- Area code 916
North America n area code 916 is astate ofCalifornia telephone area code which was one of the first three original area codes established in California in October,1947 . It covered the far north portion of the state. It was split in aflash-cut sometime during1958 , creatingarea code 209 . 916 was again split onNovember 1 ,1997 creatingArea code 530 . Today, 916 covers only the state capital of Sacramento and its immediate area.Towns and cities
Towns and cities served by this area code:
Roseville, Sacramento, Citrus Heights, Rocklin, Elk Grove, Antelope, Lincoln, El Dorado Hills, Folsom.Generally, 916 encompasses Sacramento and its surrounding
suburbs .*Granite Bay
*Lincoln
*Loomis
*Newcastle
*North Auburn
*Rocklin
*Roseville*Antelope
*Arden-Arcade
*Carmichael
*Citrus Heights
*Elk Grove
*Fair Oaks
*Florin
*Folsom
*Foothill Farms
*Gold River
*Isleton
*La Riviera
*Laguna
*Locke
*North Highlands
*Orangevale
*Parkway-South Sacramento
*Rancho Cordova
*Rancho Murieta
*Rio Linda
*Rosemont
*Sacramento
*Vineyard
*Walnut Grove
*Wilton*Broderick
*Bryte
*Clarksburg
*West Sacramento
*WoodlandPopular culture
*916 is the area code used by Turk on the show Scrubs in the episode
My Malpractical Decision . He chooses it because it is supposed to spell out 916-Call-Turk. In reality, it actually spells out 916-Call-Tur.ee also
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List of California area codes
*List of NANP area codes
*North American Numbering Plan External links
Area Code Box 0 | State = CA
N = 530
W = 530, 707
This = area code 916
E = 530
S = 209, 925
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