Long Beach, CA Area Code

Area code serving Long Beach

Long Beach sits in California, part of the West region and the Pacific Time zone. Its area code is 562, which covers Long Beach and southeastern Los Angeles County, plus a sliver of Orange County. 562 has no overlay today, so every Long Beach landline and mobile number with a local code starts with 562.

562 has served the area since 1997. If the region runs low on numbers, regulators will most likely add an overlay code on top rather than split the area, which would make 10-digit dialing mandatory.

Code	Area served	In service
562	Long Beach and southeastern Los Angeles County, plus a sliver of Orange County	January 25, 1997

Nearby cities sharing this area code

• Norwalk
• Downey
• Whittier
• Lakewood
• Bellflower
• Cerritos
• Pico Rivera
• Paramount
• La Mirada
• Santa Fe Springs
• Signal Hill
• Seal Beach
• Los Alamitos

Getting a Long Beach phone number

Any new landline, mobile or VoIP number from a local carrier in Long Beach gets the 562 area code. Numbers come from the blocks each carrier holds in the area; a number ported in from elsewhere keeps its original area code, so you may also see out-of-state codes locally.

Dialing in Long Beach

Long Beach is covered by the single area code 562 with no overlay, so some local calls may still connect with seven digits. Dialing all 10 digits (area code + seven-digit number) always works and is the safest habit. From outside the US, dial +1, then the area code and number. See 10-digit dialing and overlay area codes for the background. For every code in California, visit the California area codes page.