Area code 909

Greg Wilson
When looking at a map of California, you will see that the area covered by the area code 909 is a bit inland. Because so many live on the coast, you might think that this is not a highly populated area as compared to coastal areas, but that is not necessarily true. There are a lot of people within the 909 code because housing and cost of living is much cheaper, and some take advantage of that and commute into coastal areas for work.

The area code 909 (along with area code 323) is considered one of the most crime ridden area codes within the state, if not within the country. This code covers notorious areas like the eastern part of Los Angeles county. This code also covers some of San Bernardino and Riverside counties. The low housing costs and living expenses may have a part to play in that distinction.

Area code 909 was first introduced and put into use in the year 1992. It was, as were many splits, the result of the need for new numbers, mostly due to new technology. When numbers become scarce, new ones are added by opening them up through a new area code. The area code 951 was then split for 909 in the year 2004 as even more number possibilities were needed.

When you get unknown calls from the area code 909, they are coming from within the small areas of the three counties serviced by that code. Some of the cities included within that code as of today are Claremont, Pomona, Riverside, Moreno Valley, Cherry Valley, Big Bear City, Chino, Highland, Lake Arrowhead, Rancho Cucamonga, Rialto, and Upland, California.

Any unknown calls originating from the area code 909 are coming from any one of the above cities, or any other areas nearby. You may not know who is calling, but that does not mean you can not take some steps to find out who they are. You can find reverse lookups that can find numbers that are contained within the yellow or white pages, or you can get more information on a mobile number by using reverse cell phone lookup services.