Most Spoofed Area Codes in the U.S.
323 area codes ranked by FTC complaint volume. 14,692,195 total complaints analyzed.
Two patterns emerge from the data. Toll-free numbers (800, 833, 844, 855, 866, 877, 888) dominate the top of the list because scammers use them for nationwide campaigns. Local area codes are spoofed for neighbor spoofing, where scammers fake a local caller ID to trick residents into answering. Click any area code to see the full scam report.
Toll-Free Numbers
Toll-free prefixes generate the highest complaint volumes because they are cheap to acquire, carry an air of legitimacy, and are used in nationwide campaigns targeting every state.
251,822
FTC complaints
71,604 numbers, 3.5 per number avg
212,963
FTC complaints
66,629 numbers, 3.2 per number avg
212,462
FTC complaints
62,824 numbers, 3.4 per number avg
209,890
FTC complaints
57,341 numbers, 3.7 per number avg
196,293
FTC complaints
57,884 numbers, 3.4 per number avg
170,202
FTC complaints
51,199 numbers, 3.3 per number avg
135,069
FTC complaints
34,934 numbers, 3.9 per number avg
By State
Local area codes ranked by total FTC complaints within each state. States are ordered by combined complaint volume. Higher in-state complaint percentages indicate stronger neighbor spoofing patterns.
California
33 area codes, 1,525,402 total complaints
Stockton, CA
83,242
complaints
Los Angeles, CA
66,674
complaints
San Fernando Valley, CA
66,296
complaints
West LA, CA
64,652
complaints
Irvine, CA
62,590
complaints
Inland Empire, CA
61,913
complaints
Ventura, CA
59,105
complaints
North Bay, CA
58,137
complaints
Los Angeles, CA
56,369
complaints
San Diego, CA
55,611
complaints
North San Diego, CA
55,041
complaints
Orange County, CA
54,438
complaints
Sacramento, CA
53,870
complaints
Oakland, CA
53,577
complaints
Northern CA
51,823
complaints
Pasadena, CA
51,689
complaints
San Francisco, CA
49,753
complaints
East Bay, CA
49,115
complaints
Fresno, CA
48,768
complaints
Riverside, CA
48,692
complaints
San Jose, CA
48,315
complaints
Long Beach, CA
48,062
complaints
San Mateo, CA
44,197
complaints
Bakersfield, CA
42,044
complaints
West LA, CA
39,435
complaints
San Diego, CA
33,098
complaints
San Fernando Valley, CA
22,353
complaints
Anaheim, CA
21,212
complaints
Monterey, CA
19,644
complaints
Oceanside, CA
17,203
complaints
San Francisco, CA
15,056
complaints
San Jose, CA
13,185
complaints
Sacramento, CA
10,243
complaints
Texas
27 area codes, 1,093,393 total complaints
Dallas/Fort Worth, TX
81,703
complaints
Fort Worth, TX
78,383
complaints
Austin, TX
75,312
complaints
Houston, TX
70,418
complaints
San Antonio, TX
70,037
complaints
Dallas Suburbs, TX
69,664
complaints
Waco/Killeen, TX
63,547
complaints
Dallas, TX
62,952
complaints
Houston, TX
55,537
complaints
Houston, TX
48,321
complaints
East Texas
43,513
complaints
Houston, TX
40,353
complaints
Lubbock, TX
30,781
complaints
Central TX
30,295
complaints
Abilene, TX
28,920
complaints
El Paso, TX
25,598
complaints
Fort Worth, TX
25,003
complaints
Corpus Christi, TX
24,505
complaints
Austin, TX
23,874
complaints
Denton, TX
22,699
complaints
College Station, TX
22,339
complaints
Southeast TX
22,078
complaints
Huntsville, TX
20,394
complaints
South Texas
20,136
complaints
Midland, TX
14,972
complaints
Tyler, TX
14,479
complaints
Beaumont, TX
7,580
complaints
Florida
18 area codes, 968,447 total complaints
Tampa, FL
78,965
complaints
Orlando, FL
77,394
complaints
West Palm Beach, FL
71,248
complaints
Jacksonville, FL
68,756
complaints
St. Petersburg, FL
65,421
complaints
Space Coast, FL
63,329
complaints
Fort Myers, FL
62,994
complaints
Gainesville, FL
61,737
complaints
Miami, FL
56,140
complaints
Fort Lauderdale, FL
55,073
complaints
Sarasota, FL
54,465
complaints
Tallahassee, FL
53,196
complaints
Miami, FL
43,575
complaints
Daytona Beach, FL
40,872
complaints
Lakeland, FL
40,135
complaints
Treasure Coast, FL
32,256
complaints
Fort Lauderdale, FL
26,047
complaints
Orlando, FL
16,844
complaints
New York
20 area codes, 924,405 total complaints
Syracuse, NY
106,569
complaints
Albany, NY
87,525
complaints
Long Island, NY
78,374
complaints
Long Island, NY
64,539
complaints
Buffalo, NY
63,186
complaints
Hudson Valley, NY
53,776
complaints
Brooklyn/Queens, NY
51,484
complaints
Rochester, NY
51,047
complaints
NYC, NY
45,986
complaints
Binghamton, NY
45,956
complaints
NYC, NY
42,078
complaints
Westchester, NY
41,514
complaints
NYC, NY
41,388
complaints
Manhattan, NY
38,214
complaints
Manhattan, NY
25,922
complaints
Syracuse, NY
24,452
complaints
Albany, NY
20,138
complaints
NYC, NY
18,319
complaints
Long Island, NY
13,804
complaints
NYC, NY
10,134
complaints
Ohio
12 area codes, 613,370 total complaints
Columbus, OH
99,225
complaints
Cincinnati, OH
77,514
complaints
Cleveland, OH
70,658
complaints
Akron, OH
69,953
complaints
Northeast Ohio
60,109
complaints
Toledo, OH
57,543
complaints
Dayton, OH
56,016
complaints
Southeast OH
50,075
complaints
Akron, OH
24,488
complaints
Toledo, OH
17,914
complaints
Columbus, OH
15,719
complaints
Southeast Ohio
14,156
complaints
Illinois
13 area codes, 559,914 total complaints
Springfield, IL
72,613
complaints
Area Code 630
59,556
complaints
Area Code 708
58,029
complaints
Area Code 847
54,152
complaints
Area Code 773
53,846
complaints
Area Code 815
48,563
complaints
Area Code 618
47,931
complaints
Area Code 312
42,509
complaints
Area Code 224
40,707
complaints
Area Code 309
32,143
complaints
Chicago, IL
19,619
complaints
Area Code 331
17,755
complaints
Rockford, IL
12,491
complaints
Pennsylvania
11 area codes, 467,561 total complaints
Area Code 717
58,837
complaints
Area Code 610
56,359
complaints
Area Code 570
52,893
complaints
Area Code 267
51,996
complaints
Area Code 215
50,570
complaints
Area Code 412
44,913
complaints
Western PA
41,937
complaints
Area Code 484
40,378
complaints
Area Code 814
38,671
complaints
Lancaster, PA
19,508
complaints
Philadelphia, PA
11,499
complaints
Georgia
10 area codes, 457,539 total complaints
Atlanta, GA
77,251
complaints
Atlanta Suburbs, GA
68,854
complaints
Augusta, GA
64,394
complaints
Atlanta Metro, GA
59,305
complaints
Atlanta, GA
55,659
complaints
Savannah, GA
38,060
complaints
South Georgia
36,286
complaints
Macon, GA
28,117
complaints
Augusta, GA
19,199
complaints
Savannah, GA
10,414
complaints
North Carolina
9 area codes, 439,744 total complaints
New Jersey
9 area codes, 418,540 total complaints
Virginia
7 area codes, 392,751 total complaints
Michigan
11 area codes, 386,122 total complaints
Area Code 313
53,150
complaints
Area Code 248
49,592
complaints
Area Code 231
43,909
complaints
Area Code 734
40,781
complaints
Area Code 586
33,844
complaints
Area Code 616
33,746
complaints
Saginaw, MI
33,431
complaints
Area Code 517
30,543
complaints
Area Code 810
29,213
complaints
Area Code 269
27,181
complaints
Upper Peninsula, MI
10,732
complaints
Arizona
5 area codes, 336,860 total complaints
Tennessee
7 area codes, 276,493 total complaints
Maryland
5 area codes, 268,789 total complaints
Washington
6 area codes, 268,174 total complaints
Colorado
4 area codes, 246,465 total complaints
Massachusetts
9 area codes, 234,561 total complaints
Kentucky
5 area codes, 213,468 total complaints
Wisconsin
5 area codes, 212,862 total complaints
Indiana
7 area codes, 208,887 total complaints
Missouri
6 area codes, 196,963 total complaints
South Carolina
5 area codes, 180,721 total complaints
Minnesota
7 area codes, 176,393 total complaints
Alabama
5 area codes, 172,960 total complaints
Connecticut
4 area codes, 160,369 total complaints
Oklahoma
4 area codes, 152,243 total complaints
Nevada
3 area codes, 143,859 total complaints
Kansas
4 area codes, 139,665 total complaints
Oregon
4 area codes, 139,454 total complaints
Louisiana
5 area codes, 134,264 total complaints
Washington DC
2 area codes, 113,128 total complaints
Iowa
5 area codes, 108,926 total complaints
Arkansas
3 area codes, 105,052 total complaints
Utah
3 area codes, 99,682 total complaints
Mississippi
4 area codes, 91,032 total complaints
Nebraska
3 area codes, 80,329 total complaints
West Virginia
2 area codes, 79,224 total complaints
New Mexico
2 area codes, 67,080 total complaints
Delaware
1 area code, 66,812 total complaints
Idaho
1 area code, 59,676 total complaints
Maine
1 area code, 50,110 total complaints
New Hampshire
1 area code, 46,172 total complaints
Rhode Island
1 area code, 45,023 total complaints
Montana
1 area code, 33,713 total complaints
South Dakota
1 area code, 33,683 total complaints
Vermont
1 area code, 29,092 total complaints
Wyoming
1 area code, 28,980 total complaints
Hawaii
1 area code, 25,627 total complaints
North Dakota
1 area code, 23,708 total complaints
Alaska
1 area code, 5,807 total complaints
Data Source
All statistics are derived from the FTC Do Not Call complaint database. Area codes with fewer than 5,000 complaints are excluded from this page. Click any area code for the full report including FCC cross-reference data, scam category breakdowns, and top-reported numbers.
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