where is 916 area code
Area code 916 is a California telephone area code that was one of the first three original area codes established in California in October 1947.The area code is based in the state capital, Sacramento. Originally, it covered the far northern portion of the state.n the same day, Dixon moved from 916 to 707. Today, 916 covers only Sacramento and its immediate area. 916 is the only one of the original 86 area codes from 1947 that does not cover any of its original area; the far northeastern portion of the old 916 was transferred to 530 in the 1997 split..