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Los Alamitos's area codes, prefixes and carriers from NANPA records, and how to put a Los Alamitos number in front of your customers.
- Area code
- 805 / 820
- Exchanges
- 4NANPA-assigned
- Carriers
- 4
- Population
- 11,846Census 2024 est.
Area codes in Los Alamitos
Los Alamitos, in Orange County, California, had a Census-estimated population of 11,846 in July 2024. NANPA lists 4 exchanges for its rate center across 2 area codes; 805 has the most (3, 75%). 805 is part of an overlay with 820, so a new local number in Los Alamitos may carry any of those codes depending on which have numbers available. Los Alamitos is in the Pacific time zone.
According to NANPA's dialing-plan data, local calls within 805 are dialed as 1 plus ten digits and toll calls as 1 plus ten digits.
Phone carriers in Los Alamitos
4 carriers hold the 4 exchanges assigned to Los Alamitos's rate center. Frontier California INC. has the most, with 1. 4 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. | 1 | 25% |
| Wide Voice, LLC - CA | 1 | 25% |
| Onvoy, LLC - CA | 1 | 25% |
| HD Carrier LLC | 1 | 25% |
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 Los Alamitos
These are the central office codes NANPA records for Los Alamitos. A caller seeing one of them recognizes a local number. The earliest assignment date recorded in the file for these codes is 2010. None were assigned in 2020 or later.
| Area code | Prefixes (NXX) |
|---|---|
| 805 | 344, 360, 960 |
| 820 | 280 |
Source: NANPA utilized central office code file.
How local numbers work in Los Alamitos
Phone numbers are tied to a rate center, the local calling area used to decide whether a call is local or toll. Los Alamitos's numbers are rated to the LOS ALAMOS rate center in NANPA's records. A business number from one of the prefixes above shows up on customers' phones as a Los Alamitos number.
New local numbers are drawn from carrier inventory, so the exact 805 numbers available change over time; porting an existing number is free.
The local business market
Los Alamitos 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.
Business phone service in Los Alamitos
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.
If you already have a number in Los Alamitos, 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.
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. 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 Los Alamitos, CA?
Los Alamitos has exchanges in 805 and 820; 805 has the most.
How many phone companies have exchanges in Los Alamitos?
4, holding 4 exchanges between them, according to NANPA's 10/01/2026 file.
Can I keep my existing Los Alamitos 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 Los Alamitos?
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).