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442 Area Code

Area code 442 serves Oceanside, Escondido, Victorville, Carlsbad, Hesperia and nearby communities in California. It has been in service since November 21, 2009, when it was split from 760.

StateCalifornia
Time zonePacific
Local time now…
Prefixes in use357
Overlay with760
Projected to run out2043
OceansideEscondidoVictorvilleCarlsbadHesperiaVistaSan MarcosIndioApple ValleyEncinitasPalm DesertCathedral CityCoachellaPalm SpringsEl CentroLa QuintaAdelantoCalexicoDesert Hot SpringsFallbrookRidgecrestBrawleyTwentynine PalmsBarstowRamonaImperialYucca ValleyPhelanRancho MirageBlytheCamp Pendleton SouthCalifornia CityValley CenterSan Diego Country EstatesSpring Valley LakeCamp Pendleton MainsideFort IrwinOak HillsBermuda DunesThousand PalmsHeberPiñon HillsMeccaGarnetJoshua TreeDesert PalmsSalton CityCalipatriaLucerne ValleySilver LakesHoltvilleOceansideVictorvilleIndio
Cities and towns served by area code 442

Who issues 442 numbers

Mobile 39%VoIP and cable 30%Landline 31%

Share of the 357 prefixes (the three digits after 442) assigned to each type of carrier. Classification by carrier name, approximate.

CarrierPrefixes
AT&T Mobility57
T-Mobile54
Onvoy (Sinch)53
Fractel51
Verizon Wireless26
Bandwidth17
Metropcs7
Ton80 Communications7

Cities and towns in area code 442

CityPopulationOther area codes
Oceanside170,483760
Escondido146,030760
Victorville141,395760
Carlsbad112,260760
Hesperia102,605760
Vista98,274760
San Marcos94,908760
Indio94,269760
Apple Valley75,247760
Encinitas60,736760
Palm Desert53,259760
Cathedral City52,375760
Coachella45,411760
Palm Springs45,315760
El Centro44,382760
La Quinta39,440760
Adelanto38,798760
Calexico38,623760
Desert Hot Springs34,009760
Fallbrook32,467760
Ridgecrest28,333760
Brawley28,008760
Twentynine Palms25,939760
Barstow24,804760
Ramona22,829760
Imperial22,330760
Yucca Valley21,887760
Phelan18,059760
Rancho Mirage17,876760
Blythe15,042760
Camp Pendleton South15,011760
California City13,300760
Valley Center10,303760
San Diego Country Estates10,142760
Spring Valley Lake10,098760
Camp Pendleton Mainside9,801760
Fort Irwin8,791760
Oak Hills8,246760
Bermuda Dunes8,074760
Thousand Palms7,662760

Showing the 40 largest of 51 places with 5,000+ residents.

Got a call from 442?

A 442 number was originally issued in California, but that does not prove the caller is there. 30% of 442 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 357 prefixes in area code 442

Format: (442) 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 442

Where is area code 442?
Area code 442 is in California. It covers Oceanside, Escondido, Victorville, Carlsbad, Hesperia, Vista and 45 more cities and towns.
What time zone is area code 442?
Area code 442 is in the Pacific time zone.
Is 442 a toll-free number?
No. 442 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 442 share its area with 760?
442 and 760 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 442 run out of numbers?
NANPA's latest forecast projects the 442/760 overlay to exhaust in the first quarter of 2043. Before that happens, a new area code is usually added as an overlay; existing numbers keep their code.

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