Area code 562 — Long Beach, California

Where is area code 562?

Area code 562 is in Long Beach, California, covering Long Beach and surrounding communities in California. All 562 numbers are on Pacific Time.

Is area code 562 a scam?

No. Area code 562 is a legitimate area code serving Long Beach since 1997. Scammers spoof caller ID to display 562 numbers, which is why complaints exist against a code that is itself genuine.

Neighbour spoofing is the reason a local-looking number is not a guarantee. A caller anywhere in the world can display a 562 number, and the number they display may belong to a real business in Long Beach that has nothing to do with the call.

• ·Area code 562 had 470 different numbers reported for spam calls in the 30 days to 28 July 2026.
• ·Area code 562 ranks 143rd of 331 US geographic area codes by spam complaint volume.
• ·Of the 502 complaints about area code 562 in the 30 days to 28 July 2026, 47% were reported as a recorded message or robocall.
• ·The most reported subject on area code 562 is calls pretending to be government, businesses, or family and friends, appearing in 10% of its complaints in the 30 days to 28 July 2026.

What these calls were about

Each figure is that subject’s share of every 562 complaint in the 30 days to 28 July 2026, as categorised by the consumer who reported it.

Businesses can prevent their own numbers from being mistaken for calls like these.

Why am I getting text messages from area code 562?

Texts from 562 numbers follow the same pattern as calls — mostly local businesses and services. Treat any text asking for payment or credentials as suspect regardless of the code.

The common patterns are a wrong-number opener that turns into conversation, an unsolicited job offer, and a crypto or investment tip. Do not reply, do not follow the link, and forward the message to 7726 (SPAM) to report it to your carrier.

Who works in the Long Beach area?

Area code 562 was split from 310 in 1997 and covers Long Beach and the Gateway Cities of southeastern Los Angeles County. The defining economic fact of the region is the Port of Long Beach, the second busiest container port in the United States, which feeds a supply-chain economy of drayage, warehousing, freight forwarding, and customs brokerage across the 562 footprint. The city sits over an active oilfield, hosts California State University, Long Beach, one of the largest universities in the state by enrollment, and employed 233,321 people in 2024, led by healthcare and social assistance (about 33,300 workers), retail trade, and educational services (Data USA).

Who lives in the 562 region

Long Beach counted 455,548 residents in 2024, 43.8 percent of them Hispanic and 24.7 percent born outside the United States (Data USA). The city has one of the largest Cambodian communities in the country, centered on the Anaheim Street corridor, so Khmer joins Spanish and Tagalog among the languages a business is likely to encounter here. Median household income was $87,430 against a median property value of $806,600, and the homeownership rate was 41.2 percent, numbers that describe a renter-heavy working city rather than a beach town.

What a 562 number signals to a caller

A 562 number places you in Long Beach and the Gateway Cities, distinct from LA proper's 213 and 323 and the westside's 310, and callers describe locals as attached to that distinction. Business conduct in Long Beach, California splits by industry. Callers describe port-adjacent logistics as blunt, around-the-clock, and phone-heavy, since a container does not wait for email, while the city's healthcare, education, and small-business economy keeps ordinary Southern California hours and a casual register. Spanish-language capability widens the reachable market considerably. Callers describe bilingual outreach as standard practice, not a differentiator, in most of the 562 area.

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