Why do people use area codes to "represent"?

[yankeesking92]

914 y que!

 

[oo718oo]

does not compute

 

[mojodmonky1]

Originally Posted by Rexanglorum

The reason why area codes work well is because a State and in some cases, a metro area is too broad but a zip code is too specific and not widely known.

I am from Los Angeles Metro and and was born and went to college in the 818 (the San Fernando Valley) and now reside in the 805 (the suburbs up from just west of LA itself up to Monterey County) and I also chill and do business down in the 714 (New Port Beach in Orange County). If by friends are from the 310, theyare sually wealthy, if I see a number from the 213, it from the business district or from very close to down town and the 323 are areas near down town like Hollywood and Mid Wilshire. The 909 is the Inland Empire and the 949 is affluent South Orange County.

If you include freeways, you really get an idea of the quality of an area.The 310 Nort hof the 10 and/or West of the 405 is Golden so is most of the 818 South of the 101 and West of the 405 for instance.

funny to see other people like me who make assumptions about people based on their area code

I used to live in that "Golden" zone North of the 10 and West of the 405, but recently moved further south (still 310).  They decided to throw another wrench into the mix now that we have a 424 overlay for what was previously all 310.  That being said, I'm still a 714 kid at heart.

If I was in the 909 I would probably just lie rather than rep that part of the state.
  

 

[Renaldo Balkman]

808 state cuzzzzzz

 

[addictedtofreshkicks]

Originally Posted by mondaynightraw

Originally Posted by Yung Lo HEAD

718 checking in

 

[phillypg1]

215 get ya kufi smacked off

 

[got shoes]

5 ONE 0h!!!! Yay Area!!!!!

 

[k town trash]

213

 

[dabottom305]

305 I'm on my waaayy

 

[ricky409]

its RIDICULOUS funny how out of 183 previous posts...

the only one dealing with the thread is the first one.

hahahaha.

 

[dom90]

sig check

 

[x8deep33]

Originally Posted by ricky409

its RIDICULOUS funny how out of 183 previous posts...

the only one dealing with the thread is the first one.

hahahaha.

That's the same thing I noticed

  Anyway sig check

 

[36Hypno]

Originally Posted by 3dgarfly23

301 till i die

 

[josebronx]

Originally Posted by AddictedToFreshKicks

Originally Posted by mondaynightraw

Originally Posted by Yung Lo HEAD

718 checking in

 

[heavyhitta10]

Originally Posted by TimCity2000

This