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Santa Barbara, CA Area Codes

Santa Barbara, California (population 86,422) uses area codes 805 and 820.

Area code805
Area code820
Time zonePacific
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Santa Barbara and nearby cities in area code 805

Carriers with Santa Barbara numbers

94 prefixes are assigned to the Santa Barbara exchange: 29% mobile, 17% VoIP and cable, 54% landline.

CarrierPrefixes
Frontier37
AT&T Mobility12
Verizon Wireless9
T-Mobile5
Metropcs3
Onvoy (Sinch)3
Lumen (Level 3)3
Bandwidth2

Area codes used in Santa Barbara

Area codePrefixes serving Santa BarbaraMain carriers in this code
80586Frontier, AT&T (Pacific Bell), Verizon Wireless
8208Fractel, AT&T Mobility, Onvoy (Sinch)

Santa Barbara phone number prefixes

Numbers starting with these first six digits were originally assigned to the Santa Barbara exchange.

Nearby cities in area code 805

Questions

What is the area code for Santa Barbara, CA?
Santa Barbara uses 2 area codes: 805 and 820. They overlay each other, so all of them cover the whole city and you dial 10 digits for local calls.
What time zone is Santa Barbara in?
Santa Barbara is in the Pacific time zone.