There are 30 area codes in the state of California, which do not necessarily follow city or county boundaries; many of the area codes include or exclude just parts of the cities or counties listed.
Below is a complete list of area codes for California and a directory of each area code for each different phoning area:
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209 - Stockton, Modesto, Merced; the northern San Joaquin Valley and the central Sierra Nevada range (split from 916 on January 1, 1958)
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213 - Downtown Los Angeles, surrounded by 323 (October, 1947)
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310 - Santa Monica, Malibu, Pacific Palisades, Compton, Torrance, Beverly Hills, Catalina Island; the southwestern portion of Los Angeles County (split from 213 on November 2, 1991; overlaid by 424 on August 26, 2006)
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323 - A ring around downtown Los Angeles, including the Hollywood and Eagle Rock districts of Los Angeles, Florence, Montebello and East Los Angeles (split from 213 on June 13, 1998)
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408 - San Jose, Sunnyvale, Gilroy, Morgan Hill, and Los Gatos; most of Santa Clara County (split from 415 on January 1, 1959)
• 415 - San Francisco, San Rafael, Novato; all of San Francisco County, most of Marin County and a small portion of northern San Mateo County (October 1947)
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424 - Overlay with 310 (August 26, 2006)
• 442 - Overlay with 760 (see below)
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510 - Oakland, Fremont, Hayward, Berkeley and Richmond; western Alameda and Contra Costa Counties (split from 415 on September 2, 1991)
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530 - Redding, Chico, Marysville, Red Bluff, Oroville, Placerville, Truckee; northwestern California including most of the Sacramento Valley, the northern Sierra Nevada and the Lake Tahoe region (split from 916 on November 1, 1997)
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559 - Fresno, Visalia, Madera, Hanford; the central San Joaquin Valley and the southern Sierra Nevada range (split from 209 on November 14, 1998)
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562 - Long Beach, Whittier; Norwalk, Lakewood, Bellflower, Cerritos, southeast Los Angeles County and a small portion of coastal Orange County (split from 310 on January 25, 1997)
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619 - Downtown San Diego, Chula Vista, National City, Imperial Beach; southern San Diego County (split from 714 on January 1, 1982)
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626 - Pasadena, El Monte, West Covina; the San Gabriel Valley and eastern suburbs of Los Angeles (split from 818 on June 14, 1997)
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650 - San Mateo, Palo Alto, Redwood City, Daly City; most of San Mateo County and northwestern Santa Clara County (i.e., the San Francisco Peninsula with the exception of the city and county of San Francisco; split from 415 on August 2, 1997)
• 657 - Anaheim, Huntington Beach, Santa Ana, Orange, Garden Grove; northern and western Orange County (overlay with 714) (September 23, 2008)
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661 - Bakersfield, Santa Clarita, Palmdale; northern Los Angeles County including the Antelope Valley and most of Kern County, including the southern San Joaquin Valley (split from 805 on February 13, 1999)
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707 - Santa Rosa, Eureka, Petaluma, Napa, Vallejo, Fairfield; northwestern California, including the northern Bay Area, the Redwood Empire and the Wine Country (split from 415 on January 1, 1959)
• 714 - Anaheim, Huntington Beach, Santa Ana, Orange, Garden Grove; northern and western Orange County (overlay with area code 657; split from 213 on January 1, 1951)
• 747 - Overlay with 818 (May 18, 2009)
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760 - Palm Springs, Oceanside, Bishop, Ridgecrest, Barstow, El Centro, Needles; northern San Diego County, and southeastern California, including much of the Mojave Desert and the Owens Valley (split from 619 on March 22, 1997; overlayed by area code 442 in 2009)
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805 - Santa Barbara, San Luis Obispo, Ventura, Oxnard, Santa Maria, Santa Paula; southwest Central Coast, including San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara and Ventura counties (split from 213 on January 1, 1957)
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818 - Burbank, Glendale, the North Hollywood, Van Nuys, Panorama City, Sherman Oaks and Northridge districts of Los Angeles; the San Fernando Valley (split from 213 on January 7, 1984)
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831 - Monterey, Santa Cruz, Salinas, and Hollister; the northern Central Coast (split from 408 on July 11, 1998)
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858 - Del Mar, La Jolla, Poway, Solana Beach and the northern portion of the city of San Diego; west-central San Diego County (split from 619 on June 12, 1999)
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909 - San Bernardino, Ontario, Pomona, and Chino; eastern Los Angeles County and southwestern San Bernardino County (split from 714 on November 14, 1992)
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916 - Sacramento and most of the Sacramento metro: Folsom, Roseville; Sacramento County and southern Placer County (October 1947)
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925 - Concord, Walnut Creek, Livermore, Pleasanton, San Ramon, Martinez, and Antioch; eastern Alameda and Contra Costa Counties (split from 510 on March 14, 1998)
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949 - Irvine, Laguna Beach, Newport Beach, San Juan Capistrano, San Clemente; southern and eastern Orange County (split from 714 on April 18, 1998)
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951 - Riverside, Corona, Moreno Valley, Perris, Temecula, Murrieta; western Riverside County (split from 909 on July 17, 2004)
California Statistics
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, California had 36,961,664 residents as of 2009, with an increase of 9.1% from 2000 to 2009. 7.5% were children under 5 years of age in 2009, when the survey was last taken. 25.5% were under 18 in 2009. 11.2% were age 65 and over during the same year. 49.9% of the population was female in 2009. 76.4% of the population was white in the same year, while 6.6% was black, 12.7% were Asian, and 37.0% were Hispanic. 26.2% were foreign-born in 2009.
As of October 31, 2010, there were 287,328 criminals currently in the Department of Justice system of California. This includes parolees, state institutions and hospitals.
Conducting a Reverse Phone Number Lookup
Conducting a reverse lookup of phone numbers on the web can be difficult or easy, depending on what type of phone number you are searching. Landlines are typically tied to an address, while cell phone numbers are tied to a person – and that person does not need to stay with the same carrier year after year.
Many phone directory websites even offer a free lookup of landlines, but it is more difficult to offer cell phone numbers on the web. However, with the right knowhow, doing a reverse cell lookup can be quite easy:
1. First, you can try to reverse lookup the cell phone number by using your favorite search engine. This is the quickest way to search for the owner. This will only work if the individual who owns the cell number has already provided his or her cell phone number to a popular website that is easily found. This service is free.
2. If no results come back from the general search engine search, try a different phone book website online. Some phone book websites may offer a special cell phone search.
3. Finally, search for a specific reverse cell phone lookup directory on the web. There is usually a small fee associated with this service; however the chances that the cell phone number will be found are much greater by using this type of service.
