Area code 949

Numbering plan areas in California (blue) and border states. Area code 949 is shown in red.

Area code 949 is a California telephone area code that was split from area code 714 on April 18, 1998. It is an area mostly within southern Orange County. It also includes a small adjacent area of northwest San Diego County, specifically parts of Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton and San Onofre State Park. Costa Mesa is shared between the 949 and 657/714 area codes, being split at Wilson Street and along Newport Boulevard. A very small portion of Irvine is also in the 657/714 area code, from the north side of Culver Drive at the I-5 to Jamboree Road in the Marketplace, in the neighborhood of Northpark Irvine.

Prior to October 2021, area code 949 had telephone numbers assigned for the central office code 988. In 2020, 988 was designated nationwide as a dialing code for the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline, which created a conflict for exchanges that permit seven-digit dialing. This area code was therefore scheduled to transition to ten-digit dialing by October 24, 2021.^[1]

List of cities and communities in the 949 area code[]

Orange County[]

See also[]

• List of California area codes
• List of NANP area codes
• North American Numbering Plan

References[]

External links[]

• NANPA area code map of California
• 949 Area Code in California

Coordinates: 33°36′N 117°42′W / 33.6°N 117.7°W / 33.6; -117.7