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213 area code: who called me?
- Area code
- 213
- Serves
- Downtown Los Angeles, CA
- State
- California
- Time zone
- Pacific
- International format
- +1 213 …
213 is the area code for downtown Los Angeles, California. It was one of the original area codes created in 1947.
The original Los Angeles code
When area codes began, 213 covered the whole of Southern California. Over the years, other codes were split away, and today it serves the downtown core and nearby neighborhoods. The area is on Pacific time.
Neighbouring codes include 323, 310, 818 and 626. Los Angeles has many overlapping codes, so a 213 number can be near or far from where the person lives now.
Is 213 a scam area code?
No. 213 is the historic downtown Los Angeles code, and many agencies, courts and offices still use it. Spoofed 213 numbers appear in calls that have no connection to the city.
What gets reported
Los Angeles gets a steady stream of fake casting calls, rental listing scams and calls pretending to be from the city's power and water department. Legitimate casting offices do not charge you to be considered, and the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power does not demand payment by gift card.
Another pattern is the missed-call callback, where a number rings once and hangs up in the hope you will call back. If you do not recognize the number, searching it first costs nothing.
Does the area code show where the caller is?
Not reliably. Scammers and call centers use spoofing to display a local area code because people are more likely to answer. People also keep their number when they move, so a 213 number can belong to someone anywhere.
That is why the full number matters more than the code. If someone has already reported it, you will see it below.
Reported 213 numbers
Nobody has reported a number from this area code yet.