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Area code
949
In service
United States · since 1998

Irvine / South Orange County

Area code 949 serves southern Orange County, California, including Irvine, Mission Viejo and Newport Beach. It was activated on April 18, 1998 by a split of area code 714 and has no overlay.

The essentials Numbering data · NumberResearch · as of 2026-09-18
Place
Irvine / South Orange County
Type
geographic
Status
in service
In service since
1998
Projected exhaust
2029 Q3

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 949 is

Southern Orange County, California (coastal and inland communities)..

Communities served wholly or partly by 949:

IrvineMission ViejoNewport BeachLaguna NiguelDana PointLaguna Beach

Representative list; Costa Mesa is split between 949 and 714/657.

B · Relationships

How it relates to other codes

The codes 949 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 · 1998 714 Northern Orange County 949 resulted from a split of area code 714, taking southern Orange County.
Related 657 Anaheim / North Orange County (overlay) 657 overlays the adjacent northern Orange County (714) territory; some border cities are shared.
What's changing. No overlay; created by geographic split. Ten-digit dialing applies in border cities shared with 714/657.
C · History

How 949 got here

1998-04-18
Area code 949 activated, splitting southern Orange County away from area code 714.
Source: Wikipedia
D · Capacity

How full it is

Prefixes assigned
760
Prefixes available
40
Thousands-blocks assigned
4,259

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 949
NumberResearch.org ↗
Live status, dates, assignment counts and exhaust forecast — data as of 2026-09-18 (CC BY 4.0).

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