California Area Codes

38 area codes in California, United States. Country code: +1. Find area codes by city and region.

All California Area Codes

Area CodeMajor CitiesRegion
209Stockton, ModestoCentral Valley
213Los Angeles (downtown)LA Central
279Sacramento (overlay)Sacramento
310Los Angeles Westside, Santa MonicaLA West
323Los Angeles (central)LA
341Oakland (overlay)East Bay
350Stockton (overlay)Central Valley
408San Jose, Silicon ValleySouth Bay
415San FranciscoSF Bay
424LA Westside (overlay)LA
442Palm Springs (overlay)Desert
510Oakland, BerkeleyEast Bay
530Redding, ChicoNorth
559FresnoCentral
562Long BeachLA
619San DiegoSouth
626Pasadena, San Gabriel ValleyLA
650San Mateo, Palo AltoPeninsula
657Orange County (overlay)OC
661BakersfieldCentral
669San Jose (overlay)South Bay
707Santa Rosa, NapaNorth Bay
714Anaheim, Orange County NorthOC
747San Fernando Valley (overlay)LA
760Palm Springs, San BernardinoDesert
805Santa Barbara, VenturaCentral Coast
818San Fernando ValleyLA
831Monterey, Santa CruzCentral Coast
858San Diego NorthSouth
909Riverside, San BernardinoInland Empire
916SacramentoSacramento
925Concord, Walnut CreekEast Bay
949Irvine, Orange County SouthOC
951Riverside, TemeculaInland Empire
628San Francisco (overlay for 415)SF Bay
369North Bay (overlay for 707)North Bay
683Sacramento (overlay for 916)Sacramento
738Los Angeles (overlay for 213/323)LA

About California Area Codes

California uses 38 area codes under the North American Numbering Plan (NANP), serving Anaheim, Bakersfield, Berkeley, Chico, Concord, Fresno and 34 other communities. Each code follows the 3-digit format and covers a defined geographic region within the state.

Overlay Codes in California

California has adopted 12 overlay code(s): 279, 341, 350, 424, 442, 657, 669, 747, 628, 369, 683, 738. An overlay assigns a new area code to the same geographic region as an existing code, so both codes serve the same area. When overlay codes are active, callers must dial all 10 digits (area code + number) even for local calls within the same region.

Major Cities and Their Area Codes

Find which area code serves each major city in California.

City / CommunityArea Code(s)
Anaheim714
Bakersfield661
Berkeley510
Chico530
Concord925
Fresno559
Irvine949
Long Beach562
Los Angeles (central)323
Los Angeles (downtown)213
Los Angeles Westside310
Modesto209
Monterey831
Napa707
Oakland510
Orange County North714
Orange County South949
Palm Springs760
Palo Alto650
Pasadena626
Redding530
Riverside909, 951
Sacramento916
San Bernardino760, 909
… and 16 more communities

How to Call California

Within the US: dial 1 + area code + 7-digit number (10-digit dialing applies where overlays are active).

From Canada or the Caribbean: the same NANP format applies — 1 + area code + number.

From abroad: dial your country's exit code (011 from the US, 00 from most countries, or + on mobile), then 1, then the California area code and number.

Example (from the UK): 00 1 209 XXX XXXX

Data source: North American Numbering Plan Administration (NANPA), ITU-T E.164. Area code assignments change with new overlays — verify with your carrier before dialing. NANPA