CALIFORNIA · AREA CODE GUIDE
562 area code location: Long Beach and Downey, California
- Local date and time
- Pacific Time
Map data: HSIP (2010) · NANPA · US Census Bureau, checked 26 September 2026. Boundaries are approximate.
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562 area code at a glance
- State
- California
- Primary cities
- Long Beach, Downey, and Norwalk
- Established
- Population
- Largest community: Long Beach, 450,469 (2025)Not an area-code population.
- Prefixes in service
- 698 as of 13 October 2026
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History
Country and calling code: United States (+1).
Parent code: 310.
New code planned: No, as of 22 September 2026.
Time zone
- Pacific Time
- Standard time UTC−08:00
- Daylight saving time UTC−07:00
Counties and cities covered
562 numbers are issued across 9 communities. These are telephone exchange areas, which follow the phone network rather than city limits, so a place can sit just outside the boundary of the town it is named for.
Counties of the communities we could place (the code may reach further): Los Angeles County and Orange County.
- Long Beach
- Downey
- Norwalk
- Compton
- Whittier
- Lakewood
- La Habra
- Pico Rivera
- Alamitos
Notable places in 562
| Place | Where | What it is |
|---|---|---|
| California State University | 3.6 km from Long Beach | University |
| Long Beach Airport | 4.3 km from Lakewood | Commercial airport, 2,031,810 enplanements (2024) |
| California State University, Long Beach | 4.3 km from Long Beach | University, 44,099 12-month enrollment (2023–24) |
| Biola University | 6.2 km from Norwalk | University, 5,846 12-month enrollment (2023–24) |
| Long Beach Convention and Entertainment Center | 2.6 km from Long Beach | Arena |
| Walter Pyramid | 5.1 km from Long Beach | Arena |
| Aquarium of the Pacific | 3.4 km from Long Beach | Zoo |
| Los Alamitos Army Airfield | 9.1 km from Lakewood | Army National Guard installation |
| Oldest McDonald's restaurant | 1.5 km from Downey | Museum |
| Long Beach Museum of Art | 1.9 km from Long Beach | Museum |
Questions about 562
Where is the 562 area code?
562 is in California. Its numbers are issued in Long Beach, Downey, Norwalk, and 6 other communities.
What time zone is area code 562 in?
562 is in Pacific Time. Daylight saving time is observed.
What cities are in the 562 area code?
Long Beach, Downey, Norwalk, Compton, and Whittier, and 4 other communities.
What state is area code 562 in?
Area code 562 is in California.
What counties are covered by area code 562?
Area code 562 covers communities in Los Angeles County and Orange County.
Is 562 a toll-free area code?
No. 562 is a geographic area code. The toll-free codes are 800, 833, 844, 855, 866, 877, and 888.
Sources: NANPA area code listing, NANPA places by area code, NANPA central office code assignments, U.S. Census Bureau population estimates, OMB metropolitan area delineations. Checked .
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