Area code
Area code 760 — Palm Springs & Escondido, CA
California · in service since March 22, 1997
Area code 760 covers Palm Springs & Escondido, CA. It is an overlay: 442 serves the same area, so neighbors can have different area codes.
Overlay, same area: 442
Local time in Palm Springs & Escondido
Spam reports from Sep 23 – Oct 22, 2026
High #41 of 461 codes
906 FTC complaints
Consumer reports, not verified by the FTC.
See the reports- Time zonePacific Time
- Local calls1 + 10 digits
- Prefixes800 assigned
- Runs out~1Q 2043
- Unwanted call?Block & report
Spam call reports about 760 numbers
Complaints by week
Sep 11 – Oct 22, 2026Show as table
| Week starting | Complaints |
|---|---|
| Sep 7 (3 days) | 40 |
| Sep 14 | 181 |
| Sep 21 | 169 |
| Sep 28 | 160 |
| Oct 5 | 263 |
| Oct 12 | 238 |
| Oct 19 (4 days) | 126 |
Compared with all codes
- Robocalls
- 77%all codes 75%
- Callers with the same code
- 18%all codes 35%
- Rank by complaints
- #41of 461 · top tenth (most complaints)
- FCC complaints, Oct 2025 – Sep 2026
- 15918 about text messages
What the calls were about
Sep 11 – Oct 22, 2026
| Subject | Complaints | |
|---|---|---|
| Reducing your debt (credit cards, mortgage, student loans) | 443 38% | |
| Calls pretending to be government, businesses, or family and friends | 72 6% | |
| Dropped call or no message | 68 6% | |
| Home improvement & cleaning | 20 2% | |
| Energy, solar, & utilities | 17 1% | |
| Medical & prescriptions | 13 1% |
Where the people who complained live
Sep 11 – Oct 22, 2026
| State | Complaints | |
|---|---|---|
| California | 461 39% | |
| Florida | 73 6% | |
| Illinois | 51 4% | |
| Texas | 49 4% | |
| North Carolina | 39 3% |
October 2026 (partial) report · most reported
Consumer reports, not verified by the FTC · source
Source: FTC Do Not Call complaints created Sep 11 – Oct 22, 2026. They are reported by consumers and are not verified by the FTC; caller ID can be spoofed (how we count).
Source: FCC Consumer Complaints data, unwanted calls filed Oct 1, 2025 – Sep 30, 2026, by caller ID; not verified by the FCC.
Area code 760 location and prefixes
| Exchange (NANPA) | Place | County | Prefixes |
|---|---|---|---|
| PALM SPG | Palm Springs | Riverside County | 66 |
| VISTA | Vista | San Diego County | 59 |
| ESCONDIDO | Escondido | San Diego County | 57 |
| VICTORVL | Victorville | San Bernardino County | 53 |
| OCSD OCSD | Oceanside | San Diego County | 48 |
| EL CENTRO | El Centro | Imperial County | 37 |
| OCSD CRLS | — | — | 33 |
| ENCINITAS | Encinitas | San Diego County | 32 |
| INDIO | Indio | Riverside County | 32 |
| PALMDESERT | Palm Desert | Riverside County | 29 |
Plus 75 smaller exchange areas.
Source: NANPA CO codes of Oct 23, 2026; places: U.S. Census Bureau, matched by DialWhere (how).
NANPA record
- Location
- California
- Assigned by NANPA
- April 22, 1996
- Created from
- 619
- Local dialing
- 1 + 10 digits (NANPA: 1+10D)
- NANPA planning letters
- PL-381, PL-377, PL-238, PL-194, PL-160
Source: NANPA, NPA database of Oct 24, 2026.
Is 760 running out of numbers?
Previous forecast (October 2025): 2040, moved later by 3 years.
Forecast exhaust year by edition
Source: NANPA NRUF forecast, April 2026 edition.
Who holds 760 prefixes
The five largest of 49 original holders
As listed by NANPA, not today’s carrier.
| Holder (as listed) | Prefixes | |
|---|---|---|
| Frontier California Inc. | 140 18% | |
| Pacific Bell | 130 16% | |
| New Cingular Wireless PCS, LLC | 70 9% | |
| Level 3 Communications, LLC | 61 8% | |
| Verizon Wireless | 60 8% |
Source: NANPA CO codes of Oct 23, 2026.
Questions about area code 760
What area code is 760?
A California area code, in service since March 22, 1997.
Where is 760 area code, and what time zone is it in?
Palm Springs & Escondido, CA; Pacific Time.
Why am I getting spam calls from 760?
906 FTC complaints from Sep 23 – Oct 22, 2026, most often about debt reduction (not verified by the FTC; caller ID can be spoofed).
Will 760 get a new area code?
NANPA forecasts exhaust in 1Q 2043; no relief planning listed.