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title: "Area code 562: California, United States"
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summary: "Area code 562 serves California, United States. Number formats, numbering rules, a live phone validator and the other codes in California."
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# Area code 562: California, United States

Area code 562 serves California, United States. Number formats, numbering rules, a live phone validator and the other codes in California.

NANPA lists 698 central office codes (prefixes) in use in area code 562, held by 35 holders across 10 rate centers.
Frontier California holds the most prefixes, 158 (23%). 71% of the prefixes are pooled, which means their thousands-blocks can belong to different companies.
The FCC unwanted-call data has 4,135 complaints on file for 3,204 numbers in 562, most often filed as "Unwanted Calls". These are consumer reports, not findings.

## Facts

- In service since: 1997-01-25
- Time zone: Pacific (P)
- Prefixes in use: 698
- Pooled prefixes: 496 (71%)
- Rate centers: 10
- Companies holding prefixes: 35
- Assignment dates on file: 2001-01-03 to 2026-04-15 (228 prefixes)
- ZIP codes in its places: 55

## Rate centers

| Rate center | Prefixes | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| LONG BEACH | 184 | 26% |
| ALAMITOS | 101 | 14% |
| NORWALK | 100 | 14% |
| DOWNEY | 76 | 11% |
| WHITTIER | 63 | 9% |
| CMTN CMTN | 45 | 6% |
| LAKEWOOD | 42 | 6% |
| LA HABRA | 39 | 6% |
| 2 other rate centers | 48 | 7% |

## Carriers

| Holder | Prefixes | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Frontier California | 158 | 23% |
| T-Mobile USA | 99 | 14% |
| New Cingular Wireless PCS | 77 | 11% |
| Verizon Wireless | 45 | 6% |
| Onvoy | 42 | 6% |
| TPX Communications | 39 | 6% |
| 29 other carriers | 238 | 34% |

A prefix holder is the company a code was assigned to, not necessarily a number's current carrier, because numbers can be ported to another company.

## History

- 1991-11-02: Area code 310, named as the parent of 562 in the NANPA report, was in service.
- 1997-01-25: Area code 562 went into service.

## Nearest area codes

The area codes closest to 562, measured between the centers of the ZIP code places they serve, are 310 (about 12 miles), 424 (about 14 miles), 657 (about 15 miles), 714 (about 15 miles) and 626 (about 17 miles).

## ZIP codes

55 ZIP codes fall in places that have a rate center in this area code. The places with the most are Long Beach, CA (27 ZIP codes), Whittier, CA (10 ZIP codes) and Lakewood, CA (5 ZIP codes). A ZIP code and an area code are unrelated systems, so a ZIP code can sit in more than one area code and an area code spans many ZIP codes.

## Complaints on file

4,135 complaints for 3,204 numbers. Numbers whose latest complaint falls in each year:

- 2023: 390
- 2024: 277
- 2025: 173

## Questions

### Where is area code 562?

NANPA assigns area code 562 to California, United States.

### In which state does area code 562 sit?

California. 562 is one of 41 area codes the NANPA table assigns to the state.

### Which places does area code 562 cover?

The places with the most ZIP codes among the rate centers in 562 are Long Beach, CA, Whittier, CA and Lakewood, CA. The rate center list on this page shows all of them.

### Who owns area code 562?

NANPA assigns area codes. Within 562, Frontier California holds the most prefixes, 158 prefixes or 23%.

### Which time zone does 562 use?

The NANPA NPA report lists the time zone for 562 as Pacific (P).

### What year did 562 enter service?

The NANPA NPA report gives an in-service date of 1997-01-25, so 562 has been in use since 1997.

### Does area code 562 have an overlay?

The NANPA NPA report lists no other area code in an overlay with 562.

### Which area codes are nearest to 562?

The area codes closest to 562, measured between the centers of the ZIP code places they serve, are 310 (about 12 miles), 424 (about 14 miles), 657 (about 15 miles), 714 (about 15 miles) and 626 (about 17 miles).

### How many prefixes does area code 562 have?

NANPA's report dated 2026-10-17 lists 698 prefixes in service in 562, spread over 10 rate centers and 35 holders.

### Are there complaints about 562 numbers?

The FCC data on file has 4,135 complaints for 3,204 numbers in 562. They are unverified consumer reports. A number with no complaints on file is not proven safe.

Sources: NANPA central office code report dated 2026-10-17; NANPA NPA report dated 2026-10-18; FCC unwanted-call complaints, data fetched 2026-10-17; ZIP code places from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0).