818 area code: location, overlays and numbers
818 is a US telephone area code serving Los Angeles, California. It has been in service since 1984 and shares an overlay with 747.
- Location
- Los Angeles, California
- Service start year
- 1984
- Timezone
- The Pacific time zone
- Overlay
- 747
- Calls within the area
- Dial 1 plus a 10-digit number
- Rate centre list
- 16
- Exhaust projection
- 2057
- Country dialling prefix
- +1 (United States)
Data from NANPA public reports: the area code report and the rate-centre report, file dated 11/01/2026; the exhaust year comes from 2026-1 NANPA projections (April 2026). We are not an official NANPA site.
Get an 818 number
Two routes lead to an 818 number. Providers hand out a new number with their plan, chosen at sign-up from numbers they already hold in the code. Numbers a seller already holds, often with a pattern, are listed for a one-time price. After that you move 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 818 area code
For 818, NANPA lists 16 rate centres. Each one is a local calling area where numbers get assigned:
Agoura, Canoga Park, Burbank:burbank Da, Burbank:sun Valley Da, Glendale, North Hollywood, La Crescenta, Pasadena:la Canada Da, Reseda, San Fernando:san Fernando Da, San Fernando:pacoima Da, San Fernando:granada Hills Da, San Fernando:sepulveda Da, Sunland Tujunga, Van Nuys, Northridge.
Other related area codes
The same area and the same pool of numbers: 747. Any of these codes can supply a new number in this area, so ask for the one you want.
More codes in California: 213, 415, 916, 714, 805, 209, 408, 707, 619, 510, 310, 909, 562, 760, 626, 650, 530, 925, 949, 323, 831, 559, 661, 858, 951, 424, 657, 442, 669, 628, 279, 820, 341, 840, 350, 369, 738, 837, plus 357.
818 area code questions
Which area does area code 818 serve?
Around Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA, the 818 code serves Los Angeles, California.
Which country code do 818 numbers use?
+1. Because 818 sits in the North American Numbering Plan, calling from abroad means dialing +1 818 plus the 7-digit number.
What time is it in the 818 area code?
818 stays on Pacific time.
Who places calls from an 818 number?
Callers with a number in this code include homes, mobiles, local businesses and people who fake a local number. An 818 number on your screen shows where it was assigned, not who is calling.