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San Rafael's area codes, prefixes and carriers from NANPA records, and how to put a San Rafael number in front of your customers.
- Area code
- 415 / 628
- Exchanges
- 79NANPA-assigned
- Carriers
- 18
- Population
- 59,961Census 2024 est.
San Rafael area codes
San Rafael, in Marin County, California, had a Census-estimated population of 59,961 in July 2024. NANPA lists 79 exchanges for its rate center across 2 area codes; 415 has the most (62, 78%). 415 is part of an overlay with 628, so a new local number in San Rafael may carry any of those codes depending on which have numbers available. San Rafael is in the Pacific time zone.
According to NANPA's dialing-plan data, local calls within 415 are dialed as 1 plus ten digits and toll calls as 1 plus ten digits.
San Rafael exchanges by carrier
18 carriers hold the 79 exchanges assigned to San Rafael's rate center. Pacific Bell has the most, with 29. 55 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 | 29 | 37% |
| Onvoy, LLC - CA | 9 | 11% |
| Level 3 Communications, LLC - CA | 6 | 7.6% |
| T-mobile USA, INC. | 6 | 7.6% |
| New Cingular Wireless PCS, LLC | 5 | 6.3% |
| Cellco Partnership d/b/a Verizon Wireless - CA | 5 | 6.3% |
| U.s. Telepacific Corp. d/b/a TPX Communications | 4 | 5.1% |
| Mcimetro Access Transmission Services LLC | 3 | 3.8% |
| Metropcs, INC. | 2 | 2.5% |
| Fractel, LLC | 2 | 2.5% |
| Mcimetro Access Transmission Services LLC - CA | 1 | 1.3% |
| Level 3 Telecom of California, LP - CA | 1 | 1.3% |
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 San Rafael
Each prefix below is a block of up to 10,000 numbers that NANPA assigned to San Rafael's rate center (SAN RAFAEL). The earliest assignment date recorded in the file for these codes is 2001. 9 of the 79 were assigned in 2020 or later.
| Area code | Prefixes (NXX) |
|---|---|
| 415 | 223, 226, 233, 250, 256, 257, 258, 259, 261, 295, 299, 300, 302, 306, 342, 419, 444, 446, 448, 450, 451, 453, 454, 455, 456, 457, 458, 459, 460, 461, 462, 464, 472, 473, 479, 482, 485, 488, 491, 492, 497, 499, 507, 521, 524, 526, 532, 578, 686, 717, 720, 721, 726, 747, 755, 784, 785, 838, 847, 870, 925, 991 |
| 628 | 234, 240, 243, 253, 269, 277, 285, 295, 305, 313, 314, 327, 330, 336, 500, 667, 888 |
Source: NANPA utilized central office code file.
When San Rafael's exchanges were assigned
The table groups San Rafael's exchanges by the decade NANPA recorded them as assigned.
| Decade assigned | Exchanges | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6 | 24% |
| 2010s | 10 | 40% |
| 2020s | 9 | 36% |
Assignment dates as recorded in NANPA's utilized code file; codes without a recorded date are excluded.
Rate centers and local calling in San Rafael
NANPA ties every exchange to a rate center. For San Rafael that is SAN RAFAEL, so a number from one of these exchanges reads as local to people in and around San Rafael.
Keeping an existing San Rafael number costs nothing on Callata, because porting is free; a new number depends on what carriers have open in 415 when you pick it.
Businesses around San Rafael
San Rafael is part of the San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA metro area, home to 4.6 million people in 2024. County Business Patterns counted 133,246 business establishments in the San Francisco, CA metro area in 2023, employing 2,417,363 people. The largest sectors by establishment count are professional, scientific, and technical services (23,140), health care and social assistance (16,920), and accommodation and food services (13,736).
| Industry | Establishments | Employees | Employees per establishment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Full-service restaurants | 5,136 | 86,434 | 16.8 |
| Limited-service restaurants | 4,140 | 59,849 | 14.5 |
| Dental offices | 3,029 | 19,225 | 6.3 |
| Offices of real estate agents and brokers | 2,990 | 10,454 | 3.5 |
| Law offices | 2,984 | 25,802 | 8.6 |
| Custom computer programming services firms | 2,959 | 58,995 | 19.9 |
| Residential remodelers | 2,924 | 14,184 | 4.9 |
| Management consulting firms | 2,756 | 16,952 | 6.2 |
Selected small-business industries (six-digit NAICS) covered by these guides. Source: Census County Business Patterns 2023.
A San Rafael number on Callata
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.
Porting a number you already use in San Rafael 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.
Per-seat phone plans multiply by headcount. For the rounded average establishment size in the San Francisco, CA metro area, 18 users on RingCentral RingEX Core come to $540.00 a month and on Ooma Office Pro $449.10, at month-to-month list prices checked September 28, 2026. Callata comes to $359.00 a month for 18 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 | $359.00 | $4,308.00 |
| Quo (Starter) | $19.00 per user | $342.00 | $4,104.00 |
| Nextiva (Core) | $23.00 per user | $414.00 | $4,968.00 |
| Ooma (Office Pro) | $24.95 per user | $449.10 | $5,389.20 |
| Dialpad (Standard) | $27.00 per user | $486.00 | $5,832.00 |
| RingCentral (RingEX Core) | $30.00 per user | $540.00 | $6,480.00 |
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 San Rafael, CA?
San Rafael has exchanges in 415 and 628; 415 has the most.
How many phone companies have exchanges in San Rafael?
18, holding 79 exchanges between them, according to NANPA's 10/01/2026 file.
Can I keep my existing San Rafael 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 San Rafael?
Callata is $99 a month with 5 users included, then $20 per additional user, with up to 3 local numbers; 18 users come to $359.00 a month. For comparison, 18 users on RingCentral RingEX Core list at $540.00 a month (checked September 28, 2026).