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949 Area Code

Area code 949 serves Irvine, Costa Mesa, Mission Viejo, Lake Forest, Newport Beach and nearby communities in California. It has been in service since April 18, 1998, when it was split from 714.

StateCalifornia
Time zonePacific
Local time now…
Prefixes in use746
Projected to run out2029 ⚠︎
IrvineCosta MesaMission ViejoLake ForestNewport BeachLaguna NiguelSan ClementeAliso ViejoRancho Santa MargaritaSan Juan CapistranoDana PointLaguna HillsLadera RanchLaguna BeachLaguna WoodsCoto de CazaRancho Mission ViejoLas FloresIrvineMission ViejoSan Clemente
Cities and towns served by area code 949

Who issues 949 numbers

Mobile 31%VoIP and cable 28%Landline 41%

Share of the 746 prefixes (the three digits after 949) assigned to each type of carrier. Classification by carrier name, approximate.

CarrierPrefixes
AT&T (Pacific Bell)185
Verizon Wireless89
AT&T Mobility73
T-Mobile68
Onvoy (Sinch)48
Lumen (Level 3)46
Fractel36
Verizon Business (MCImetro)35

Cities and towns in area code 949

CityPopulationOther area codes
Irvine318,764
Costa Mesa108,881
Mission Viejo90,484
Lake Forest86,333
Newport Beach81,977
Laguna Niguel64,107
San Clemente62,226
Aliso Viejo49,844
Rancho Santa Margarita45,779
San Juan Capistrano35,119
Dana Point32,232
Laguna Hills30,020
Ladera Ranch23,609
Laguna Beach22,391
Laguna Woods16,844
Coto de Caza15,363
Rancho Mission Viejo11,355
Las Flores6,007

Got a call from 949?

A 949 number was originally issued in California, but that does not prove the caller is there. 28% of 949 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 746 prefixes in area code 949

Format: (949) 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 949

Where is area code 949?
Area code 949 is in California. It covers Irvine, Costa Mesa, Mission Viejo, Lake Forest, Newport Beach, Laguna Niguel and 12 more cities and towns.
What time zone is area code 949?
Area code 949 is in the Pacific time zone.
Is 949 a toll-free number?
No. 949 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 949 run out of numbers?
NANPA's latest forecast projects area code 949 to exhaust in the third quarter of 2029. Before that happens, a new area code is usually added as an overlay; existing numbers keep their code.

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