916 Phone Number Lookup | California Area Code

Look up any phone number starting with 916 to identify the owner name, address, spam reports, and more. The 916 area code is a telephone area code serving Sacramento, California.

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Where Is Area Code 916 Located?

The numbering plan area encompasses Sacramento and its surrounding suburbs.

Counties Served:

  • El Dorado County
  • Placer County
  • Sacramento County
  • Sutter County
  • Yolo County

Major Cities:

Other Cities and Towns:

  • Antelope
  • Arden-Arcade
  • Carmichael
  • Citrus Heights
  • Clarksburg
  • El Dorado Hills
  • Elk Grove
  • Fair Oaks
  • Florin
  • Folsom
  • Foothill Farms
  • Gold River
  • Granite Bay
  • Isleton
  • La Riviera
  • Lincoln
  • Locke
  • Loomis
  • McClellan Park
  • Newcastle
  • North Highlands
  • Orangevale
  • Parkway-South Sacramento
  • Penryn
  • Pleasant Grove
  • Rancho Cordova
  • Rancho Murieta
  • Rio Linda
  • Rocklin
  • Rosemont
  • Roseville
  • Vineyard
  • Walnut Grove
  • West Sacramento
  • Wilton

Overlay System

Area codes 916 and 279 work together to serve the same geographic region. Area code 916 was one of the first three area codes established in California in October 1947. Area code 279 began service on March 10, 2018, as an overlay to relieve an exhausting supply of central office codes in the 916 area code.

Area Code 916 Location Map

Area Code 916 Location on California Map

Area code 916 is a general purpose code which was placed in service on January 1, 1947.

Phone Number Prefixes and Carriers

Our California phone number lookup for the 916 area code analyzes the three-digit prefix to identify the initially assigned telecommunications company and rate center. 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 218
NEW CINGULAR WIRELESS PCS, LLC 69
CELLCO PARTNERSHIP DBA VERIZON WIRELESS - CA 48
CONSOLIDATED COMMUNICATIONS OF CALIFORNIA COMPANY 33
SPRINT SPECTRUM, L.P. 33
CITIZENS TELECOM CA. DBA FRONTIER COM OF CA 24
T-MOBILE USA, INC. 18
LEVEL 3 COMMUNICATIONS, LLC - CA 17
TELEPORT COMMUNICATIONS AMERICA, LLC - CA 16
XO CALIFORNIA, INC. 16
CONSOLIDATED COMMUNICATIONS ENTERPRISE SVCS, INC 14
ONVOY, LLC - CA 14
U.S. TELEPACIFIC CORP. DBA TPX COMMUNICATIONS 14
BANDWIDTH.COM CLEC, LLC - CA 13
METROPCS, INC. 13
MATRIX TELECOM, LLC. S/I/I TNCI - CA 12
MCIMETRO ACCESS TRANSMISSION SERVICES LLC - CA 10
ELECTRIC LIGHTWAVE LLC DBA ALLSTREAM 8
O1 COMMUNICATIONS, INC. - CA 8
GLOBAL CROSSING LOCAL SERVICES, INC. - CA 7
COMCAST IP PHONE, LLC 5
AT&T - LOCAL 4
MCIMETRO ACCESS TRANSMISSION SERVICES LLC 4
PEERLESS NETWORK OF CALIFORNIA, LLC - CA 3
AMERICAN MESSAGING SERVICES, LLC 2
CENTURYLINK COMMUNICATIONS, LLC 2
PACIFIC BELL (COMPETITIVE) 2
PAETEC COMMUNICATIONS, INC. - CA 2
UTILITY TELECOM GROUP, LLC - CA 2
33 WIRELESS INC. 1
ASTOUND BROADBAND, LLC - CA 1
AT&T CORP. 1
FRONTIER COMMUNICATIONS OF AMERICA, INC. - CA 1
LEVEL 3 TELECOM OF CALIFORNIA, LP - CA 1
NUSO, LLC 1
RCLEC, INC. - CA 1
TELNYX LLC 1
USA MOBILITY WIRELESS, INC. 1
WIDE VOICE, LLC - CA 1
YMAX COMMUNICATIONS CORP. - CA 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
SCRM MAIN 286
SCRM NORTH 95
RSVL MAIN 60
FOLSOM 48
ELK GROVE 36
FAIR OAKS 35
SO PLACER 23
RSVL CTHT 15
LINCOLN 11
RIO LINDA 11
MICHIGNBAR 9
COURTLAND 3
PLEASATGRV 3
WALNUT GRV 3
ISLETON 2
MEADOWVIEW 2

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