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Area code
562
In service
United States · since 1997

Long Beach

Area code 562 serves southeastern Los Angeles County and a small part of northern Orange County, with Long Beach as its major city. It split from area code 310 on January 25, 1997.

The essentials Numbering data · NumberResearch · as of 2026-09-18
Place
Long Beach
Type
geographic
Status
in service
In service since
1997
Projected exhaust
2031 Q1

Status, dates and counts are read from NumberResearch (NANPA / CNAC / FCC records). Assignment records show initial assignees, not the carrier serving a number today.

A · Where it is

Where 562 is

Southeastern Los Angeles County and a small northern portion of Orange County..

Communities served wholly or partly by 562:

Long BeachWhittierDowneyNorwalkLakewoodCerritos

Representative list of major cities, not exhaustive.

B · Relationships

How it relates to other codes

The codes 562 was split from, spawned, or shares its area with. A split divides the map and changes some numbers; an overlay shares the same ground and changes none — what's the difference?

Split from · 1997 310 West Los Angeles / South Bay 562 was created on January 25, 1997 by a geographic split of area code 310.
What's changing. No overlay; 562 operates as a standalone geographic area code. Ten-digit dialing in effect.
C · History

How 562 got here

1995
Code 562 originally planned as an overlay exclusively for cellular/pagers in 310; carriers sued the CPUC over the mobile-only stigma.
Source: Wikipedia
1997-01-25
Area code 562 split from 310 as a geographic split (instead of the planned mobile overlay).
Source: Wikipedia
2021-10-24
Ten-digit dialing adopted due to the nationwide 988 lifeline designation.
Source: Wikipedia
D · Capacity

How full it is

Prefixes assigned
717
Prefixes available
83
Thousands-blocks assigned
3,655

Prefix-assignment counts describe allocation to carriers, not how many individual numbers are in use. Full technical records: NumberResearch ↗.

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Sources
Wikipedia ↗
Area code 562
NumberResearch.org ↗
Live status, dates, assignment counts and exhaust forecast — data as of 2026-09-18 (CC BY 4.0).

Place, relationships and history above are compiled by North American Numbers from the sources listed and last checked 2026-09-18. A check date is not an expert review — see how this is made. Flag an error.