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820 area code: who called me?
- Area code
- 820
- Serves
- California
- State
- California
- Time zone
- Pacific
- International format
- +1 820 …
820 is an area code serving the Central Coast, including Santa Barbara, in California. See where it is, how to read a call from 820 and what to do about spam and scams.
Where is area code 820?
Area code 820 serves the Central Coast, including Santa Barbara. 820 overlays 805. It is an overlay: it shares the same territory as the older code, so new numbers there may get either code and ten-digit dialing is required. The time zone is Pacific.
North American numbers are ten digits, written (820) 555-0123, and calling from abroad requires +1 first.
Is 820 a scam area code?
No area code is a scam by itself. Scammers can spoof a number so it appears to come from 820, and genuine businesses in the area also use it. The code only shows where the number was originally issued.
What to do about a call from 820
Do not share Social Security numbers, bank details, verification codes or gift-card numbers with an unexpected caller. Government agencies, banks and utilities do not demand payment by phone in gift cards, crypto or wire transfers. If the call says it is from your bank or a government agency, hang up and call the number on the official website.
Add your number to the National Do Not Call Registry at donotcall.gov, report scam calls to the FTC at reportfraud.ftc.gov, and search the full number here to see what others have said.
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 820 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 820 numbers
Nobody has reported a number from this area code yet.