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Area code 916

Area code 916 serves California, including Sacramento, Roseville and Folsom (Pacific time). It has been in service since January 1, 1947 and shares its area with 279.

Numbers starting with 916 drew 1,828 reports to the FTC from Aug 14, 2026 to Nov 11, 2026 and 1,147 complaints to the FCC since November 2023. The number on your screen can be faked, so a 916 number proves nothing about where a call came from.

Location
California(sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area) and Sacramento--Roseville--Folsom, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area
Time zone
Pacific
In service since
January 1, 1947
Overlay
Same area as 279
Local calls
Dial 1 + 10 digits
Exchanges in use
785 of 792held by 42 carriers
Projected to run out
4Q 2068NANPA forecast 2026.2

Complaints about 916 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 916. These are counts of what people reported; the agencies do not verify them.

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

1,828

FCC complaints since November 2023

1,147

Different 916 numbers reported

2,493

FCC complaints naming a 916 number, by month

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

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MonthComplaints
November 202317
December 202320
January 202421
February 202420
March 202422
April 202426
May 202432
June 202433
July 202442
August 202447
September 202433
October 202449
November 202442
December 202422
January 202521
February 202521
March 202521
April 202532
May 202547
June 202553
July 202538
August 202523
September 202523
October 202515
November 202537
December 202531
January 202636
February 202631
March 202631
April 202637
May 202623
June 202630
July 202626
August 202623
September 202645
October 202665

What people said 916 calls were about

Subjects picked in FTC reports, August 14, 2026 to November 11, 2026. 791 of 1,828 reports were robocalls.

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SubjectReports
Other938
Calls pretending to be government, businesses, or family and friends240
Reducing your debt (credit cards, mortgage, student loans)190
Dropped call or no message187
Medical and prescriptions40
Warranties and protection plans36

Most reported 916 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 916

NANPA lists 17 rate centers for 916. 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.
  • Sacramento: Main DA361
  • Sacramento: North DA109
  • Roseville: Main DA66
  • Folsom57
  • Elk Grove44
  • Fair Oaks (sacramento)43
  • South Placer25
  • Roseville: Citrus Heights DA18
  • Lincoln16
  • Rio Linda15
  • Michigan Bar9
  • Pleasant Grove7
  • Walnut Grove5
  • Courtland3
  • Isleton3
  • Meadowview3
  • Chico1

Phone companies holding 916 exchanges

Each exchange (the three digits after the area code) is assigned to one carrier. 63% 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 42 carriers

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

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Carrier (legal name)Exchanges
Pacific Bell236
New Cingular Wireless PCS, LLC77
Cellco Partnership dba Verizon Wireless - CA60
Metropcs, Inc.49
T-Mobile USA, Inc.40
Consolidated Communications of California Company34
Onvoy, LLC - CA31
Level 3 Communications, LLC - CA26

When today's 916 exchanges were assigned

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

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YearExchanges
200126
20027
20042
20059
20066
200711
20087
20099
20109
20111
20127
201312
201421
201529
201614
20178
20183
20195
202011
202115
20222
20232
20242

Check a 916 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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