Area code 213

About area code 213

Area code 213 is a geographic area code in California, in service since January 1, 1947, according to the North American Numbering Plan Administrator (NANPA). It is an overlay: 213 and 323 and 738 cover the same territory, so neighbors on the same street can have different area codes. It is in the Pacific time zone. The places with the most assigned exchanges include Los Angeles, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, and Los Angeles. By population, its largest named places are Los Angeles and Montebello.

Places served by 213

213 holds 3.6% of the 22,087 central office codes assigned in California, the 2nd most of the state's 41 codes. 2 Census places could be matched to rate centers with 213 exchanges; the most populous are Los Angeles (3.9 million) and Montebello (60,617). For a storefront or service area inside 213, the place pages show which prefixes are rated local there.

Dialing 213 numbers

According to NANPA's dialing-plan data, local calls within 213 are dialed as 1 plus ten digits and toll calls as 1 plus ten digits. Ten-digit local dialing means the area code is part of how customers save and recognize your number, so print it in full everywhere.

Who holds 213 exchanges

45 carriers hold the 786 central office codes assigned in 213. Pacific Bell has the most, with 137 (17%). 577 of the codes (73%) are pooled, meaning the code holder shares blocks of 1,000 numbers with other carriers instead of using all 10,000 itself. Numbers can move between carriers through porting, so a code's holder tells you where the block started, not where every number lives now.

Rate centers and towns in 213

NANPA assigns each central office code to a rate center, the local calling area that decides whether a call is local or toll. 213 has codes in 16 rate centers. The table lists the rate centers with the most codes, with the matching Census place where the abbreviation could be matched.

Number supply in 213

An area code has 800 possible central office codes that start with 2 through 9, a few of which are reserved (such as N11 service codes and 555). 786 are assigned in 213, 98% of 800. 256 were assigned in 2020 or later.

Using area code 213 for business calls

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If you already have a number in area code 213, porting it to Callata is free. Texting from a local number requires a one-time carrier registration (10DLC, $49), and the numbers available in any area code depend on carrier inventory when you choose them.

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