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El Monte's area code, prefixes and carriers from NANPA records, and how to put a El Monte number in front of your customers.
- Area code
- 626
- Exchanges
- 88NANPA-assigned
- Carriers
- 21
- Population
- 104,639Census 2024 est.
Area codes in El Monte
With 104,639 residents in the Census 2024 estimate, El Monte sits in Los Angeles County, California. All 88 exchanges NANPA lists for its rate center are in area code 626. El Monte 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 | 88 | 100% | 1997 | none | Pacific |
Source: NANPA utilized central office code file and NPA report, dated 10/01/2026.
Phone carriers in El Monte
21 carriers hold the 88 exchanges assigned to El Monte's rate center. Pacific Bell has the most, with 26. 60 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pacific Bell | 26 | 30% |
| New Cingular Wireless PCS, LLC | 14 | 16% |
| T-mobile USA, INC. | 7 | 8.0% |
| U.s. Telepacific Corp. d/b/a TPX Communications | 5 | 5.7% |
| Onvoy, LLC - CA | 4 | 4.5% |
| Metropcs Networks, LLC | 4 | 4.5% |
| Cellco Partnership d/b/a Verizon Wireless - CA | 4 | 4.5% |
| Fractel, LLC | 4 | 4.5% |
| Mcimetro Access Transmission Services LLC | 3 | 3.4% |
| Spok, INC. | 2 | 2.3% |
| Level 3 Communications, LLC - CA | 2 | 2.3% |
| Utility Telecom Group, LLC - CA | 2 | 2.3% |
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.
Exchanges (NPA-NXX) assigned in El Monte
These are the central office codes NANPA records for El Monte. A caller seeing one of them recognizes a local number. The earliest assignment date recorded in the file for these codes is 2001. 14 of the 88 were assigned in 2020 or later.
| Area code | Prefixes (NXX) |
|---|---|
| 626 | 213, 228, 242, 245, 246, 258, 274, 277, 279, 315, 329, 350, 361, 374, 377, 378, 401, 402, 406, 409, 416, 423, 433, 434, 436, 442, 443, 444, 448, 450, 452, 453, 454, 455, 456, 459, 475, 478, 481, 489, 490, 501, 512, 518, 522, 527, 532, 534, 539, 542, 547, 552, 575, 579, 580, 582, 589, 596, 602, 617, 618, 636, 641, 643, 652, 669, 672, 674, 675, 680, 681, 686, 719, 728, 729, 747, 758, 762, 774, 780, 809, 816, 819, 835, 867, 877, 941, 978 |
Source: NANPA utilized central office code file.
When El Monte's exchanges were assigned
Assignment dates show when each block of El Monte numbers was added to the local supply.
| Decade assigned | Exchanges | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4 | 17% |
| 2010s | 6 | 25% |
| 2020s | 14 | 58% |
Assignment dates as recorded in NANPA's utilized code file; codes without a recorded date are excluded.
Rate centers and local calling in El Monte
NANPA ties every exchange to a rate center. For El Monte that is EL MONTE, so a number from one of these exchanges reads as local to people in and around El Monte.
If your business already has a El Monte number, porting it to Callata is free and keeps it on your cards, listings and vehicles.
Who does business near El Monte
El Monte 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 El Monte business line
Callata is a business phone system priced at $99 a month with 5 users included, then $20 per additional user. Callata Office includes up to 3 local business numbers, unlimited inbound calling, 1,500 pooled outbound US and Canada minutes per user each month, a browser softphone that can also ring your cell, voicemail with transcription, call recording with AI summaries, business-hours routing and E911 on every number.
If you already have a number in El Monte, 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.
Optional AI agents (receptionist, sales, support or scheduler) can answer calls after hours or when nobody picks up, take messages, text, email and transfer to your team. They are billed from prepaid AI minutes at $0.25 per minute, identify themselves as AI, and may only place outbound calls to people who consented, between 8am and 9pm.
A 14-person team is the benchmark here, the rounded average establishment size in the Los Angeles, CA metro area. Billed per seat at month-to-month list prices (checked September 28, 2026), RingCentral RingEX Core costs $420.00 a month and Ooma Office Pro $349.30. On Callata the same 14 people cost $279.00 a month, less than either per-seat plan.
| 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 El Monte, CA?
626. All exchanges NANPA lists for El Monte are in 626.
How many phone companies have exchanges in El Monte?
21, holding 88 exchanges between them, according to NANPA's 10/01/2026 file.
Can I keep my existing El Monte 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 El Monte?
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).