Area code 916 — California
Area code 916 is in California and serves Sacramento Metropolitan Area, Sacramento. Time zone, overlays, counties and ZIP codes.
| Location | California (the Sacramento Metropolitan Area) |
|---|---|
| Main places | Sacramento Metropolitan Area, Sacramento |
| State | California |
| Status | In service · since 1947 |
| Time zone | Pacific · |
| Overlay codes | 279 Overlays share the same area. Local calls usually need 10-digit dialing. |
| Local dialing | 1+10D |
History
- Created for northern third of California
- 1950: remapped to eastern part of northern and central California
- 1958: split to create 209
- 1997: split to create 530
- 2018: overlaid by 279
Counties (approximate)
Calaveras CountyPlacer CountySacramentoSacramento CountySan JoaquinSan Joaquin CountyStanislaus CountySutter CountyYoloYolo County
ZIP codes in area code 916
Approximate: area code boundaries follow telephone rate centers, not ZIP codes.
94203 Sacramento94204 Sacramento94205 Sacramento94206 Sacramento94207 Sacramento94208 Sacramento94209 Sacramento94211 Sacramento94229 Sacramento94230 Sacramento94232 Sacramento94234 Sacramento94235 Sacramento94236 Sacramento94237 Sacramento94239 Sacramento94240 Sacramento94244 Sacramento94245 Sacramento94247 Sacramento94248 Sacramento94249 Sacramento94250 Sacramento94252 Sacramento94254 Sacramento94256 Sacramento94257 Sacramento94258 Sacramento94259 Sacramento94261 Sacramento94262 Sacramento94263 Sacramento94267 Sacramento94268 Sacramento94269 Sacramento94271 Sacramento94273 Sacramento94274 Sacramento94277 Sacramento94278 Sacramento
Format a 916 number
US numbers are written as (916) 555-0123 or 916-555-0123. From outside the US, dial +1 916 555 0123.
Is a call from 916 a scam?
An area code only tells you where a number was assigned. Caller ID can be faked (“spoofed”), so do not trust a call just because the area code looks local. Never share codes or payment details with unexpected callers.
Sources: NANPA via NumberResearch.org (CC BY 4.0); place names and history from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). See data sources.