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California
area codes
California has 41 geographic area codes in the NANPA snapshot, with 213, 415, 916 the earliest listed (1947).
41geographic area codes
in this reference
in this reference
Earliest listed213, 415, 916 · 1947
Standard timePT
Overlays in this stateYes — see code notes
Major city starting points
Sacramento (capital): 279, 916; Los Angeles (largest city in state reference): 213, 310, 323, 424, 562, 661, 738, 747, 818, 840, 909.
| City | Reference role | Codes to check |
|---|---|---|
| Sacramento | Capital | 279, 916 |
| Los Angeles | Largest city in state reference | 213, 310, 323, 424, 562, 661, 738, 747, 818, 840, 909 |
City reference · 2026-10-25
Codes, cities & coverage
California's active territorial overlay complexes are 209/350; 213/323/738; 279/916; 310/424; 341/510; 357/559; 369/707; 408/669; 415/628; 442/760; 530/837; 619/858; 657/714; 747/818; 805/820; 840/909.
| Code | Region / major cities named in the reference | Introduced | Active overlay complexes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 209 | Part of central California ( Stockton , Modesto , and Merced , extending into central Yosemite National Park ) | 01-Jan-1958 | 209/350 |
| 213 | California (central area of Los Angeles ) | 01-Jan-1947 | 213/323/738 |
| 279 | California (the Sacramento Metropolitan Area ) | 10-Mar-2018 | 279/916 |
| 310 | California (southwestern coastal and coastal-adjacent areas of Los Angeles County , including Beverly Hills , Brentwood, Malibu, Pacific Palisades, Redondo Beach, Santa Monica, Torrance, and Santa Catalina Island) | 02-Nov-1991 | 310/424 |
| 323 | California ( Downtown Los Angeles and surrounding areas) | 13-Jun-1998 | 213/323/738 |
| 341 | California (coastal regions of the East Bay — Oakland , Fremont, Hayward, Richmond, Berkeley, and Alameda) | 22-Jul-2019 | 341/510 |
| 350 | California ( Stockton , Modesto , Merced , Tracy, San Andreas, and a part of central California extending into central Yosemite National Park) | 28-Nov-2022 | 209/350 |
| 357 | California ( Fresno , Hanford, Madera, Tulare, Visalia, and parts of the San Joaquin Valley ) | 26-Mar-2025 | 357/559 |
| 369 | California ( Vallejo , Crescent City, Eureka, Redwoods National Park , Santa Rosa, Ukiah, and most of northwestern California) | 01-Feb-2023 | 369/707 |
| 408 | California ( San Jose , Cupertino , Los Altos, Los Altos Hills, Los Gatos, Milpitas, Mountain View, Santa Clara, Sunnyvale, and Silicon Valley ) | 01-Jan-1959 | 408/669 |
| 415 | California ( San Francisco , Daly City, Brisbane, and most of Marin County ) | 01-Jan-1947 | 415/628 |
| 424 | California (southwestern coastal and coastal-adjacent areas of Los Angeles County; also Santa Catalina Island) | 26-Aug-2006 | 310/424 |
| 442 | California (most of the desert and mountain portions of the southeastern two-thirds of California) | 21-Nov-2009 | 442/760 |
| 510 | California (coastal regions of the East Bay : Oakland , Fremont, Hayward, Richmond, Berkeley, and Alameda) | 02-Sep-1991 | 341/510 |
| 530 | California ( Redding , Auburn , Chico, Davis, the California shore of Lake Tahoe , Placerville, Susanville, Truckee, Yreka , and most of northeastern California) | 01-Nov-1997 | 530/837 |
| 559 | California ( Fresno , Hanford, Madera, Tulare, Visalia, and parts of the San Joaquin Valley ) | 14-Nov-1998 | 357/559 |
| 562 | California (Downey, Long Beach , Whittier, Norwalk, La Habra, Lakewood, Pico Rivera, and most of southeastern Los Angeles County ) | 25-Jan-1997 | None active in NANPA snapshot |
| 619 | California ( San Diego and suburbs) | 01-Jan-1982 | 619/858 |
| 626 | California ( San Gabriel Valley ) | 14-Jun-1997 | None active in NANPA snapshot |
| 628 | California ( San Francisco , Daly City, Brisbane, and most of Marin County ) | 21-Mar-2015 | 415/628 |
| 650 | California (Daly City, South San Francisco, Palo Alto , Redwood City, Menlo Park, Mountain View, San Mateo, Santa Clara) | 02-Aug-1997 | None active in NANPA snapshot |
| 657 | California (Northern Orange County : Anaheim , Fullerton , Garden Grove, Huntington Beach , Orange, Santa Ana , and portions Newport Beach and Costa Mesa) | 23-Sep-2008 | 657/714 |
| 661 | California (Northern Los Angeles County , including Lancaster , Palmdale , and Santa Clarita ; and most of Kern County , including Bakersfield , Mojave, and Edwards Air Force Base ) | 13-Feb-1999 | None active in NANPA snapshot |
| 669 | California (San Jose, Cupertino, Los Altos, Los Altos Hills, Los Gatos, Milpitas, Mountain View, Santa Clara, Sunnyvale, and Silicon Valley) | 20-Nov-2012 | 408/669 |
| 707 | California ( Vallejo , Crescent City, Eureka, Redwoods National Park , Santa Rosa, Ukiah, and most of northwestern California) | 01-Jan-1959 | 369/707 |
| 714 | California (Northern Orange County : Anaheim , Fullerton , Garden Grove, Huntington Beach , Orange, Santa Ana , and portions of Newport Beach, Costa Mesa, and Tustin) | 01-Jan-1951 | 657/714 |
| 738 | California (nearly the entire city of Los Angeles outside of the San Fernando Valley and smaller cities and unincorporated areas of Los Angeles County immediately to the south or east) | 01-Nov-2024 | 213/323/738 |
| 747 | California (the San Fernando Valley portion of Los Angeles County , including Burbank, Canoga Park, Encino, Glendale, North Hollywood, Northridge, Panorama City, Reseda, San Fernando, Sylmar, Tarzana, Van Nuys, and Woodland Hills) | 18-May-2009 | 747/818 |
| 760 | California (most of the desert and mountain portions of the southeastern two-thirds of California) | 22-Mar-1997 | 442/760 |
| 805 | California ( Ventura , San Luis Obispo , and Santa Barbara Counties) | 01-Jan-1957 | 805/820 |
| 818 | California (the San Fernando Valley portion of Los Angeles County , including Burbank , Canoga Park, Encino, Glendale, North Hollywood, Northridge, Panorama City, Reseda, San Fernando, Sylmar, Tarzana , Van Nuys , and Woodland Hills) | 07-Jan-1984 | 747/818 |
| 820 | California ( Ventura , San Luis Obispo , and Santa Barbara Counties) | 30-Jun-2018 | 805/820 |
| 831 | California ( Monterey County , including Salinas and Monterey ); San Benito County (including Hollister ); and Santa Cruz County (including Santa Cruz and Watsonville ) | 11-Jul-1998 | None active in NANPA snapshot |
| 837 | California ( Redding , Auburn , Chico, Davis, the California shore of Lake Tahoe , Placerville, Susanville, Truckee, Yreka , and most of northeastern California) | 31-Jan-2025 | 530/837 |
| 840 | California (southwestern San Bernardino County and a small portion of Los Angeles and Riverside counties, including Fontana , Pomona , Chino Hills , Claremont , Chino , Ontario , and Redlands ) | 23-Feb-2021 | 840/909 |
| 858 | California ( San Diego and suburbs) | 12-Jun-1999 | 619/858 |
| 909 | California (southwestern San Bernardino County and a small portion of Los Angeles and Riverside Counties , including Fontana , Pomona , Chino Hills , Claremont , Chino , Ontario , and Redlands ) | 14-Nov-1992 | 840/909 |
| 916 | California (the Sacramento Metropolitan Area ) | 01-Jan-1947 | 279/916 |
| 925 | California (inland regions of the East Bay : Livermore , Concord, Pleasant Hill, Walnut Creek, Martinez, Pleasanton, and Dublin, just east of the hills that ring San Francisco Bay ) | 14-Mar-1998 | None active in NANPA snapshot |
| 949 | California (Southern Orange County : Irvine , Lake Forest , Mission Viejo , Corona del Mar , San Clemente, Laguna Beach, Dana Point, San Juan Capistrano, Rancho Santa Margarita, and parts of Newport Beach and Costa Mesa) | 18-Apr-1998 | None active in NANPA snapshot |
| 951 | California (western Riverside County , including Riverside , Corona , Hemet , Lake Elsinore , Moreno Valley , Murrieta , Temecula , etc.) | 17-Jul-2004 | None active in NANPA snapshot |
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City lookup notes
Time zones
California spans 1 standard-time offset in the state reference: PT.
| Standard offset | Region | Daylight saving |
|---|---|---|
| UTC−08:00 PT | Pacific Standard Time | Yes |