Area code 209
Area code 209 is the California telephone area code that was split from area code 916 on October 26, 1957. It covers , Modesto, Turlock, Merced, Winton, Atwater, Livingston, Manteca, Ripon, Tracy, Lodi, Galt, Sonora, Los Banos, San Andreas, Mariposa, and Yosemite, the northern San Joaquin Valley (part of California's Central Valley), and the Sierra Foothills.
The southern half was split into area code 559 on November 14, 1998.
Counties served by this area code:
Coordinates: 38°N 121°W / 38°N 121°W
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