949 Area Code — CA

Area code 949 serves CA in the Pacific time zone, in service since 1998. The FCC has 180 unwanted-call complaints against 166 different 949 numbers on record. Look up the exact number that called you below.

Most-reported 949 numbers

Ranked by FCC unwanted-call complaints. Click a number for its full report.

949 unwanted-call complaints, last 12 months

Monthly FCC complaint volume against 949 numbers. Spikes usually mark an active robocall campaign cycling through the code.

Carriers operating in 949

Carriers assigned to 949 prefixes that visitors have looked up so far — resolved from official NPA-NXX assignment records.

LEVEL 3 TELECOM OF CALIFORNIA, LP - CAC · 1 prefix

About area code 949

Serves: CA
Time zone: Pacific
In service since: 1998-04-18
Overlay: No

Source: NANPA numbering records, refreshed weekly.

Spam calls from 949? What to know

Seeing repeated missed calls from 949 numbers you don't recognize is the classic signature of neighbor-spoofing robocall campaigns. The caller isn't necessarily in CA — spoofing software displays whatever digits the campaign chooses. Never call unknown numbers back; look them up first, and report unwanted calls to the FCC to build the public record.

Area code 949 FAQs

Where is area code 949?

Area code 949 serves CA, in the Pacific time zone. It has been in service since 1998.

Why do I keep getting calls from 949 numbers?

Robocallers use "neighbor spoofing" — displaying a number with a local area code to make you more likely to answer. A call showing area code 949 may not originate from CA at all. Look up the full 10-digit number on this site to see its complaint history before calling back.

Are 949 numbers safe to call back?

Area codes themselves are neither safe nor unsafe — 949 contains millions of legitimate lines alongside any spoofed or spam numbers. The FCC has logged 180 unwanted-call complaints against 166 distinct 949 numbers in our current data window. Check the specific number's report page before returning a missed call.