POPCORN

POPCORN is a telephone acronym for the number 767–2676, which, for all area codes in Northern California, serves as a telephone-based speaking clock service.

Message

The message presented by the service can be in the following example format:

• "Good Morning. At the tone, Pacific Standard Time will be 9:52 and ten seconds. tone"

This message will repeat every ten seconds; the seconds portion is always given in multiples of ten, or is omitted for the word "exactly". The first part of the message will change to "Good Afternoon" or "Good Evening" according to the time of day, and during daylight saving time, the time will be given as "Pacific Daylight Time".

767 Exchange

The speaking clock service is actually active for all numbers of the format 767-xxxx, but "Popcorn" is the most popular acronym, and is even used in common speech.

References in popular culture

• The intro to the song Blowin' Hot Air by The Click features a sample taken from POPCORN.
• The intro to the song 4–2–0 by Kottonmouth Kings features a sample taken from POPCORN, announcing that the time is 4:20.

In other locations

In other locations, different telephone exchanges are used for the speaking clock service. In these areas, the numbers are usually quoted with the -xxxx or -1212 ending.

• 853 is the reserved exchange in Southern California.
• 622 is the reserved exchange in Florida.
• 936 is used in Boston and Washington D.C. for both time and weather information.