Area code 424 will split from 310.
The permissive and mandatory dates have not yet been announced. This
relief activity had previously been scheduled as an overlay in 1998.
Some of the communities affected by
the new area code include El Segundo, Hawthorne, Compton - Gardena DA, Compton - Compton DA,
Torrance, Redondo, Lomita, San Pedro, and Avalon (Santa Catalina).