Area code
Area code 805 — Santa Barbara & Ventura County, CA
California · in service since 1957
Area code 805 covers Santa Barbara & Ventura County, CA. It is an overlay: 820 serves the same area, so neighbors can have different area codes.
Overlay, same area: 820
Local time in Santa Barbara & Ventura County
Spam reports from Sep 23 – Oct 22, 2026
High #81 of 461 codes
763 FTC complaints
Consumer reports, not verified by the FTC.
See the reports- Time zonePacific Time
- Local calls1 + 10 digits
- Prefixes800 assigned
- Runs out~3Q 2074
- Unwanted call?Block & report
Spam call reports about 805 numbers
Complaints by week
Sep 11 – Oct 22, 2026Show as table
| Week starting | Complaints |
|---|---|
| Sep 7 (3 days) | 49 |
| Sep 14 | 201 |
| Sep 21 | 187 |
| Sep 28 | 183 |
| Oct 5 | 192 |
| Oct 12 | 156 |
| Oct 19 (4 days) | 111 |
Compared with all codes
- Robocalls
- 60%all codes 75%
- Callers with the same code
- 24%all codes 35%
- Rank by complaints
- #81of 461 · top quarter
- FCC complaints, Oct 2025 – Sep 2026
- 16326 about text messages
What the calls were about
Sep 11 – Oct 22, 2026
| Subject | Complaints | |
|---|---|---|
| Reducing your debt (credit cards, mortgage, student loans) | 258 24% | |
| Calls pretending to be government, businesses, or family and friends | 191 18% | |
| Dropped call or no message | 107 10% | |
| Home improvement & cleaning | 29 3% | |
| Vacation & timeshares | 18 2% | |
| Computer & technical support | 12 1% |
Where the people who complained live
Sep 11 – Oct 22, 2026
| State | Complaints | |
|---|---|---|
| California | 537 50% | |
| Florida | 62 6% | |
| Illinois | 37 3% | |
| Texas | 32 3% | |
| Georgia | 28 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 805 location and prefixes
| Exchange (NANPA) | Place | County | Prefixes |
|---|---|---|---|
| SANBARBARA | Santa Barbara | Santa Barbara County | 86 |
| OXNARD | Oxnard | Ventura County | 75 |
| SNLUSOBSPO | San Luis Obispo | San Luis Obispo County | 71 |
| THOUSAOAKS | Thousand Oaks | Ventura County | 64 |
| SANTAMARIA | Santa Maria | Santa Barbara County | 45 |
| SIMIVALLEY | Simi Valley | Ventura County | 43 |
| CAMARILLO | Camarillo | Ventura County | 36 |
| VNTRA EAST | — | — | 36 |
| PASOROBLES | — | — | 30 |
| VNTRA CNTL | — | — | 28 |
Plus 31 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
- 1957
- Created from
- 213
- Local dialing
- 1 + 10 digits (NANPA: 1+10D)
- NANPA planning letters
- PL-509
Source: NANPA, NPA database of Oct 24, 2026.
Is 805 running out of numbers?
Previous forecast (October 2025): 2070, moved later by 4 years.
Forecast exhaust year by edition
Source: NANPA NRUF forecast, April 2026 edition.
Who holds 805 prefixes
The five largest of 45 original holders
As listed by NANPA, not today’s carrier.
| Holder (as listed) | Prefixes | |
|---|---|---|
| Frontier California Inc. | 140 18% | |
| Pacific Bell | 115 14% | |
| Verizon Wireless | 100 12% | |
| New Cingular Wireless PCS, LLC | 84 10% | |
| T-Mobile USA, Inc. | 54 7% |
Source: NANPA CO codes of Oct 23, 2026.
Questions about area code 805
What area code is 805?
A California area code, in service since 1957.
Where is 805 area code, and what time zone is it in?
Santa Barbara & Ventura County, CA; Pacific Time.
Why am I getting spam calls from 805?
763 FTC complaints from Sep 23 – Oct 22, 2026, most often about debt reduction (not verified by the FTC; caller ID can be spoofed).
Will 805 get a new area code?
NANPA forecasts exhaust in 3Q 2074; no relief planning listed.