559 Area Code

Area Code Overview

Area code 559 is a geographic telephone area code in California that went into service on November 14, 1998. The geographic regions covered by this area code overlay has a population of approximately 2,039,282.

Overlay and Dialing Rules

  • Area Code: 559
  • State: California
  • Type: General Purpose Code
  • In Service Date: November 14, 1998
  • Overlay Complex: 357/559
  • 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 559

This area code is ranked 100th out of 363 nationwide in estimated assigned phone numbers. Within the state territory it serves, it is ranked 18th out of 39.

6,169,000

Estimated Service-Type Mix of Assigned Phone Numbers in Area Code 559

Total assigned 6,169,000
Wireless
3,024,000 assigned
49.02%
Wireline and VoIP
2,688,000 assigned
43.57%
Other / Unclassified
457,000 assigned
7.41%

Estimated Share of Wireless Numbers Originally Assigned to Each Carrier in Area Code 559

Estimated assigned wireless phone numbers: 3,024,000

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

AT&T Wireless 1,563,000 (51.69%)
T-Mobile 818,000 (27.05%)
Verizon Wireless 642,000 (21.23%)
Optimum Mobile 1,000 (0.03%)

Estimated Share of Wireline and VoIP Numbers Originally Assigned to Each Carrier in Area Code 559

Estimated assigned wireline and VoIP phone numbers: 2,688,000

AT&T 884,000 (32.89%)
Onvoy 600,000 (22.32%)
Bandwidth 328,000 (12.20%)
Lumen 153,000 (5.69%)
Comcast Business 138,000 (5.13%)
Spectrum 134,000 (4.99%)
Peerless Network 119,000 (4.43%)
TERRA NOVA TELECOM INC. 71,000 (2.64%)
Commio 67,000 (2.49%)
Telnyx 59,000 (2.19%)
Verizon 54,000 (2.01%)
MCIMETRO ACCESS TRANSMISSION SERVICES LLC 43,000 (1.60%)

Other / Unclassified Assigned Numbering in Area Code 559

Estimated assigned other or unclassified phone numbers: 457,000

TELEPORT COMMUNICATIONS AMERICA, LLC - CA 81,000 (17.72%)
AMERICAN MESSAGING SERVICES, LLC 80,000 (17.51%)
PONDEROSA TEL. CO. 70,000 (15.32%)
U.S. TELEPACIFIC CORP. DBA TPX COMMUNICATIONS 64,000 (14.00%)
SIERRA TEL. CO., INC. 60,000 (13.13%)
KERMAN TEL. CO. 30,000 (6.56%)
IP HORIZON LLC 22,000 (4.81%)
DUCOR TEL. CO. 20,000 (4.38%)
HD CARRIER LLC 10,000 (2.19%)
FRACTEL, LLC 8,000 (1.75%)
TON80 COMMUNICATIONS, LLC 7,000 (1.53%)
EXIANT COMMUNICATIONS LLC 2,000 (0.44%)

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 559, 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