Where is Area Code 562?
Cities Located in the 562 Area Code
The most populous cities in area code 562 are: Los Angeles, Long Beach, Garden Grove, Torrance, and Downey.
Other cities in the 562 area code include: Norwalk, Compton, Carson, Whittier, Lakewood, Pico Rivera, La Habra, Gardena, Bell, Seal Beach, Artesia, and Los Alamitos.
About Long Beach, Whittier, and Downey, California
Long Beach is the 36th most populous city in the United States and the 7th most populous in California. It is located on the Pacific Coast of the United States, within the Greater Los Angeles area of Southern California. As of 2010, its population was 462,257. Long Beach is the second largest city in the Los Angeles metropolitan area, and the third largest in Southern California behind Los Angeles and San Diego.The Port of Long Beach is the second busiest container port in the United States and is among the world's largest shipping ports. The city also maintains a progressively declining oil industry with minor wells located both directly beneath the city as well as offshore.
Whittier is a city in Southern California located within Los Angeles County, California. As of the 2010 United States Census, the city had a population of 85,331, reflecting an increase of 1,631 from the 83,680 counted in the 2000 Census, and encompasses 14.7 square miles (38.0 km 2). Like nearby Montebello, the city constitutes part of the Gateway Cities. Whittier was incorporated in February 1898 and became a charter city in 1955. The city is named for the poet John Greenleaf Whittier and is home to Whittier College.
Downey is a city located in southeast Los Angeles County, California, United States, 21 km (13 mi) southeast of downtown Los Angeles. It is considered part of the Gateway Cities. The city is the birthplace of the Apollo space program, and is the hometown of Richard and Karen Carpenter. It is also the home of the oldest still operational McDonald's restaurant in the world. As of the 2010 census, the city had a total population of 111,772.
What Time Zone is Area Code 562?
The 562 area code lies within the Pacific Daylight Time Zone (or PDT). The current time in PDT is 12:11 AM on May 27, 2020.