Area code 949

About area code 949

Area code 949 is a geographic area code in California, in service since April 18, 1998, according to the North American Numbering Plan Administrator (NANPA). It is not part of an overlay, so every number in its territory starts with 949. It is in the Pacific time zone. The places with the most assigned exchanges include Irvine, Newport Beach, and Laguna Beach.

Places served by 949

949 holds 3.4% of the 22,087 central office codes assigned in California, the 18th most of the state's 41 codes. 3 Census places could be matched to rate centers with 949 exchanges; the most populous are Irvine (319,000), Newport Beach (82,970), and Laguna Beach (22,564). For a storefront or service area inside 949, the place pages show which prefixes are rated local there.

Ten-digit and seven-digit dialing in 949

According to NANPA's dialing-plan data, local calls within 949 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.

Carriers with 949 numbers

37 carriers hold the 745 central office codes assigned in 949. Pacific Bell has the most, with 184 (25%). 534 of the codes (72%) 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.

Local calling areas in 949

NANPA assigns each central office code to a rate center, the local calling area that decides whether a call is local or toll. 949 has codes in 7 rate centers. The table lists the rate centers with the most codes, with the matching Census place where the abbreviation could be matched.

How full is area code 949?

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). 745 are assigned in 949, 93% of 800. 157 were assigned in 2020 or later. NANPA reports relief planning in progress for 949, the process used to add a new area code when one is projected to run out of codes.

Getting a 949 number for your business

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If you already have a number in area code 949, 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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