Area code 562

About area code 562

NANPA lists 562 as an in-service geographic area code for California, first put into service on January 25, 1997. It is not part of an overlay, so every number in its territory starts with 562. It is in the Pacific time zone. The places with the most assigned exchanges include Long Beach, Norwalk, Downey, Whittier, and Lakewood. By population, its largest named places are Long Beach, Downey, Norwalk, Whittier, and Lakewood.

Places served by 562

562 holds 3.2% of the 22,087 central office codes assigned in California, the 21st most of the state's 41 codes. 7 Census places could be matched to rate centers with 562 exchanges; the most populous are Long Beach (451,000), Downey (109,000), Norwalk (98,230), and Whittier (85,589). Each place page lists the exact prefixes and carriers for that town.

How calls are dialed in 562

According to NANPA's dialing-plan data, local calls within 562 are dialed as 1 plus ten digits and toll calls as 1 plus ten digits. Because local calls need the area code, business cards, signage and website copy should always show the full ten-digit number.

Carriers with 562 numbers

36 carriers hold the 702 central office codes assigned in 562. Frontier California INC. has the most, with 158 (23%). 500 of the codes (71%) are pooled, meaning the code holder shares blocks of 1,000 numbers with other carriers instead of using all 10,000 itself. The code holder is not necessarily the carrier serving a given number today, since numbers can be ported between providers.

Local calling areas in 562

NANPA assigns each central office code to a rate center, the local calling area that decides whether a call is local or toll. 562 has codes in 10 rate centers. Rate center names in the file are abbreviations; where one matches a Census place, the table links to that city's local-number page.

Number supply in 562

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). 702 are assigned in 562, 88% of 800. 116 were assigned in 2020 or later.

Getting a 562 number for your business

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Porting a number you already use in area code 562 is free, and business texting is available once the carrier registration (10DLC) is approved; the registration carries a one-time $49 fee. Which specific numbers are open in a given area code depends on carrier inventory at the time you sign up.

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