- Location
- Los Angeles, California
- Service began
- 1947
- Time zone used
- Pacific time applies
- Calls within the area
- 1 + 10-digit dialing
- Telephone rate centres
- 2
- Expected exhaustion
- 2042
- Country calling prefix
- +1 (United States)
Based on NANPA public reports, the area code report and rate-centre report, dated 11/01/2026. The exhaust year comes from NANPA projections 2026-1 (April 2026). This site is not an official NANPA site.
Get your own 213 number
There are two ways to get a 213 number. With its plan, a provider assigns a new number selected when you sign up from numbers it has in the code. Numbers already held by a seller are listed with a one-time price, often with a pattern. After choosing one, you move it to a provider.
Providers ranked by first-year cost
| Provider | Cheapest plan | First year | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
 Free app | Basic (Just for me), free | $0 | Open Google Voice |
 Free app | Free plan, free | $0 | Open TextNow |
 Developer API | Pay-as-you-go local number, $1.15 a month | $13.80 | Open Twilio |
 Second-number app | Standard, $3.99 a month billed yearly | $47.99 | Open Burner |
 Toll-free specialist | Solo, $6.99 a month billed yearly | $84 | Open UniTel Voice |
 Second-number app | Deluxe (local number), $6.99 a month billed yearly | $102.88 | Open GoDaddy Conversations (formerly Smartline) |
Sellers offering listed local numbers
| Seller | What it sells | Listed price | Monthly fee | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Marketplace | Local numbers | From $9 one-time | None stated | Search at Exclusive Digits |
 Marketplace | Local and toll-free | From $9.95 one-time | $2.99 a month | Search at NumberBarn |
 Number broker | Local and toll-free | From $99 one-time | None stated | Search at RingBoost |
 Number broker | Local and toll-free | From $100 one-time | None stated | Search at PhoneNumberExpert |
| 212areacode.comNumber broker | Local numbers | From $150 one-time | None stated | Search at 212areacode.com |
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Places in the 213 area code
For 213, NANPA lists 2 rate centres. These are local calling areas where numbers get assigned:
The locations are Los Angeles, Montebello.
Other related area codes
The codes 323 and 738 cover the same area and share the same pool of numbers. Any of these codes can supply a new number in this area, so request the code you want.
The remaining area codes in California are 415, 916, 714, 805, 209, 408, 707, 619, 818, 510, 310, 909, 562, 760, 626, 650, 530, 925, 949, 831, 559, 661, 858, 951, 424, 657, 747, 442, 669, 628, 279, 820, 341, 840, 350, 369, 837 and 357.
Guides for the city: Los Angeles area codes.
213 area code questions
Where is the 213 area code?
In Los Angeles, California, 213 rings around Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA.
Which country code belongs to a 213 number?
+1. Callers outside the country use +1 213 and then the 7-digit number, since 213 belongs to the North American Numbering Plan.
What time is it in the 213 area code?
The 213 area code uses Pacific time.
Who calls using a 213 number?
People with numbers in this code include home users, mobile users, local businesses and callers who fake a local number. What appears on your screen shows where a 213 number was assigned, rather than the identity of the caller.
Would 213 be considered toll-free?
No. 213 serves as a local area code, and calls to it use the same billing as other US calls. 800, 888, 877, 866, 855, 844 and 833 are the prefixes used for toll-free numbers in the US.
Why do people seek out 213 numbers?
The first code for a big city was 213, one of the original 86 area codes from 1947, so sellers ask more for its numbers. Under our appraisal rubric, it receives the top area-code score.