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summary: "Area code 619 serves California, United States. Number formats, numbering rules, a live phone validator and the other codes in California."
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# Area code 619: California, United States

Area code 619 serves California, United States. Number formats, numbering rules, a live phone validator and the other codes in California.

NANPA lists 784 central office codes (prefixes) in use in area code 619, held by 35 holders across 17 rate centers.
The largest rate center is SNDG SNDG, with 378 prefixes (48%).
Pacific Bell holds the most prefixes, 189 (24%). 66% of the prefixes are pooled, which means their thousands-blocks can belong to different companies.
The FCC unwanted-call data has 5,230 complaints on file for 3,364 numbers in 619, most often filed as "Unwanted Calls". These are consumer reports, not findings.

## Facts

- In service since: 1982-01-01
- Time zone: Pacific (P)
- Assigned overlays: 858 (1999-06-12)
- Prefixes in use: 784
- Pooled prefixes: 521 (66%)
- Rate centers: 17
- Companies holding prefixes: 35
- Assignment dates on file: 2001-01-25 to 2024-08-29 (290 prefixes)
- ZIP codes in its places: 30

## Rate centers

| Rate center | Prefixes | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| SNDG SNDG | 378 | 48% |
| CHULAVISTA | 146 | 19% |
| EL CAJON | 89 | 11% |
| LA MESA | 61 | 8% |
| NATIONALCY | 42 | 5% |
| CORONADO | 22 | 3% |
| HARBSNALPN | 10 | 1% |
| DULZURA | 8 | 1% |
| 9 other rate centers | 28 | 4% |

## Carriers

| Holder | Prefixes | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Pacific Bell | 189 | 24% |
| New Cingular Wireless PCS | 104 | 13% |
| T-Mobile USA | 96 | 12% |
| Verizon Wireless | 75 | 10% |
| Onvoy | 49 | 6% |
| Comcast Phone Of California | 36 | 5% |
| 29 other carriers | 235 | 30% |

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

- 1951-01-01: Area code 714, named as the parent of 619 in the NANPA report, was in service.
- 1982-01-01: Area code 619 went into service.
- 1997-03-22: Area code 760 went into service and names 619 as its parent.
- 1999-06-12: Area code 858 went into service as an overlay in the same area as 619.

## Nearest area codes

The area codes closest to 619, measured between the centers of the ZIP code places they serve, are 951 (about 76 miles), 949 (about 79 miles), 657 (about 90 miles), 714 (about 90 miles) and 909 (about 97 miles).

## ZIP codes

30 ZIP codes fall in places that have a rate center in this area code. The places with the most are Chula Vista, CA (8 ZIP codes), La Jolla, CA (5 ZIP codes) and El Cajon, CA (4 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

5,230 complaints for 3,364 numbers. Numbers whose latest complaint falls in each year:

- 2023: 146
- 2024: 134
- 2025: 108

## Questions

### Where is area code 619?

NANPA assigns area code 619 to California, United States.

### In which state does area code 619 sit?

California. 619 is one of 41 area codes the NANPA table assigns to the state.

### Which places does area code 619 cover?

The places with the most ZIP codes among the rate centers in 619 are Chula Vista, CA, La Jolla, CA and El Cajon, CA. The rate center list on this page shows all of them.

### Who owns area code 619?

NANPA assigns area codes. Within 619, Pacific Bell holds the most prefixes, 189 prefixes or 24%.

### Which time zone does 619 use?

The NANPA NPA report lists the time zone for 619 as Pacific (P).

### What year did 619 enter service?

The NANPA NPA report gives an in-service date of 1982-01-01, so 619 has been in use since 1982.

### Does area code 619 have an overlay?

Yes. 858 (in service 1999-06-12) shares the same area with 619, so numbers from all of them are local to each other.

### Which area codes are nearest to 619?

The area codes closest to 619, measured between the centers of the ZIP code places they serve, are 951 (about 76 miles), 949 (about 79 miles), 657 (about 90 miles), 714 (about 90 miles) and 909 (about 97 miles).

### How many prefixes does area code 619 have?

NANPA's report dated 2026-10-17 lists 784 prefixes in service in 619, spread over 17 rate centers and 35 holders.

### Are there complaints about 619 numbers?

The FCC data on file has 5,230 complaints for 3,364 numbers in 619. 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).