Where is Area Code 530?

Max of California with area code 530 highlighted

Area code 530 is found in the US state of California. Primarily servicing the city of Redding (population: 112574), area code 530 covers 19 counties of California.

Located in the Pacific time zone, area code 530 is on the same time as Los Angeles, CA.

Area code 530 was brought into effect on November 1, 1997. 530 was split from the parent 916 area code.

Counties in Area Code 530

  • Butte,
  • Colusa,
  • El Dorado,
  • Glenn,
  • Humboldt,
  • Lassen,
  • Modoc,
  • Nevada,
  • Placer,
  • Plumas,
  • Shasta,
  • Sierra,
  • Siskiyou,
  • Sutter,
  • Tehama,
  • Trinity,
  • Yolo,
  • Yuba.

Most Populous Cities in Area Code 530

City County City Population
Redding Shasta 112,574
Chico Butte 106,933
Yuba City Sutter 76,890
Davis Yolo 75,522
Woodland Yolo 60,821
Oroville Butte 51,383
Auburn Placer 46,907
Grass Valley Nevada 44,724
Placerville El Dorado 36,625
Marysville Yuba 31,647
South Lake Tahoe El Dorado 29,717
Shingle Springs El Dorado 29,034
Red Bluff Tehama 28,738
Paradise Butte 27,741
Olivehurst Yuba 26,793
Anderson Shasta 23,016
Susanville Lassen 22,329
Truckee Nevada 18,437
Nevada City Nevada 17,752
Corning Tehama 16,082
Cottonwood Tehama 15,818
Orland Glenn 15,424
Magalia Butte 12,336
Gridley Butte 10,885
Live Oak Sutter 10,750

Note: The above list is based off of the top 25 most populous cities in the area code as per 2012 United States Census Bureau estimates.

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