California

Area code 279

Area code 279 covers Sacramento, Folsom, Roseville, Elk Grove, Fairfield and more in California, in the Pacific time zone. It has been in service since 2018. It shares its area with 916 (an overlay).

WhereCalifornia

Time zonePacific

Exchanges152

Flagged numbers428 complaints

Most reported 279 numbers

(279) 242-5425CautionImpersonation (IRS, SSA, bank, Amazon...)11 complaintsIRS (279) 499-8870Shady callImpersonation (IRS, SSA, bank, Amazon...)8 complaintsBank / financial impersonation (279) 759-9651Shady callRobocall / recorded message6 complaintsBank / financial impersonation (279) 759-9764CautionImpersonation (IRS, SSA, bank, Amazon...)3 complaintsBank / financial impersonation

Carriers in 279

Onvoy (Sinch)41 33%
Fractel36 29%
T-Mobile16 13%
AT&T Mobility13 10%
Bandwidth7 6%
AT&T4 3%
Commio4 3%
Lumen (Level 3)3 2%

Line types

VoIP / internet phone104 68%
Wireless (cell phone)35 23%
Landline13 9%

Counted over the exchanges, from the carrier each was assigned to.

Cities in area code 279

SacramentoFolsomRosevilleElk GroveFairfieldSo PlacerLincolnRichmond

Every 279 exchange

The first six digits of a number. Each one with 3 or more flagged numbers has its own page: who it was assigned to and the numbers in it.

Exchange	City	Carrier	Type	Flagged
279-200	Sacramento	Hd Carrier	Landline	0
279-201	Fairfield	Onvoy (Sinch)	VoIP	0
279-202	Fairfield	Lumen (Level 3)	VoIP	0
279-203	Sacramento	AT&T Mobility	Wireless	0
279-204	Sacramento	AT&T Mobility	Wireless	0
279-205	Sacramento	Lumen (Level 3)	VoIP	0
279-206	So Placer	Bandwidth	VoIP	0
279-207	Elk Grove	T-Mobile (Metro)	Wireless	0
279-208	Sacramento	T-Mobile (Metro)	Wireless	0
279-209	Elk Grove	Twilio	VoIP	0
279-210	Sacramento	T-Mobile	Wireless	0
279-212		AT&T Mobility	Wireless	0
279-213	Lincoln	Bandwidth	VoIP	0
279-214	Fairfield	Bandwidth	VoIP	0
279-215	Folsom	Bandwidth	VoIP	0
279-216	Sacramento	T-Mobile	Wireless	0
279-217	So Placer	Onvoy (Sinch)	VoIP	0
279-218	Sacramento	Tpx Communications	Landline	0
279-219	Folsom	Bandwidth	VoIP	0
279-220	Sacramento	Verizon Wireless	Wireless	0
279-221	Sacramento	Windstream (PAETEC)	VoIP	0
279-222	Sacramento	Fractel	VoIP	0
279-223	Sacramento	Verizon Business	VoIP	0
279-224	Sacramento	AT&T	VoIP	0
279-225	Sacramento	Lumen (Level 3)	VoIP	0
279-226	Roseville	T-Mobile	Wireless	0
279-227	So Placer	Bandwidth	VoIP	0
279-228	Sacramento	Race Telecommunications	Landline	0
279-229	Sacramento	Tpx Communications	Landline	0
279-230	Roseville	AT&T	VoIP	0
279-231	Sacramento	Nuso	Landline	0
279-232		Commio	VoIP	0
279-233	Sacramento	Nuso	Landline	0
279-234	Sacramento	Fractel	VoIP	0
279-235	Folsom	T-Mobile (Metro)	Wireless	0
279-236	Roseville	Onvoy (Sinch)	VoIP	0
279-237	Sacramento	Onvoy (Sinch)	VoIP	0
279-238	Sacramento	Onvoy (Sinch)	VoIP	0
279-239	Folsom	Onvoy (Sinch)	VoIP	0
279-240	Elk Grove	Onvoy (Sinch)	VoIP	0
279-241	Sacramento	T-Mobile	Wireless	0
279-242	Sacramento	Onvoy (Sinch)	VoIP	1
279-243	Roseville	Onvoy (Sinch)	VoIP	0
279-244	So Placer	Onvoy (Sinch)	VoIP	0
279-245	Folsom	T-Mobile	Wireless	0
279-246	Richmond	T-Mobile	Wireless	0
279-247	Sacramento	Fractel	VoIP	0
279-248	Sacramento	T-Mobile	Wireless	0
279-249	Elk Grove	T-Mobile	Wireless	0
279-250	Sacramento	Commio	VoIP	0
279-251	Sacramento	Commio	VoIP	0
279-252	Fairfield	T-Mobile	Wireless	0
279-253	Roseville	T-Mobile	Wireless	0
279-254	Elk Grove	T-Mobile	Wireless	0
279-255	Sacramento	Onvoy (Sinch)	VoIP	0
279-256	Folsom	Onvoy (Sinch)	VoIP	0
279-257	Sacramento	T-Mobile	Wireless	0
279-258	Folsom	T-Mobile	Wireless	0
279-259	Roseville	Onvoy (Sinch)	VoIP	0
279-260	Sacramento	Onvoy (Sinch)	VoIP	0
279-261	Sacramento	Astound Broadband	Landline	0
279-262	So Placer	Onvoy (Sinch)	VoIP	0
279-263	Roseville	Boost Subscriberco	Landline	0
279-264	Folsom	Onvoy (Sinch)	VoIP	0
279-265	Sacramento	AT&T Mobility	Wireless	0
279-266	Sacramento	Five9	Landline	0
279-267	Folsom	Bandwidth	VoIP	0
279-268	Sacramento	Leap Telecom	Landline	0
279-269	Sacramento	Five9	Landline	0
279-270	Sacramento	Nuso	Landline	0
279-271	Richmond	Verizon Wireless	Wireless	0
279-272	Sacramento	AT&T Mobility	Wireless	0
279-273	Sacramento	AT&T Mobility	Wireless	0
279-274	Sacramento	Onvoy (Sinch)	VoIP	0
279-275	Sacramento	AT&T Mobility	Wireless	0
279-276	Courtland	AT&T Mobility	Wireless	0
279-277	Roseville	Fractel	VoIP	0
279-278	Folsom	Onvoy (Sinch)	VoIP	0
279-279	Roseville	Onvoy (Sinch)	VoIP	0
279-280	Sacramento	Onvoy (Sinch)	VoIP	0
279-281		AT&T Mobility	Wireless	0
279-282	Elk Grove	AT&T Mobility	Wireless	0
279-283	Sacramento	Onvoy (Sinch)	VoIP	0
279-284	Sacramento	Onvoy (Sinch)	VoIP	0
279-285	Sacramento	AT&T	VoIP	0
279-286	Roseville	Verizon Wireless	Wireless	0
279-287	Lincoln	AT&T Mobility	Wireless	0
279-288	Sacramento	Onvoy (Sinch)	VoIP	0
279-289	Folsom	Onvoy (Sinch)	VoIP	0
279-290	Elk Grove	T-Mobile	Wireless	0
279-291	Fairfield	AT&T Mobility	Wireless	0
279-292	Sacramento	AT&T Mobility	Wireless	0
279-293	Sacramento	Onvoy (Sinch)	VoIP	0
279-294	Sacramento	AT&T	VoIP	0
279-295	So Placer	Onvoy (Sinch)	VoIP	0
279-296	Sacramento	T-Mobile	Wireless	0
279-297	Elk Grove	Onvoy (Sinch)	VoIP	0
279-298	Sacramento	Onvoy (Sinch)	VoIP	0
279-299	Elk Grove	Onvoy (Sinch)	VoIP	0
279-300	Sacramento	Onvoy (Sinch)	VoIP	0
279-301	Folsom	Onvoy (Sinch)	VoIP	0
279-321	Folsom	Onvoy (Sinch)	VoIP	0
279-322	Walnut	Fractel	VoIP	0
279-333	Elk Grove	Onvoy (Sinch)	VoIP	0
279-336	Roseville	Fractel	VoIP	0
279-345	Sacramento	Fractel	VoIP	0
279-346	Sacramento	Fractel	VoIP	0
279-348	Sacramento	Fractel	VoIP	0
279-356	Folsom	Fractel	VoIP	0
279-386	Sacramento	Fractel	VoIP	0
279-399	Sacramento	Verizon Business	VoIP	0
279-400	Lincoln	Fractel	VoIP	0
279-438	Sacramento	Exiant Communications	Landline	0
279-444	Sacramento	Onvoy (Sinch)	VoIP	0
279-465	Folsom	Fractel	VoIP	0
279-499	Sacramento	Fractel	VoIP	1
279-500		Fractel	VoIP	0
279-529	Roseville	Fractel	VoIP	0
279-587		Fractel	VoIP	0
279-599	Sacramento	Fractel	VoIP	0
279-600	Sacramento	Fractel	VoIP	0
279-666	Sacramento	Fractel	VoIP	0
279-667	Sacramento	Fractel	VoIP	0
279-675	Roseville	Ton80 Communications	VoIP	0
279-688	Isleton	Fractel	VoIP	0
279-699	Richmond	Fractel	VoIP	0
279-732	Folsom	Fractel	VoIP	0
279-737	Roseville	Onvoy (Sinch)	VoIP	0
279-758	Sacramento	Fractel	VoIP	0
279-759	Richmond	Fractel	VoIP	2
279-766		Fractel	VoIP	0
279-777	Sacramento	Onvoy (Sinch)	VoIP	0
279-782	Fairfield	Ton80 Communications	VoIP	0
279-786	Sacramento	Ton80 Communications	VoIP	0
279-789	Sacramento	Fractel	VoIP	0
279-790	Fairfield	Onvoy (Sinch)	VoIP	0
279-799	Walnut	Fractel	VoIP	0
279-800	Elk Grove	Fractel	VoIP	0
279-842	Folsom	Fractel	VoIP	0
279-867	Elk Grove	Commio	VoIP	0
279-880	Sacramento	8X8	VoIP	0
279-888	Lincoln	Onvoy (Sinch)	VoIP	0
279-895	Sacramento	Twilio	VoIP	0
279-899	Courtland	Fractel	VoIP	0
279-900	Roseville	Fractel	VoIP	0
279-901	Elk Grove	Onvoy (Sinch)	VoIP	0
279-944	Sacramento	T-Mobile	Wireless	0
279-946		Fractel	VoIP	0
279-966	Lincoln	Fractel	VoIP	0
279-972	Sacramento	Onvoy (Sinch)	VoIP	0
279-977	Roseville	Fractel	VoIP	0
279-999	So Placer	Onvoy (Sinch)	VoIP	0

Area code 279 questions

Where is area code 279?

Area code 279 is in California. Its biggest rate centers are Sacramento, Folsom, Roseville, Elk Grove, Fairfield.

What time zone is area code 279?

Area code 279 is in the Pacific time zone.

Is a call from area code 279 a scam?

An area code alone can't tell you. Scammers use and spoof numbers in every area code. 4 279 numbers have been flagged on ShadyCall. Look up the full number to see its reports and FTC/FCC complaints.

What carriers use area code 279?

Of its 152 exchanges, the most were assigned to Onvoy (Sinch), Fractel, T-Mobile. Numbers can be ported to any carrier, so the exchange shows the original carrier only.

What area codes overlay 279?

279 shares its area with 916. In an overlay, new numbers get the newer codes and you dial all ten digits.