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209 Area Code

Area code 209 serves Stockton, Modesto, Tracy, Merced, Manteca and nearby communities in California. It has been in service since January 1, 1958, when it was split from 415.

StateCalifornia
Time zonePacific
Local time now…
Prefixes in use785
Overlay with350
Projected to run out2056
StocktonModestoTracyMercedMantecaTurlockLodiLos BanosCeresLathropAtwaterGaltPattersonRiverbankMountain HouseOakdaleRiponLivingstonSalidaNewmanWintonDelhiGarden AcresCountry ClubIoneWaterfordAugustHughsonEscalonRancho CalaverasHilmar-IrwinWiltonGustineHidden Valley LakeDos PalosWest ModestoRancho MurietaMcSwainKeyesJacksonYosemite LakesDenairStocktonModestoTracyMercedTurlockLodi
Cities and towns served by area code 209

Who issues 209 numbers

Mobile 34%VoIP and cable 25%Landline 40%

Share of the 785 prefixes (the three digits after 209) assigned to each type of carrier. Classification by carrier name, approximate.

CarrierPrefixes
AT&T (Pacific Bell)181
AT&T Mobility128
Onvoy (Sinch)81
Verizon Wireless71
T-Mobile69
Bandwidth42
Metropcs26
Lumen (Level 3)23

Cities and towns in area code 209

CityPopulationOther area codes
Stockton324,597350
Modesto219,652350
Tracy101,901350
Merced99,724350
Manteca96,693350
Turlock72,864350
Lodi69,100350
Los Banos49,614350
Ceres48,982350
Lathrop42,783350
Atwater32,133350
Galt26,964350
Patterson26,587350
Riverbank26,557350
Mountain House25,315350
Oakdale23,246350
Ripon16,140350
Livingston14,690
Salida14,457350
Newman12,453350
Winton11,429350
Delhi10,525
Garden Acres10,417350
Country Club10,017350
Ione9,282
Waterford9,258350
August8,471350
Hughson8,051350
Escalon7,394350
Rancho Calaveras6,619350
Hilmar-Irwin6,317
Wilton6,198
Gustine6,112350
Hidden Valley Lake5,896707, 369
Dos Palos5,697350
West Modesto5,633350
Rancho Murieta5,606
McSwain5,556350
Keyes5,330350
Jackson5,100350

Showing the 40 largest of 42 places with 5,000+ residents.

Got a call from 209?

A 209 number was originally issued in California, but that does not prove the caller is there. 25% of 209 prefixes belong to VoIP and cable providers, whose numbers can be bought online and used from anywhere. Caller ID can also be spoofed, so treat urgent requests for money, codes or passwords from any area code with suspicion, and call back on a number you already know.

All 785 prefixes in area code 209

Format: (209) XXX-YYYY. Carrier is the company the block was originally assigned to; numbers may since have been ported to another carrier.

Questions about area code 209

Where is area code 209?
Area code 209 is in California. It covers Stockton, Modesto, Tracy, Merced, Manteca, Turlock and 36 more cities and towns.
What time zone is area code 209?
Area code 209 is in the Pacific time zone.
Is 209 a toll-free number?
No. 209 is a geographic area code in California. Toll-free numbers in the US start with 800, 833, 844, 855, 866, 877 or 888.
Why does 209 share its area with 350?
209 and 350 form an overlay: they cover the same territory, so new numbers there can get any of these codes, and local calls need all 10 digits.
Will area code 209 run out of numbers?
NANPA's latest forecast projects the 209/350 overlay to exhaust in the first quarter of 2056. Before that happens, a new area code is usually added as an overlay; existing numbers keep their code.

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