562 area code: location, time zone and numbers
In Los Angeles, California, area code 562 has served as a US telephone area code since 1997.
- Location
- Los Angeles, California
- Service since
- 1997
- Time zone used
- Pacific time
- Overlay
- None: no other code covers the same region
- Local calling
- Full 1 + 10-digit dialling
- Rate centre list
- 9
- Expected exhaust
- 2031
- Country prefix
- +1 (United States)
Source: NANPA public reports, file of 11/01/2026, which include the area code report and the rate-centre report. Exhaust year: the NANPA projections 2026-1 (April 2026). The official NANPA site is not this one.
Pick up a 562 number
Two routes take you to a 562 number. A new number comes with a provider plan, picked at sign-up from numbers that provider already holds in the code. A seller offers numbers, often with a pattern, that it already holds for a one-time price. After that, you transfer the number 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 listing 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 562 area code
For 562, NANPA lists 9 rate centres. Each one is a local calling area where numbers get assigned:
Whittier, Pico Rivera, Norwalk, Long Beach, Lakewood, La Habra, Downey, Alamitos, Compton:compton Da.
Other related area codes
Other area codes in California: 213, 415, 916, 714, 805, 209, 408, 707, 619, 818, 510, 310, 909, 760, 626, 650, 530, 925, 949, 323, 831, 559, 661, 858, 951, 424, 657, 747, 442, 669, 628, 279, 820, 341, 840, 350, 369, 738, 837 and 357.
562 area code questions
What area does 562 cover?
562 rings in Los Angeles, California, in the wider Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA area.
Which country code does a 562 number use?
+1. Because 562 sits in the North American Numbering Plan, dialing from abroad means +1 562 plus the 7-digit number.
What time is it in the 562 area code?
562 uses Pacific time.
Who places calls from a 562 number?
This code is used by homes, mobiles, local businesses and by callers who fake a local number. What a 562 number shows on your screen is its assignment area, not the identity of the caller.