209 Area Code

Area Code Overview

Area code 209 is a geographic telephone area code in California that went into service on January 1, 1958. The geographic regions covered by this area code overlay has a population of approximately 2,474,054.

Overlay and Dialing Rules

  • Area Code: 209
  • State: California
  • Type: General Purpose Code
  • In Service Date: January 1, 1958
  • Overlay Complex: 209/350
  • Local Dialing Plan: This area requires you to dial 1 and the area code when calling locally.

Estimated Number of Assigned Phone Numbers in Area Code 209

This area code is ranked 55th out of 363 nationwide in estimated assigned phone numbers. Within the state territory it serves, it is ranked 10th out of 39.

6,522,000

Estimated Service-Type Mix of Assigned Phone Numbers in Area Code 209

Total assigned 6,522,000
Wireless
2,862,000 assigned
43.88%
Wireline and VoIP
3,271,000 assigned
50.15%
Other / Unclassified
389,000 assigned
5.96%

Estimated Share of Wireless Numbers Originally Assigned to Each Carrier in Area Code 209

Estimated assigned wireless phone numbers: 2,862,000

Numbers may later be ported to another carrier, but this chart reflects original number assignment, not current subscriber share.

AT&T Wireless 1,279,000 (44.69%)
T-Mobile 889,000 (31.06%)
Verizon Wireless 683,000 (23.86%)
33 WIRELESS INC. 10,000 (0.35%)
Optimum Mobile 1,000 (0.03%)

Estimated Share of Wireline and VoIP Numbers Originally Assigned to Each Carrier in Area Code 209

Estimated assigned wireline and VoIP phone numbers: 3,271,000

AT&T 983,000 (30.05%)
Onvoy 913,000 (27.91%)
Bandwidth 392,000 (11.98%)
Lumen 214,000 (6.54%)
Peerless Network 199,000 (6.08%)
Comcast Business 130,000 (3.97%)
Spectrum 103,000 (3.15%)
Telnyx 82,000 (2.51%)
UTILITY TELECOM GROUP, LLC - CA 66,000 (2.02%)
Verizon 60,000 (1.83%)
Commio 46,000 (1.41%)
MCIMETRO ACCESS TRANSMISSION SERVICES LLC - CA 34,000 (1.04%)

Other / Unclassified Assigned Numbering in Area Code 209

Estimated assigned other or unclassified phone numbers: 389,000

AMERICAN MESSAGING SERVICES, LLC 100,000 (25.71%)
U.S. TELEPACIFIC CORP. DBA TPX COMMUNICATIONS 79,000 (20.31%)
TELEPORT COMMUNICATIONS AMERICA, LLC - CA 52,000 (13.37%)
HORNITOS TEL. CO. 30,000 (7.71%)
VOLCANO TEL. CO. 30,000 (7.71%)
CALAVERAS TEL. CO. 20,000 (5.14%)
GLOBAL VALLEY NETWORKS 20,000 (5.14%)
SIERRA TEL. CO., INC. 20,000 (5.14%)
HD CARRIER LLC 17,000 (4.37%)
TON80 COMMUNICATIONS, LLC 9,000 (2.31%)
IP HORIZON LLC 6,000 (1.54%)
FRACTEL, LLC 4,000 (1.03%)

How These Figures Were Built

These figures are estimates based on public phone-number assignment records. They are meant to show the likely mix of assigned phone numbers associated with area code 209, not live customer counts.

Some providers may have assigned phone numbers tied to this area code even if they do not actively market or sell service locally. These figures reflect public number-assignment records, not confirmed local service availability.

They also do not reflect number portability at the individual phone-number level, so some numbers may now be used on a different network or by a different provider than the original assignment records suggest.

Population data and locality matching provided by GeoNames.

Last refreshed: April 15, 2026 6:22 pm