uses 805 will run out. A plan to add a new ...

Residents of the 805 area code now have to dial four additional numbers to call anyone within the same area code.

On cellphones, people will dial the area code — 805, locally — and the number. On landlines, they'll add a 1 before the area code.

In June 2018, the Central Coast will add area code 820 to the 805 region, meaning all local callers will have to dial 10 digits rather than the seven they can now.

People with the 805 area code, which represents much of the Central Coast cellular network, received about 21 million robocalls in October alone, according to a recent report.

Santa Ynez Valley Fruit and Vegetable Rescue is one of five groups participating in Glean805, the second joint effort of gleaning groups in the 805 area code to collect food that might otherwise ...