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Area code 818
Area code 818 covers Los Angeles. We hold 4,899 allocated blocks for it across 17 rate centres, split 43% mobile, 52% landline and 5% VoIP.
The other area codes laid over 818
Area code 818 does not have Los Angeles to itself. 1 other code — 747 — serves the same rate centres, laid over the same ground rather than dividing it. That is an overlay: a new code added when the old one ran out of numbers, covering the same streets. Two neighbours can hold different area codes, so the code says roughly when a number was issued rather than where it sits.
7472,776 blocks, 16 rate centres, mostly mobile
Each holds its own blocks and its own carrier mix, so a 818 number and a 747 number from the same street can report different line types. Filtering Los Angeles by area code needs all 2 of them.
818 is not confined to Los Angeles itself: its blocks sit across 17 rate centres, named in the table below.
California is split across 40 area codes — 657, 707, 559, 209, 530, 818 and others. By allocated blocks 818 is the 25th largest of them, holding 3% of the California total.
Where 818 numbers are concentrated
NANPA truncates rate-centre names to ten characters and drops the spaces, which is why Brbn Brbn and Snfn Snfn are shortened. Names are reproduced as recorded rather than expanded — the abbreviation is the key the block data is filed under.
| Rate centre | Blocks | Share of 818 |
|---|---|---|
| Van Nuys | 1,126 | 23% |
| Canogapark | 601 | 12% |
| Brbn Brbn | 568 | 12% |
| No Hollywd | 430 | 9% |
| Glendale | 336 | 7% |
| Snfn Snfn | 283 | 6% |
| Agoura | 259 | 5% |
| Northridge | 238 | 5% |
| Reseda | 223 | 5% |
| Lacrscenta | 156 | 3% |
| Brbn Snvy | 145 | 3% |
| Snfn Pacm | 126 | 3% |
| Snfn Grhl | 124 | 3% |
| Snfn Splv | 105 | 2% |
| Psdn Lacn | 70 | 1% |
| Sunld Tjng | 69 | 1% |
| Los Angeles | 17 | 0% |
Carriers holding the most 818 blocks
Pacific Bell798 blocks
T-Mobile USA, Inc.524 blocks
T-Mobile Usa, Inc.431 blocks
Verizon Wireless398 blocks
AT&T Wireless356 blocks
Onvoy315 blocks
The largest holder, Pacific Bell, has 16% of the code.
These are original allocations. A number keeps its digits and its block when its subscriber moves network, so a ported 818 number still reports the carrier it started with. Closing that gap needs a live query against the routing database. How line type is derived.
Check a single 818 number, or run a whole list through the free cleaner — neither uploads anything.
Common questions
Where is area code 818?
Area code 818 covers Los Angeles. It is not the only code there: 747 is an overlay on the same rate centres, so a Los Angeles number can start with any of them.
Is a 818 number a mobile or a landline?
It can be either, and the digits do not say which. North American mobile and landline numbers share the same ranges, so the answer comes from the carrier holding the block. In 818 the split runs 43% mobile, 52% landline and 5% VoIP, so landline is the most likely single answer.
Which carriers hold 818 numbers?
The largest holders are Pacific Bell, T-Mobile USA, Inc., T-Mobile Usa, Inc.. That is the carrier the block was allocated to, which is not necessarily the network a given number sits on today.
How many 818 numbers are there?
The code holds 4,899 allocated blocks in our copy of the numbering plan. A block is 1,000 or 10,000 consecutive numbers depending on how deeply it has been pooled, so 818 covers on the order of 4,899,000 possible numbers — most of which have never been issued to anyone.