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562 Area Code

Area code 562 serves Long Beach, Downey, Norwalk, Carson, Compton and nearby communities in California. It has been in service since January 25, 1997, when it was split from 310.

StateCalifornia
Time zonePacific
Local time now…
Prefixes in use703
Projected to run out2031 ⚠︎
Long BeachDowneyNorwalkCarsonComptonSouth GateWhittierLakewoodBellflowerLynwoodFlorence-GrahamLa HabraPico RiveraSouth WhittierHuntington ParkParamountCerritosBell GardensBellWest Whittier-Los NietosSeal BeachMaywoodWest Rancho DominguezWillowbrookCudahySanta Fe SpringsArtesiaWalnut ParkEast Rancho DominguezRossmoorLos AlamitosSignal HillEast WhittierLa Habra HeightsLong BeachDowney
Cities and towns served by area code 562

Who issues 562 numbers

Mobile 32%VoIP and cable 26%Landline 42%

Share of the 703 prefixes (the three digits after 562) assigned to each type of carrier. Classification by carrier name, approximate.

CarrierPrefixes
Frontier158
T-Mobile99
AT&T Mobility78
Onvoy (Sinch)52
Verizon Wireless45
Tpx Communications39
Verizon Business (MCImetro)38
Lumen (Level 3)35

Cities and towns in area code 562

CityPopulationOther area codes
Long Beach450,469
Downey108,468
Norwalk97,104
Carson90,808310, 424
Compton90,500310, 424
South Gate90,071
Whittier85,815
Lakewood78,010
Bellflower74,719
Lynwood63,512310, 424
Florence-Graham61,723310, 424
La Habra60,908
Pico Rivera58,915
South Whittier55,201
Huntington Park51,544
Paramount50,755
Cerritos46,367
Bell Gardens37,367
Bell31,625
West Whittier-Los Nietos25,459
Seal Beach24,075
Maywood23,600
West Rancho Dominguez22,560310, 424
Willowbrook21,642310, 424
Cudahy21,445
Santa Fe Springs18,793
Artesia15,789
Walnut Park15,446310, 424
East Rancho Dominguez14,219310, 424
Rossmoor11,895
Los Alamitos11,702
Signal Hill11,153
East Whittier10,061
La Habra Heights5,327

Got a call from 562?

A 562 number was originally issued in California, but that does not prove the caller is there. 26% of 562 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 703 prefixes in area code 562

Format: (562) 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 562

Where is area code 562?
Area code 562 is in California. It covers Long Beach, Downey, Norwalk, Carson, Compton, South Gate and 28 more cities and towns.
What time zone is area code 562?
Area code 562 is in the Pacific time zone.
Is 562 a toll-free number?
No. 562 is a geographic area code in California. Toll-free numbers in the US start with 800, 833, 844, 855, 866, 877 or 888.
Will area code 562 run out of numbers?
NANPA's latest forecast projects area code 562 to exhaust in the first quarter of 2031. Before that happens, a new area code is usually added as an overlay; existing numbers keep their code.

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