Area code 661
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Area code 661 is a California telephone area code that covers the majority of California's Kern County, as well as part of Los Angeles County, Santa Barbara County, and Tulare County. It was split from area code 805 on February 13, 1999 to honor Chuck Yeager's record breaking flight that broke the sound barrier. Mach 1 is 661 knots at standard sea level conditions.[1]
Principal cities in the 661 area code are Bakersfield, Palmdale, Santa Clarita, and Lancaster.
Places in the 661 area code
Kern County
- Arvin
- Bakersfield
- Bear Valley Springs
- Buttonwillow
- Caliente
- Delano
- East Bakersfield
- Edwards Air Force Base
- Famoso
- Fellows
- Frazier Park
- Golden Hills
- Grapevine
- Havilah
- Keene
- Lake of the Woods
- Lamont
- Lebec
- Lost Hills
- Maricopa
- McFarland
- McKittrick
- Mettler
- Mojave
- North Edwards
- Oildale
- Pine Mountain Club
- Rosamond
- Rosedale
- Shafter
- South Taft
- Stallion Springs
- Taft Heights
- Taft
- Tehachapi
- Tupman
- Valley Acres
- Walker Basin
- Wasco
- Weedpatch
- Wheeler Ridge
Los Angeles County
- Acton
- Agua Dulce
- Antelope Acres
- Canyon Country
- Castaic
- Del Sur
- Desert View Highlands
- Gorman
- Juniper Hills
- Lake Hughes
- Lake Los Angeles
- Lancaster
- Leona Valley
- Littlerock
- Llano
- Los Angeles
- Neenach
- Palmdale
- Pearblossom
- Quartz Hill
- Santa Clarita
- Saugus
- Stevenson Ranch
- Val Verde
- Valencia
- Valyermo
Santa Barbara County
Tulare County
See also
References
- ↑ "Speed of Sound at different altitudes (km/h, mph, knots)". www.fighter-planes.com. Retrieved 2016-03-18.
External links
| California area codes: 209, 213, 310/424, 323, 408/669, 415/628, 442/760, 510, 530, 559, 562, 619, 626, 650, 657/714, 661, 707, 747/818, 805, 831, 858, 909, 916, 925, 949, 951 | ||
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| North: 559 | ||
| West: 805 | area code 661 | East: 442/760 |
| South: 805, 747/818, 626 | ||
Coordinates: 35°00′N 118°42′W / 35°N 118.7°W
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