279 area code: location, overlays and numbers
In Sacramento, California, area code 279 has served as a US telephone area code since 2018, and it shares an overlay with 916.
- Location
- Sacramento, California
- Service start
- 2018
- The time zone
- Pacific time zone
- Overlay
- 916
- Calls inside the area
- Dial 1 plus a 10-digit number
- Rate centre list
- 16
- Exhaust (projected)
- 2063
- Code for the country
- +1 (United States)
Public NANPA documents supply these details: the area code report and the rate-centre report, file dated 11/01/2026. The exhaust year comes from NANPA projections 2026-1 (April 2026). We are not an official NANPA site.
Get hold of a 279 number
You reach a 279 number by two routes. With a provider, a new number comes assigned as part of its plan. The choice is made at sign-up, out of the numbers that provider already holds in the code. Sellers list numbers they already hold, often with a pattern, at a one-time price. After that, you move the number to a provider.
Providers sorted 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 that list 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 279 area code
For 279, NANPA lists 16 rate centres. Every one of them is a local calling area where numbers get assigned:
Elk Grove, Fair Oaks (sacramento), Courtland, Folsom, Isleton, Michigan Bar, Meadowview, Pleasant Grove, Rio Linda, Lincoln, Roseville:citrus Heights Da, Roseville:main Da, South Placer, Walnut Grove, Sacramento:main Da, Sacramento:north Da.
Other related area codes
Same area and same pool of numbers: 916. Any of these codes can give you a new number for this area, so ask for the one you want.
More California codes: 213, 415, 714, 805, 209, 408, 707, 619, 818, 510, 310, 909, 562, 760, 626, 650, 530, 925, 949, 323, 831, 559, 661, 858, 951, 424, 657, 747, 442, 669, 628, 820, 341, 840, 350, 369, 738, 837, then 357.
City guides: area codes in Sacramento.
279 area code questions
Where is area code 279 found?
Calls to 279 ring in Sacramento, California, in the area of Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA.
Which country code does a 279 number use?
+1. Because 279 belongs to the North American Numbering Plan, callers abroad dial +1 279 plus the 7-digit number.
What time is it in the 279 area code?
The 279 area code uses Pacific time.
Who calls using a 279 number?
Anyone holding a number in this code might be a home, a mobile, a local business, or a caller faking a local number. Your screen shows a 279 number, and what it tells you is where that number was assigned rather than who is calling.