916 area code: location, overlays and numbers
In Sacramento, California, 916 is a US telephone area code that has been in service since 1947 and shares an overlay with 279.
- Location
- Sacramento, California
- Service start date
- 1947
- Local time zone
- Pacific time
- Overlay
- 279
- Calls inside the area
- Full 1 + 10-digit dialling
- The rate centres
- 16
- Projected exhaustion
- 2063
- Country calling prefix
- +1 (United States)
Source: NANPA public reports, the area code report plus the rate-centre report, dated 11/01/2026; the exhaust year comes from the NANPA projections file 2026-1 (April 2026). Our site is not an official NANPA site.
Get hold of a 916 number
You can get a 916 number in two ways. When you sign up, a provider assigns a new number as part of its plan, choosing from among the numbers it holds for the code. Sellers post numbers they already hold, often with a pattern, and ask a one-time price; you then move it 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 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 916 area code
For 916, NANPA lists 16 rate centres. Numbers are assigned to each of these local calling areas:
Courtland, Isleton, Meadowview, Pleasant Grove, Rio Linda, Folsom, Lincoln, Michigan Bar, Elk Grove, Fair Oaks (sacramento), Roseville:citrus Heights Da, Roseville:main Da, South Placer, Walnut Grove, Sacramento:main Da, Sacramento:north Da.
Other related area codes
One area, one shared pool of numbers: 279. Any of these codes can supply a number in this area, so ask for the code you want.
Other area codes in California: 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 and 357.
Guides by city: Sacramento area codes.
916 area code questions
Where does area code 916 serve?
Calls to 916 ring in Sacramento, California, around Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA.
Which country code does a 916 number use?
+1. Because 916 sits in the North American Numbering Plan, callers outside the country dial +1 916 followed by the 7-digit number.
What time is it in the 916 area code?
The time in 916 is Pacific time.
Who places calls from a 916 number?
Homes, mobiles and local businesses all use this code, and so do callers who fake a local number. What a 916 number shows on your screen is where that number was assigned, not the identity of the caller.