Area code 661: California
Area code 661 is a US state area code for California, on Pacific Time. It has 668 prefixes in service across 32 rate centers, the largest being Bakersfield:Main Da, Palmdale:Palmdale Da and Santa Clarita:Newhall-Castaic Da. NANPA lists no overlay code for it. Local calls there take 7 digits.
Local time in area code 661
America/Los_Angeles
Prefixes in service
668 of 792 possible
32 rate centers
Area code 661 facts
| Location | California, United States |
|---|---|
| Time zone | Pacific Time |
| Overlays | None |
| Split from | 805 |
| In service since | February 13, 1999 |
| Local calls | 7 digits |
| Carrier | Not shown. An area code is where a number was issued; numbers port between carriers. Check line type |
Which cities and towns use area code 661?
NANPA records each prefix against a rate center, the local billing area a number belongs to, usually named after its main town. These are the 661 rate centers with the most prefixes in service. 20 smaller ones aren't listed.
| Rate center | Prefixes |
|---|---|
| Bakersfield:Main Da | 149 |
| Palmdale:Palmdale Da | 95 |
| Santa Clarita:Newhall-Castaic Da | 66 |
| Lancaster | 55 |
| Bakersfield:South Da | 49 |
| Santa Clarita:Saugus Cnyn-Cntry Da | 29 |
| Bakersfield:North Da | 29 |
| Delano | 23 |
| Arvin | 21 |
| Edwards | 13 |
| Tehachapi | 13 |
| Taft | 11 |
Source: NANPA central office code assignments, file dated 10/17/2026. Each prefix holds up to 10,000 numbers.
How do I dial a 661 number?
NANPA's dialling plan for 661: local calls inside the code take 7 digits, toll calls 7 digits. From another area code, dial 1 first. From abroad, use +1. The examples use 555-0147, from a range reserved for fictional numbers.
| Local call inside 661 | 555-0147 |
|---|---|
| From another US or Canadian area code | 1-661-555-0147 |
| From outside North America | +1 661 555 0147 |
| E.164, for CRMs and SMS tools | +16615550147 |
When did area code 661 start?
Area code 661 went into service on February 13, 1999, split from 805. It has no overlay, so every number in its area still starts with it.
Tools for 661 numbers
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Area code 661 questions
- What state is area code 661?
- Area code 661 is in California, United States. Its largest rate centers by number of prefixes are Bakersfield:Main Da, Palmdale:Palmdale Da, Santa Clarita:Newhall-Castaic Da, Lancaster and Bakersfield:South Da.
- What time zone is area code 661 in?
- Pacific Time.
- Does area code 661 have an overlay?
- Not as of NANPA's file dated 10/16/2026. Every number in its area uses 661.
- When did area code 661 start?
- Area code 661 went into service on February 13, 1999, split from 805.
- Is a 661 number a cell phone or a landline?
- The area code can't tell you. In the US and Canada mobiles, landlines and VoIP lines share area codes and prefixes, and numbers move between carriers and line types. Only a live line-type lookup answers it for one number.
- How many phone numbers does area code 661 have?
- 668 of its 792 possible prefixes are in service, and each prefix holds up to 10,000 numbers. That counts prefixes assigned to carriers, not numbers in use.
Other area codes in California
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Sources
Location, overlays, in-service date and dialling plan: NANPA NPA database, file dated 10/16/2026. Prefixes and rate centers: NANPA central office code assignments, 10/17/2026. Time zones mapped to the IANA time zone database. By the SimpleVerifier Team; how we build these pages.