CallataGuidesGet a local business phone number in Alhambra, CA
Alhambra's area code, prefixes and carriers from NANPA records, and how to put a Alhambra number in front of your customers.
- Area code
- 626
- Exchanges
- 169NANPA-assigned
- Carriers
- 26
- Population
- 80,279Census 2024 est.
What area code is Alhambra, CA?
Alhambra city is a Census place in Los Angeles County, California, with an estimated 80,279 residents in 2024. All 169 exchanges NANPA lists for its rate center are in area code 626. Alhambra is in the Pacific time zone.
According to NANPA's dialing-plan data, local calls within 626 are dialed as 1 plus ten digits and toll calls as 1 plus ten digits.
| Area code | Exchanges here | Share | In service since | Overlay with | Time zone |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 626 | 169 | 100% | 1997 | none | Pacific |
Source: NANPA utilized central office code file and NPA report, dated 10/01/2026.
Who holds Alhambra phone exchanges
26 carriers hold the 169 exchanges assigned to Alhambra's rate center. T-mobile USA, INC. has the most, with 38. 128 of them are pooled codes, which the holder shares with other carriers in blocks of 1,000 numbers. The table counts codes by the operating company NANPA assigned them to, not by who serves each number today.
| Carrier (NANPA operating company) | Exchanges | Share |
|---|---|---|
| T-mobile USA, INC. | 38 | 22% |
| Pacific Bell | 37 | 22% |
| New Cingular Wireless PCS, LLC | 25 | 15% |
| Onvoy, LLC - CA | 14 | 8.3% |
| Cellco Partnership d/b/a Verizon Wireless - CA | 8 | 4.7% |
| U.s. Telepacific Corp. d/b/a TPX Communications | 7 | 4.1% |
| Fractel, LLC | 7 | 4.1% |
| Level 3 Communications, LLC - CA | 5 | 3.0% |
| Mcimetro Access Transmission Services LLC | 3 | 1.8% |
| Spok, INC. | 3 | 1.8% |
| Paetec Itel, LLC | 3 | 1.8% |
| Teleport Communications America, LLC - CA | 3 | 1.8% |
Carrier names are the operating company (OCN) names on NANPA's utilized central office code file dated 10/01/2026. A carrier holding a code may port numbers to other carriers.
Alhambra phone prefixes
These are the central office codes NANPA records for Alhambra. A caller seeing one of them recognizes a local number. The earliest assignment date recorded in the file for these codes is 2001. 36 of the 169 were assigned in 2020 or later.
| Area code | Prefixes (NXX) |
|---|---|
| 626 | 202, 212, 216, 223, 227, 230, 232, 233, 234, 235, 236, 237, 238, 248, 262, 265, 266, 267, 270, 273, 278, 280, 281, 282, 283, 284, 285, 286, 287, 288, 289, 291, 292, 293, 297, 299, 300, 302, 307, 308, 309, 310, 312, 313, 320, 328, 342, 349, 366, 371, 380, 382, 407, 414, 417, 418, 424, 425, 427, 438, 451, 457, 458, 464, 476, 477, 492, 493, 495, 496, 500, 503, 519, 525, 528, 537, 544, 545, 548, 550, 551, 553, 554, 556, 557, 558, 560, 561, 565, 569, 570, 571, 572, 573, 576, 586, 588, 592, 597, 607, 613, 614, 615, 620, 625, 627, 632, 642, 645, 649, 651, 656, 670, 673, 677, 679, 682, 688, 692, 694, 695, 697, 703, 717, 721, 724, 725, 741, 743, 748, 749, 750, 753, 757, 759, 763, 766, 770, 776, 781, 782, 783, 789, 800, 801, 830, 832, 834, 842, 846, 861, 863, 866, 872, 884, 888, 899, 900, 927, 940, 943, 944, 949, 975, 976, 979, 988, 997, 999 |
Source: NANPA utilized central office code file.
When Alhambra's exchanges were assigned
The table groups Alhambra's exchanges by the decade NANPA recorded them as assigned.
| Decade assigned | Exchanges | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 15 | 18% |
| 2010s | 34 | 40% |
| 2020s | 36 | 42% |
Assignment dates as recorded in NANPA's utilized code file; codes without a recorded date are excluded.
How local numbers work in Alhambra
NANPA ties every exchange to a rate center. For Alhambra that is ALHAMBRA, so a number from one of these exchanges reads as local to people in and around Alhambra.
Keeping an existing Alhambra number costs nothing on Callata, because porting is free; a new number depends on what carriers have open in 626 when you pick it.
Who does business near Alhambra
Alhambra is part of the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA metro area, home to 12.9 million people in 2024. County Business Patterns counted 411,949 business establishments in the Los Angeles, CA metro area in 2023, employing 5,568,514 people. The largest sectors by establishment count are professional, scientific, and technical services (61,848), health care and social assistance (53,869), and retail trade (38,838).
| Industry | Establishments | Employees | Employees per establishment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Physician practices | 13,775 | 86,725 | 6.3 |
| Limited-service restaurants | 12,756 | 218,098 | 17.1 |
| Law offices | 11,330 | 74,795 | 6.6 |
| Full-service restaurants | 11,133 | 237,368 | 21.3 |
| Dental offices | 9,296 | 50,762 | 5.5 |
| Offices of real estate agents and brokers | 8,931 | 19,620 | 2.2 |
| Management consulting firms | 8,377 | 36,309 | 4.3 |
| Insurance agencies and brokerages | 5,786 | 31,913 | 5.5 |
Selected small-business industries (six-digit NAICS) covered by these guides. Source: Census County Business Patterns 2023.
Setting up a Alhambra business line
Callata Office costs $99 per month for up to 5 people, and each additional user is $20 a month. That covers up to 3 local numbers, calling from a browser or your cell, transcribed voicemail, recorded calls with AI summaries, after-hours routing and E911 on each number.
Porting a number you already use in Alhambra 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.
AI agents are optional: an AI receptionist or scheduler can pick up when the team is busy or closed, take a message, send a text or email, or transfer the call. They draw on prepaid AI minutes ($0.25/minute), disclose that they are AI, and outbound AI calls require prior consent and are limited to 8am–9pm.
The comparison below uses 14 users, the rounded average establishment size in the Los Angeles, CA metro area. At list prices checked September 28, 2026, that is $349.30 a month on Ooma Office Pro and $420.00 on RingCentral RingEX Core. Callata comes to $279.00 a month for 14 users ($99 a month with 5 users included, then $20 per additional user), below both.
| Provider (plan) | Pricing basis | Per month | Per year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Callata (Callata Office) | $99 incl. 5 users, $20 per extra user | $279.00 | $3,348.00 |
| Quo (Starter) | $19.00 per user | $266.00 | $3,192.00 |
| Nextiva (Core) | $23.00 per user | $322.00 | $3,864.00 |
| Ooma (Office Pro) | $24.95 per user | $349.30 | $4,191.60 |
| Dialpad (Standard) | $27.00 per user | $378.00 | $4,536.00 |
| RingCentral (RingEX Core) | $30.00 per user | $420.00 | $5,040.00 |
Competitor prices are each vendor's published month-to-month list price per user for its lowest plan that includes business calling and texting, checked September 28, 2026: Quo Starter $19, Nextiva Core $23, Ooma Office Pro $24.95 (Essentials excludes texting; one-time $29.95 activation not included), Dialpad Standard $27, RingCentral RingEX Core $30 ($20 billed annually). Prices exclude taxes and fees and may change; annual contracts lower some competitors' prices.
Frequently asked questions
What area code is Alhambra, CA?
626. All exchanges NANPA lists for Alhambra are in 626.
How many phone companies have exchanges in Alhambra?
26, holding 169 exchanges between them, according to NANPA's 10/01/2026 file.
Can I keep my existing Alhambra business number?
Yes. Porting an existing number to Callata is free. Texting from it starts after carrier registration (10DLC), a one-time $49 fee.
How much is a business phone line in Alhambra?
Callata is $99 a month with 5 users included, then $20 per additional user, with up to 3 local numbers; 14 users come to $279.00 a month. For comparison, 14 users on RingCentral RingEX Core list at $420.00 a month (checked September 28, 2026).