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530 area code location: Chico, Redding, and Davis, California
- Local date and time
- Pacific Time
Map data: HSIP (2010) · NANPA · US Census Bureau, checked 26 September 2026. Boundaries are approximate.
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530 area code at a glance
- State
- California
- Primary cities
- Chico, Redding, and Davis
- Established
- Population
- Largest community: Chico, 105,081 (2025)Not an area-code population.
- Prefixes in service
- 779 as of 13 October 2026
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History
Country and calling code: United States (+1).
Parent code: 916.
New code planned: No, as of 22 September 2026.
- : 837 added as an overlay on 530
Time zone
- Pacific Time
- Standard time UTC−08:00
- Daylight saving time UTC−07:00
Counties and cities covered
530 numbers are issued across 128 communities. These are telephone exchange areas, which follow the phone network rather than city limits, so a place can sit just outside the boundary of the town it is named for.
Counties of the communities we could place (the code may reach further): Siskiyou County, Butte County, Nevada County, Shasta County, Yolo County, Colusa County, Glenn County, Placer County, Tehama County, Yuba County, El Dorado County, Lassen County, Modoc County, Plumas County, and Sierra County.
- Chico
- Redding
- Davis
- Woodland
- Oroville
- Truckee
- Red Bluff
- Grass Valley
- Auburn
- Susanville
- Marysville
- Anderson
- Placerville
- Shasta Lake
- Orland
- Corning
- Winters
- Yreka
- Gridley
- Colusa
- Willows
- Williams
- Wheatland
- Nevada City
- Mount Shasta
103 more communities
- Alturas
- Weed
- Colfax
- Portola
- Biggs
- Dunsmuir
- Montague
- Tulelake
- Dorris
- Loyalton
- Fort Jones
- Etna
- Adin
- Alleghany
- Alpine
- Alta
- Arbuckle
- Bangor
- Bieber
- Blairsden
- Brockway
- Burney
- Butte City
- Camptonville
- Cedarville
- Challenge
- Chester
- Coleville
- Cottonwood
- Downieville
- Dunnigan
- Eagle Lake
- Elk Creek
- Esparto
- Fall River Mills
- Foresthill
- French Gulch
- Gazelle
- Georgetown
- Gerber
- Greenville
- Grenada
- Grimes
- Guinda
- Hamburg
- Happy Camp
- Hayfork
- Herlong
- Homewood
- Hoopa
- Hornbrook
- Janesville
- Keddie
- Knights Landing
- Kyburz
- Lake Almanor
- Lewiston
- Live Oak (sutter)
- Los Molinos
- Macdoel
- Maxwell
- McCloud
- Meridian
- Millville
- Mineral
- Minersville
- Montgomery Creek
- New Pine Creek
- Newell
- Nicolaus
- North San Juan
- North Yuba
- Oak Knoll
- Oak Run
- Olinda
- Orleans
- Paradise
- Paskenta
- Paynes Creek
- Platina
- Princeton
- Quincy
- Rancho Tehama
- Ravendale
- Richvale
- Robbins
- Sawyers Bar
- Shingle Springs
- Shingletown
- Sierraville
- Smartsville
- Soda Springs
- Somes Bar
- South Tahoe
- Stonyford
- Tahoe City
- Trinity Center
- Verdi
- Vina
- Weaverville
- Weimar
- Westwood
- Willow Creek
Notable places in 530
| Place | Where | What it is |
|---|---|---|
| University of California, Davis | 2.1 km from Davis | University, 41,916 12-month enrollment (2023–24) |
| Lassen Volcanic National Park | 14.9 km from Mineral | National Park |
| Beale Air Force Base | 12.3 km from Wheatland | US Air Force installation |
| Palisades Tahoe | 10.9 km from Tahoe City | Resort |
| California State University, Chico | 4.1 km from Chico | University, 15,936 12-month enrollment (2023–24) |
| California State University, Sacramento | 27.0 km from Davis | University, 36,908 12-month enrollment (2023–24) |
| Lava Beds National Monument | 23.0 km from Newell | National Monument |
| Chico Regional Airport | 5.3 km from Chico | Airport |
| Crocker Art Museum | 20.4 km from Davis | Museum |
| Redding Municipal Airport | 6.6 km from Anderson | Commercial airport, 88,676 enplanements (2024) |
Questions about 530
Where is the 530 area code?
530 is in California. Its numbers are issued in Chico, Redding, Davis, and 125 other communities.
What time zone is area code 530 in?
530 is in Pacific Time. Daylight saving time is observed.
Does 530 have an overlay?
Yes. 837 was added as an overlay on 530 on 31 January 2025.
What cities are in the 530 area code?
Chico, Redding, Davis, Woodland, and Oroville, and 123 other communities.
What state is area code 530 in?
Area code 530 is in California.
What counties are covered by area code 530?
Area code 530 covers communities in Siskiyou County, Butte County, Nevada County, Shasta County, Yolo County, Colusa County, Glenn County, Placer County, Tehama County, Yuba County, El Dorado County, Lassen County, Modoc County, Plumas County, and Sierra County.
Is 530 a toll-free area code?
No. 530 is a geographic area code. The toll-free codes are 800, 833, 844, 855, 866, 877, and 888.
Sources: NANPA area code listing, NANPA places by area code, NANPA central office code assignments, U.S. Census Bureau population estimates, OMB metropolitan area delineations. Checked .
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