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661 Area Code: Location, Time Zone & Phone Lookup

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What Does Area Code 661 Mean?

Area code 661 is located in California and covers Bakersfield, Santa Clarita, Lancaster, Palmdale, and Delano. It is the only area code that serves the area.

Major Cities in 661 Area Code
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661 Area Code Scam & Spam Report

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0.6%of (661) numbers have reports
Othermost reported scam type
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12-MONTH TREND

MOST COMMON SCAMS REPORTED

Other45%
IRS / tax21%
Scam (other)12%
Car warranty6%

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Area code 661 is located in the central California region and covers the following counties: Kern, Los Angeles, and Santa Barbara. This area code was created in 1997 as a result of the increasing population in the central California region. The 661 area code has a total population of over 7 million people and covers a land area of over 25,000 square miles. Major cities in this area code include Bakersfield, Lancaster, Santa Clarita, and Simi Valley.

661 is located in the Pacific Standard Time Zone. This means that the time in 661 is the same as the time in Los Angeles.

The time zone covers most of California and parts of Nevada.

It is eight hours behind Greenwich Mean Time (GMT-8).

Phone Number Prefixes In The 661 Area Code