Area codes 619 and 858

On June 30, 1998, the NANPA approved a request by the California Public Utilities Commission for a two-phase three-way split of 619 such that the first phase would introduce the new 858 area code to northwest San Diego County on June 12, 1999, after which the southern and eastern parts of the county would be split off into a new 935 area code on June 10, 2000,[1] leaving the remaining portion of 619 to serve almost exclusively the city of San Diego.

[2] In response to projections that 619 would exhaust its central office prefixes in March 2019, the California Public Utilities Commission approved a relief plan that eliminated the 619/858 boundary, turning 619 and 858 into overlay area codes for all of the inner portion of San Diego County.

[3] At the time, 858 was not projected to exhaust for at least thirty years, despite North County's continued growth.

[7] His entrance theme is called "Booyaka 619" and is performed by fellow San Diego natives P.O.D.

[citation needed] Football player Reggie Bush explained why he painted the number 619 into his eyeblack during games: "When I do that, it's my way of keeping myself humble, of representing my hometown and letting them know I'm not going to forget where I came from.