213 Area Code

The 213 area code is one of the first ever codes introduced in 1947 and it serves downtown areas of Los Angeles city and surrounding counties in southern California. This Area code was splitted and overlaid with many other area codes to cover the nearby areas of Los Angeles.

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US 213 area code number dialing on phone

Where is Area Code 213?

Area code 213 covers Los Angeles (LA) city and most of Southern California. In California state, Los Angeles is the most populated city and it is home to more than 3.7 million residents.

Major Cities Covered by 213 Area code

  • Bell
  • Bell Gardens
  • Cudahy 
  • Huntington Park 
  • Inglewood 
  • Lynwood 
  • Maywood 
  • Montebello  
  • Pasadena 
  • South Gate  
  • West Hollywood

Demographics

Population3,795,935
Largest CityLos Angeles
Overlapping Area Codes213 , 323
Neighboring Area Code310, 424, 747, 562, 626, 714
Time zonePacific Time Zone (PT)
Demographics of 213 Area Code

This area is a part of the vibrant region with a total population of approximately 3,795,936. You can therefore directly reach this large demographic by using the US phone number with 213 area code. In addition, area code 213 is in line with the major west coast cities and falls under the Pacific Time Zone.

More than 2.3 million people in Los Angeles County use the 213 area code phone number, according to recent estimates.

Map of Area code 213

The highlighted area of Los Angeles in the below map is served with the area code 213. Additionally it also shows the neighboring areas which are served with the same area code.

213 Area Code Map

Time Zone

The area code 213 lies within the Pacific time.

As defined earlier, Area code 213 serves the downtown area of the Los Angeles city which is also famous with its initials LA, Los Angeles falls in Pacific Standard Time zone which is Eight hours behind the Greenwich mean time GMT -8.

The current time of 213 area code is given below:

Nearby Area Codes

Some of the neighboring area codes are formed after split and overlay of the original area codes. The area codes which are near to 213 area are given as below:

323310341510408
415442619562626
213 neighboring area codes

Phone number Format for 213 Area Code

The US phone number format for 213 area code is mentioned in the below picture:

US phone number format for 213 area code

The number consist of three parts:

  1. Country Code
  2. Area Code
  3. Local Number

The country code for the United States is +1 or 001 if dialing from outside of the nation, whereas the area code consists of three digits, such as 213 for Los Angeles, and the remaining seven digits are the exchange code and subscriber number. The first three digits of a local phone number are the exchange code, and the following four are the mobile number.


As per North American Numbering Plan (NANP) , 213 area code is assigned to Central Los Angeles city and this code typically serves southern California. If you receive a call from the 213 area code, it signifies someone from Los Angeles is calling you.

No, this code belongs to Los Angeles city and one of the oldest phone code which was firstly introduced in 1947.

This area is in the pacific time zone which is 8 hour behind the Greenwich mean time (GMT -8).

It depends on whether you require a virtual phone number for this area code or a physical SIM card. Many companies supply virtual phone numbers with this area code, and physical SIM cards can be bought from local mobile or landline service providers.