Area code 760 spans a large and diverse region of southeastern California, including cities such as Oceanside, Palm Springs, Victorville, Barstow, and El Centro. Created in 1997 from a split of area code 619, 760 covers a mix of coastal, desert, and mountain communities. Its geographic reach includes parts of San Diego, Riverside, San Bernardino, and Imperial counties. The code reflects a diverse population and economy, ranging from tourism in the Coachella Valley to military presence near Twentynine Palms. Due to number exhaustion, area code 442 was added as an overlay in 2009. Residents and businesses across the region now use both 760 and 442, with ten-digit dialing standard. Still, 760 is widely recognized as a regional identifier in California’s high desert and low desert regions.