Area code 760 is out of California, and most people who get incoming calls with a strange looking area code find out that it leads back to the state of California. This is probably due to two things. The first is that The Golden State has more area codes than any other state in the U.S., a total of 25 to be exact, with only Texas coming in 2nd with 21 area codes. The second reason that a lot of calls are accidentally dialed from California is because of the huge population of the state, which increases the chances of this happening.

This means that 9 times out of 10, if you get a strange call with a weird area code, its most like coming from either California or Texas, but not always.

760 serves a very massive chunk of the state, running along the eastern border for many miles, bordering Nevada.

It includes counties such as Kern and San Diego and serves such cities and towns as Corona, Ramona, Lone Pine and Carlsbad.

A rough estimate of the population that uses 760 would be somewhere around the two million mark, or a little less than.

If you are getting strange calls from a number that begins with this code, or you have a hunch that its someone that you might know and now you are worried and feel that you need to get a hold of them, but want to make sure – there is something that you can do.

One of the most popular choices that a lot of people make is to do a reverse search on the number. This quick and easy and you can do so anonymously.

By reversing a cell phone or landline number, you will have a good shot at getting a name and even address so that you can be fore certain who the person is.