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Lancaster's area code, prefixes and carriers from NANPA records, and how to put a Lancaster number in front of your customers.
- Area code
- 661
- Exchanges
- 56NANPA-assigned
- Carriers
- 17
- Population
- 167,426Census 2024 est.
Area codes in Lancaster
With 167,426 residents in the Census 2024 estimate, Lancaster sits in Los Angeles County, California. All 56 exchanges NANPA lists for its rate center are in area code 661. Lancaster is in the Pacific time zone.
According to NANPA's dialing-plan data, local calls within 661 are dialed as seven digits and toll calls as seven digits.
| Area code | Exchanges here | Share | In service since | Overlay with | Time zone |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 661 | 56 | 100% | 1999 | none | Pacific |
Source: NANPA utilized central office code file and NPA report, dated 10/01/2026.
Who holds Lancaster phone exchanges
17 carriers hold the 56 exchanges assigned to Lancaster's rate center. Frontier California INC. has the most, with 15. 41 of them are pooled codes, which the holder shares with other carriers in blocks of 1,000 numbers. Holding a code means NANPA assigned that block of numbers to the carrier for this rate center; individual numbers may since have been ported elsewhere.
| Carrier (NANPA operating company) | Exchanges | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Frontier California INC. | 15 | 27% |
| New Cingular Wireless PCS, LLC | 9 | 16% |
| T-mobile USA, INC. | 8 | 14% |
| Cellco Partnership d/b/a Verizon Wireless - CA | 6 | 11% |
| Onvoy, LLC - CA | 5 | 8.9% |
| Level 3 Communications, LLC - CA | 2 | 3.6% |
| Paetec Itel, LLC | 1 | 1.8% |
| American Messaging Services, LLC | 1 | 1.8% |
| AT&T - Local | 1 | 1.8% |
| Utility Telecom Group, LLC - CA | 1 | 1.8% |
| Centurylink Communications, LLC | 1 | 1.8% |
| Airespring, INC. | 1 | 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.
Local prefixes for Lancaster
These are the central office codes NANPA records for Lancaster. A caller seeing one of them recognizes a local number. The earliest assignment date recorded in the file for these codes is 2001. 9 of the 56 were assigned in 2020 or later.
| Area code | Prefixes (NXX) |
|---|---|
| 661 | 206, 216, 341, 353, 405, 418, 423, 429, 445, 466, 470, 471, 483, 488, 492, 494, 499, 522, 524, 547, 571, 579, 582, 604, 609, 643, 646, 674, 676, 683, 693, 718, 722, 723, 726, 728, 729, 743, 802, 874, 886, 899, 902, 916, 917, 940, 941, 942, 943, 945, 946, 948, 949, 951, 952, 974 |
Source: NANPA utilized central office code file.
When Lancaster's exchanges were assigned
Assignment dates show when each block of Lancaster numbers was added to the local supply.
| Decade assigned | Exchanges | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4 | 15% |
| 2010s | 13 | 50% |
| 2020s | 9 | 35% |
Assignment dates as recorded in NANPA's utilized code file; codes without a recorded date are excluded.
Rate centers and local calling in Lancaster
Phone numbers are tied to a rate center, the local calling area used to decide whether a call is local or toll. Lancaster's numbers are rated to the LANCASTER rate center in NANPA's records. A business number from one of the prefixes above shows up on customers' phones as a Lancaster number.
If your business already has a Lancaster number, porting it to Callata is free and keeps it on your cards, listings and vehicles.
Who does business near Lancaster
Lancaster 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.
A Lancaster number on Callata
For $99 a month, Callata puts a team of up to 5 on one plan ($20 for each person after that): up to 3 local numbers, unlimited inbound calls, a pooled allowance of 1,500 outbound US and Canada minutes per user, browser and cell calling, voicemail transcription with urgency triage, recorded calls with AI summaries and business-hours routing, with E911 on every number.
If you already have a number in Lancaster, 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 Lancaster, CA?
661. All exchanges NANPA lists for Lancaster are in 661.
How many phone companies have exchanges in Lancaster?
17, holding 56 exchanges between them, according to NANPA's 10/01/2026 file.
Can I keep my existing Lancaster 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 Lancaster?
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).