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Area code 619

Area code 619 serves California, including San Diego, Chula Vista and El Cajon (Pacific time). It has been in service since January 1, 1982 and shares its area with 858.

Numbers starting with 619 drew 1,825 reports to the FTC from Aug 14, 2026 to Nov 11, 2026 and 1,085 complaints to the FCC since November 2023. The number on your screen can be faked, so a 619 number proves nothing about where a call came from.

Location
CaliforniaSan Diego-Cula Vista-Carlsbad, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area
Time zone
Pacific
In service since
January 1, 1982Created from 714
Overlay
Same area as 858
Local calls
Dial 1 + 10 digits
Exchanges in use
785 of 792held by 37 carriers
Projected to run out
3Q 2041NANPA forecast 2026.2

Complaints about 619 numbers

Reports where the number on the consumer's caller ID (or, for the FCC, the number the caller asked them to call back) starts with 619. These are counts of what people reported; the agencies do not verify them.

FTC reports, Aug 14, 2026 to Nov 11, 2026

1,825

FCC complaints since November 2023

1,085

Different 619 numbers reported

2,634

FCC complaints naming a 619 number, by month

November 2023 to October 2026. Source: FCC Consumer Complaints Data.

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MonthComplaints
November 2023148
December 202323
January 202435
February 202485
March 202484
April 202459
May 202418
June 202416
July 202433
August 202415
September 202419
October 202444
November 202425
December 202424
January 202519
February 202522
March 202514
April 202518
May 202517
June 202518
July 202519
August 202528
September 202524
October 20250
November 20254
December 20256
January 202616
February 202615
March 202619
April 202625
May 202618
June 202625
July 202628
August 202618
September 202628
October 202652

What people said 619 calls were about

Subjects picked in FTC reports, August 14, 2026 to November 11, 2026. 896 of 1,825 reports were robocalls.

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SubjectReports
Other767
Calls pretending to be government, businesses, or family and friends258
Reducing your debt (credit cards, mortgage, student loans)242
Dropped call or no message199
Home improvement and cleaning77
Energy, solar, and utilities37

Most reported 619 numbers

Numbers with at least five reports from three or more places in the last twelve months. Many of them are likely spoofed.

Places served by 619

NANPA lists 17 rate centers for 619. A rate center is the town or district a block of numbers is tied to for billing; sorted here by how many exchanges each holds.
  • San Diego: San Diego DA379
  • Chula Vista146
  • El Cajon89
  • La Mesa61
  • National City42
  • Coronado22
  • Harbison-Alpine10
  • Dulzura8
  • Jacumba7
  • Campo6
  • Pine Valley6
  • La Jolla3
  • Rancho Santa Fe2
  • Del Mar1
  • Poway1
  • San Diego: Linda Vista DA1
  • San Diego: Mira Mesa DA1

Phone companies holding 619 exchanges

Each exchange (the three digits after the area code) is assigned to one carrier. 66% of these exchanges are pooled: their numbers are handed out in blocks of 1,000 to other carriers, so the holder below is not always the company serving a given number.

Exchanges held, top 8 of 37 carriers

NANPA central office code assignments, file of November 11, 2026.

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Carrier (legal name)Exchanges
Pacific Bell189
New Cingular Wireless PCS, LLC104
T-Mobile USA, Inc.96
Cellco Partnership dba Verizon Wireless - CA75
Onvoy, LLC - CA49
Comcast Phone of California, LLC36
Metropcs, Inc.35
Level 3 Communications, LLC - CA30

When today's 619 exchanges were assigned

Exchanges still assigned, by year of assignment. Exchanges returned since are not counted.

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YearExchanges
200144
20023
20041
20058
200624
200714
20089
20096
20108
20114
20125
201310
201429
201525
201625
20175
20181
20197
202023
202122
20227
20231
20249
20261

Check a 619 number

A check shows the carrier and rate center of the number's exchange and every FTC and FCC report about that exact number. Why the number on screen can be fake.

Other area codes in California

NANPA area code database and central office code file of November 11, 2026; FCC complaints November 1, 2023 to November 11, 2026; FTC reports August 14, 2026 to November 11, 2026. How the data is used.

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