661 area code: location, time zone and numbers
Since 1999, area code 661 has covered Bakersfield, California as a US telephone area code.
- Location
- Bakersfield, California
- In service from
- 1999
- Local time zone
- Pacific time zone
- Overlay
- No overlay: this is the only code for the area
- Calls inside the area
- Dialling with 7 digits
- The rate centres
- 32
- Exhaust, projected
- 2033
- Code for the country
- +1 (United States)
Source: NANPA public reports: the area code report and the rate-centre report, file dated 11/01/2026. Exhaust year: NANPA projections 2026-1 (April 2026). We are not an official NANPA site.
Get a number with the 661 code
There are two routes to a 661 number. With its plan, a provider gives you a new number, chosen when you sign up from the pool it holds in the code. Sellers post numbers they already own, often with a pattern, at a one-time price. You then move that number over to a provider.
List of providers, 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 661 area code
For 661, NANPA lists 32 rate centres. Every one of them is a local calling area where numbers get assigned:
Arvin, Berrenda Mesa, Big Butte, Bakersfield:main Da, Bakersfield:north Da, Bakersfield:south Da, Buttonwillow, California Hot Springs, Cuyama, Delano, Earlimart, Edwards, Glennville, Hi Vista, Lake Hughes, Lancaster, Lebec, Lost Hills, Mcfarland, Mckittrick, Mojave, Palmdale:agua Dulce Da, Palmdale:leona Valley Da, Palmdale:palmdale Da, Rosamond, Shafter, Santa Clarita:newhall-castaic Da, Santa Clarita:saugus Cnyn-cntry Da, Taft, Tehachapi, Walker Basin, Wasco.
Codes related to this one
Other California area codes are 213, 415, 916, 714, 805, 209, 408, 707, 619, 818, 510, 310, 909, 562, 760, 626, 650, 530, 925, 949, 323, 831, 559, 858, 951, 424, 657, 747, 442, 669, 628, 279, 820, 341, 840, 350, 369, 738, 837 and 357.
661 area code questions
Which place does area code 661 cover?
661 rings in Bakersfield, California, in the Bakersfield-Delano, CA area.
Which country code is used for a 661 number?
+1. Because 661 belongs to the North American Numbering Plan, callers abroad dial +1 661 followed by the 7-digit number.
What time is it in the 661 area code?
Pacific time applies to 661.
Which callers use a 661 number?
This code covers homes, mobiles, local businesses, and callers who fake a local number. What a 661 number shows on your screen is where it was assigned, not who is calling.