A 213 phone number in Los Angeles
Hand out a Los Angeles area code without handing out your own number. Calls ring your phone, texts land in a web inbox, and one tap burns the number.
- $1 for a 7-day trial. When the 7 days end, your card is charged $9.99 for the first month, and the plan renews at $9.99 every month until you cancel.
- If the trial's allowance runs out first, use pauses and nothing more is charged until the 7 days end or you start the plan yourself.
- Extra minutes, numbers and burns go on the same monthly bill.
- Cancel any time with our ready-made cancel email. No reason needed. The plan runs to the end of the paid month, then your numbers are burned into a 30-day quarantine.
- Your first paid month can be refunded within 7 days of paying it. Write to hello@numberburn.com to ask.
Receive-only: calls ring your mobile, texts land in a web inbox.
Get a 213 number in four steps
Pick 213
Choose 213 from the area-code list when you start. NumberBurn searches for a number in that code.
Name it
Give the number a label such as the listing or the person it is for, so you can tell calls apart on your phone and in the inbox.
Give it out
Put the number on the listing, form or profile. Callers see a Los Angeles area code.
Answer on your phone
Calls ring the mobile you verified. Texts land in your web inbox. Switch the number to texts only or reject everything with one tap.
Who asks for 213
Running a downtown food pop-up
A cook testing a weekend stall near the city center needs a line for preorders. Giving customers a downtown-sounding number keeps the stall feeling rooted while the owner still works a day job.
Casting calls for a short film
A student filmmaker posts a notice looking for extras and asks interested people to text. A dedicated number keeps hundreds of responses out of a personal phone and can be dropped after the shoot.
Subletting a studio apartment
Someone heading out of town for the summer lists a place near the arts district. A separate line handles screening calls from prospective subletters without exposing the owner’s personal number.
Los Angeles and the area around it
Los Angeles spreads across a broad basin that runs from the foothills of the San Gabriel Mountains down toward the Pacific. Downtown sits near the middle, with Pasadena, Glendale and Burbank tucked along the northern edge. Long Beach marks the southern end of the metro area on the harbor.
Callers across Pasadena, Glendale and Long Beach will recognize 213 as the downtown Los Angeles code.
- Pasadena, CA
- Glendale, CA
- Burbank, CA
- Long Beach, CA
Callers a little way off may be nearer another code: 310 (Santa Monica is a drive west toward the ocean.) 909 (Pomona and San Bernardino are a long drive east along the freeways.)
Facts
- Area code
- 213
- Principal place
- Los Angeles, CA
- State or district
- California
- Time zone
- Pacific
Data from the North American Numbering Plan Administrator report dated 2026-10-18. Place names from the US Census Bureau Gazetteer files, places (2024).
Plans
| Plan | Price | Numbers included | Forwarded minutes | Each extra number |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basic | $9.99 a month | 5 | 100 a month | $1 a month |
| Pro | $29.99 a month | 100 | 1000 a month | $0.50 a month |
You begin on a 7-day trial whichever plan you pick. After you burn a number it stays unavailable to anyone else for 30 days.
Other area codes
- 310: Santa Monica, CA
- 909: San Bernardino, CA
- 415: San Francisco, CA
- 619: San Diego, CA
- 206: Seattle, WA
- 702: Las Vegas, NV
- 214: Dallas, TX
See the full list of area codes.
Where these facts come from
- North American Numbering Plan Administrator, NPA reportread 2026-10-18
- US Census Bureau, Gazetteer files, places (2024)read 2026-10-18
Questions
What does it take to start with a 213 number?
Start a trial, choose 213 as the area code and name the number. NumberBurn looks for a number in that code when you check out, so which ones are free is confirmed there, not on this page.
Does a 213 number suit a business?
It can. A 213 number gives a Los Angeles look to a work line, a listing or a client contact, and calls ring the phone you already carry. It cannot place calls or send texts, so it is for being reached, not for outreach.
Does 213 read as local to callers outside Los Angeles?
Around Los Angeles it will. If your callers are in Santa Monica, take a look at 310 too, since a code from their own side reads as more familiar.
Can I call or text from a 213 number?
No. NumberBurn numbers are receive-only: calls ring your own phone, texts appear in a web inbox, and the number cannot dial out, send texts or reach 911.
What does the trial include for a 213 number?
The 7-day trial costs $1 at signup and holds 1 number and 100 forwarded minutes. A card is collected at checkout. When the trial ends, your card is charged for the first month and the plan renews every month until you cancel, from $9.99 a month.
Get a 213 number
Pick 213, name the number, and burn it when you are done.
Start a trial- $1 for a 7-day trial. When the 7 days end, your card is charged $9.99 for the first month, and the plan renews at $9.99 every month until you cancel.
- If the trial's allowance runs out first, use pauses and nothing more is charged until the 7 days end or you start the plan yourself.
- Extra minutes, numbers and burns go on the same monthly bill.
- Cancel any time with our ready-made cancel email. No reason needed. The plan runs to the end of the paid month, then your numbers are burned into a 30-day quarantine.
- Your first paid month can be refunded within 7 days of paying it. Write to hello@numberburn.com to ask.