Cities in area code 562
These are the cities and communities covered by 562 in California. "Covered" means the locality is a rate center holding 562 prefixes; the largest are Long Beach, Alamitos, Norwalk.
Long Beach, Alamitos, Norwalk, Downey, Whittier, Compton:compton Da, Lakewood and La Habra hold the largest prefix inventories; and 1 smaller communities down to single-prefix localities. Each locality below links to its rate-center page with the full prefix list.
10 of the localities fall within FCC top-100 metropolitan statistical areas; the rest are smaller communities.
3 of these localities are also reachable through other area codes — overlay territory where the same place answers to several codes.
All of the code's territory keeps Pacific time.
Remember that people keep numbers when they relocate, so a 562 number is a where-it-was-issued fact, not a where-they-are fact.
| Locality (rate center) | Active prefixes | Metro area | All codes serving it |
|---|---|---|---|
| Long Beach | 184 | Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | 562 |
| Alamitos | 101 | Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | 562 |
| Norwalk | 100 | Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | 562 |
| Downey | 76 | Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | 562 |
| Whittier | 63 | Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | 562 |
| Compton:compton Da | 45 | Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | 310, 424, 562 |
| Lakewood | 42 | Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | 310, 562 |
| La Habra | 38 | Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | 562 |
| Pico Rivera | 33 | Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | 562 |
| Compton:gardena Da | 15 | Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | 213, 310, 424, 562 |
FAQ
What is the biggest city in area code 562?
Long Beach holds the most active prefixes (184), making it the code's largest numbering locality.
How many places does 562 cover?
10 rate centers in California hold active 562 prefixes, from Long Beach down to communities with a single prefix.
Does a 562 number guarantee the caller lives in one of these places?
No — the tables show where number blocks were issued. Porting and VoIP let people keep or acquire numbers anywhere.