650 Area Code

The 650 area code serves the San Francisco Bay Area in the U.S. state of California.

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Area Code 650 Location: California

Phone numbers with the 650 area code prefix originate from San Mateo County, portions of San Francisco, and the northwestern part of Santa Clara County in California. It was split from area code 415 on August 2, 1997.

Counties Served by Area Code 650:

  • San Mateo County
  • Santa Clara County
  • San Francisco County

Major Cities in the 650 Service Area:

  • Palo Alto
  • Mountain View
  • Los Altos
  • San Francisco (part of)
  • Daly City (small portion in 415)
  • Redwood City
  • San Bruno
  • San Carlos
  • San Mateo
  • South San Francisco

Other Cities and Towns:

  • Atherton
  • Belmont
  • Broadmoor
  • Burlingame
  • Colma
  • East Palo Alto
  • El Granada
  • Emerald Lake Hills
  • Foster City
  • Half Moon Bay
  • Highlands-Baywood Park
  • Hillsborough
  • Kings Mountain
  • La Honda
  • Ladera
  • Loma Mar
  • Los Altos Hills
  • Los Trancos Woods
  • Loyola
  • Menlo Park
  • Middleton Tract
  • Millbrae
  • Montara
  • Moss Beach
  • North Fair Oaks
  • Pacifica
  • Pescadero
  • Portola Valley
  • Princeton-by-the-Sea
  • San Gregorio
  • Sky Londa
  • Stanford
  • Sunnyvale (western edge)
  • West Menlo Park
  • Woodside

Area Code 650 Location Map

Area Code 650 Location on California Map

Area code 650 is a general purpose code which was placed in service on August 2, 1997.

650 Area Code Prefixes

Our California phone number lookup service will analyze the three-digit prefix of any 650 area code phone number and will show which telecommunications company and rate center it was initially assigned to. This prefix code data may help to determine the U.S. carrier, California geographic region, and local calling area associated with the phone number.

Phone numbers follow the following structure under the North American Numbering Plan:

  • NPA- area code (where the number was originally assigned)
  • NXX - Central office code that locates the specific neighborhood and identifies the service provider
  • XXXX - Subscriber number identifies the individual phone line within that local exchange

Understanding the area code can help you determine if a call is local to your area. However, keep in mind that due to mobile number portability and VoIP services, the caller may be anywhere in the United States, so it’s best to search for the most recent phone number details.

Prefixes by Company

Company Number of Prefixes
PACIFIC BELL 264
NEW CINGULAR WIRELESS PCS, LLC 43
LEVEL 3 COMMUNICATIONS, LLC - CA 32
SPRINT SPECTRUM, L.P. 26
CELLCO PARTNERSHIP DBA VERIZON WIRELESS - CA 23
MCIMETRO ACCESS TRANSMISSION SERVICES LLC 22
T-MOBILE USA, INC. 21
TELEPORT COMMUNICATIONS AMERICA, LLC - CA 18
U.S. TELEPACIFIC CORP. DBA TPX COMMUNICATIONS 18
ONVOY, LLC - CA 17
XO CALIFORNIA, INC. 12
MCIMETRO ACCESS TRANSMISSION SERVICES LLC - CA 9
METROPCS, INC. 8
O1 COMMUNICATIONS, INC. - CA 8
LEVEL 3 TELECOM OF CALIFORNIA, LP - CA 7
AT&T - LOCAL 6
GLOBAL CROSSING LOCAL SERVICES, INC. - CA 6
ASTOUND BROADBAND, LLC - CA 5
BANDWIDTH.COM CLEC, LLC - CA 5
AMERICAN MESSAGING SERVICES, LLC 4
COMCAST IP PHONE, LLC 3
UTILITY TELECOM GROUP, LLC - CA 3
USA MOBILITY WIRELESS, INC. 2
AIRESPRING, INC. 1
AT&T CORP. 1
PEERLESS NETWORK OF CALIFORNIA, LLC - CA 1
RCLEC, INC. 1

Carrier names have been updated from their original FCC assignments to reflect current companies following mergers, acquisitions, and rebranding. Updates were determined using AI-assisted research and may not be accurate or reflect up to date changes. This data is provided without warranties of accuracy or completeness.

Prefixes by Rate Center

Rate Center Number of Prefixes
PALO ALTO 125
SAN MATEO 106
SSNFRNCSCO 73
MT VIEW 70
REDWOOD CY 57
SNCRL-BLMT 36
LOS ALTOS 21
SNFC JUNPR 19
MILLBRAE 15
HALFMOONBY 12
PACIFICA 10
PESCADERO 9
WOODSIDE 8
MOSS BEACH 3
LA HONDA 2

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