323 area codes ranked by FTC complaint volume. 14,821,256 total complaints analyzed.Updated Jun 28, 2026 · FTC complaint data
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.
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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.
255,340
FTC complaints
73,089 numbers, 3.5 per number avg
218,299
FTC complaints
66,398 numbers, 3.3 per number avg
216,935
FTC complaints
68,986 numbers, 3.1 per number avg
213,896
FTC complaints
59,229 numbers, 3.6 per number avg
199,451
FTC complaints
59,532 numbers, 3.4 per number avg
174,556
FTC complaints
53,572 numbers, 3.3 per number avg
135,601
FTC complaints
35,090 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, 1,535,049 total complaints
Stockton, CA
83,535
complaints
Los Angeles, CA
67,072
complaints
San Fernando Valley, CA
66,667
complaints
West LA, CA
64,873
complaints
Irvine, CA
62,949
complaints
Inland Empire, CA
62,358
complaints
Ventura, CA
59,564
complaints
North Bay, CA
58,508
complaints
Los Angeles, CA
56,611
complaints
San Diego, CA
55,982
complaints
North San Diego, CA
55,505
complaints
Orange County, CA
54,811
complaints
Sacramento, CA
54,185
complaints
Oakland, CA
54,078
complaints
Northern CA
52,060
complaints
Pasadena, CA
52,048
complaints
San Francisco, CA
50,048
complaints
East Bay, CA
49,473
complaints
Fresno, CA
49,044
complaints
Riverside, CA
49,034
complaints
San Jose, CA
48,601
complaints
Long Beach, CA
48,363
complaints
San Mateo, CA
44,498
complaints
Bakersfield, CA
42,323
complaints
West LA, CA
39,701
complaints
San Diego, CA
33,507
complaints
San Fernando Valley, CA
22,475
complaints
Anaheim, CA
21,346
complaints
Monterey, CA
19,777
complaints
Oceanside, CA
17,269
complaints
San Francisco, CA
15,166
complaints
San Jose, CA
13,290
complaints
Sacramento, CA
10,328
complaints
Texas
27 area codes, 1,101,017 total complaints
Dallas/Fort Worth, TX
82,200
complaints
Fort Worth, TX
78,886
complaints
Austin, TX
75,741
complaints
Houston, TX
70,839
complaints
San Antonio, TX
70,453
complaints
Dallas Suburbs, TX
70,148
complaints
Waco/Killeen, TX
63,729
complaints
Dallas, TX
63,463
complaints
Houston, TX
55,973
complaints
Houston, TX
48,675
complaints
East Texas
44,151
complaints
Houston, TX
40,623
complaints
Lubbock, TX
30,955
complaints
Central TX
30,644
complaints
Abilene, TX
29,033
complaints
El Paso, TX
25,729
complaints
Fort Worth, TX
25,226
complaints
Corpus Christi, TX
24,747
complaints
Austin, TX
24,025
complaints
Denton, TX
22,890
complaints
College Station, TX
22,428
complaints
Southeast TX
22,241
complaints
Huntsville, TX
20,536
complaints
South Texas
20,299
complaints
Midland, TX
15,056
complaints
Tyler, TX
14,665
complaints
Beaumont, TX
7,662
complaints
Florida
18 area codes, 977,945 total complaints
Tampa, FL
79,980
complaints
Orlando, FL
77,925
complaints
West Palm Beach, FL
71,678
complaints
Jacksonville, FL
69,338
complaints
St. Petersburg, FL
65,880
complaints
Space Coast, FL
64,584
complaints
Fort Myers, FL
63,300
complaints
Gainesville, FL
62,153
complaints
Miami, FL
56,521
complaints
Fort Lauderdale, FL
55,790
complaints
Sarasota, FL
55,183
complaints
Tallahassee, FL
53,504
complaints
Miami, FL
43,934
complaints
Daytona Beach, FL
41,186
complaints
Lakeland, FL
41,108
complaints
Treasure Coast, FL
32,734
complaints
Fort Lauderdale, FL
26,202
complaints
Orlando, FL
16,945
complaints
New York
20 area codes, 930,375 total complaints
Syracuse, NY
106,886
complaints
Albany, NY
88,573
complaints
Long Island, NY
78,713
complaints
Long Island, NY
65,333
complaints
Buffalo, NY
63,670
complaints
Hudson Valley, NY
54,293
complaints
Brooklyn/Queens, NY
51,648
complaints
Rochester, NY
51,204
complaints
Binghamton, NY
46,213
complaints
NYC, NY
46,194
complaints
NYC, NY
42,283
complaints
Westchester, NY
41,832
complaints
NYC, NY
41,705
complaints
Manhattan, NY
38,543
complaints
Manhattan, NY
26,015
complaints
Syracuse, NY
24,595
complaints
Albany, NY
20,226
complaints
NYC, NY
18,426
complaints
Long Island, NY
13,835
complaints
NYC, NY
10,188
complaints
Ohio
12 area codes, 616,218 total complaints
Columbus, OH
99,676
complaints
Cincinnati, OH
77,804
complaints
Cleveland, OH
70,969
complaints
Akron, OH
70,163
complaints
Northeast Ohio
60,536
complaints
Toledo, OH
57,713
complaints
Dayton, OH
56,249
complaints
Southeast OH
50,402
complaints
Akron, OH
24,578
complaints
Toledo, OH
18,031
complaints
Columbus, OH
15,816
complaints
Southeast Ohio
14,281
complaints
Illinois
13 area codes, 564,956 total complaints
Springfield, IL
73,309
complaints
Area Code 630
60,183
complaints
Area Code 708
58,456
complaints
Area Code 847
54,425
complaints
Area Code 773
54,095
complaints
Area Code 815
49,012
complaints
Area Code 618
48,197
complaints
Area Code 312
42,716
complaints
Area Code 224
40,905
complaints
Area Code 309
33,389
complaints
Chicago, IL
19,882
complaints
Area Code 331
17,855
complaints
Rockford, IL
12,532
complaints
Pennsylvania
11 area codes, 471,454 total complaints
Area Code 717
59,183
complaints
Area Code 610
56,993
complaints
Area Code 570
53,385
complaints
Area Code 267
52,548
complaints
Area Code 215
50,858
complaints
Area Code 412
45,210
complaints
Western PA
42,332
complaints
Area Code 484
40,841
complaints
Area Code 814
38,979
complaints
Lancaster, PA
19,578
complaints
Philadelphia, PA
11,547
complaints
Georgia
10 area codes, 461,196 total complaints
Atlanta, GA
77,997
complaints
Atlanta Suburbs, GA
69,234
complaints
Augusta, GA
64,795
complaints
Atlanta Metro, GA
59,616
complaints
Atlanta, GA
56,060
complaints
Savannah, GA
38,729
complaints
South Georgia
36,490
complaints
Macon, GA
28,270
complaints
Augusta, GA
19,434
complaints
Savannah, GA
10,571
complaints
North Carolina
9 area codes, 443,612 total complaints
New Jersey
9 area codes, 421,909 total complaints
Virginia
7 area codes, 397,033 total complaints
Michigan
11 area codes, 388,773 total complaints
Area Code 313
53,427
complaints
Area Code 248
49,832
complaints
Area Code 231
44,336
complaints
Area Code 734
41,118
complaints
Area Code 586
33,965
complaints
Area Code 616
33,929
complaints
Saginaw, MI
33,728
complaints
Area Code 517
30,711
complaints
Area Code 810
29,558
complaints
Area Code 269
27,393
complaints
Upper Peninsula, MI
10,776
complaints
Arizona
5 area codes, 339,239 total complaints
Tennessee
7 area codes, 278,551 total complaints
Washington
6 area codes, 270,379 total complaints
Maryland
5 area codes, 270,312 total complaints
Colorado
4 area codes, 248,866 total complaints
Massachusetts
9 area codes, 237,180 total complaints
Kentucky
5 area codes, 216,505 total complaints
Wisconsin
5 area codes, 214,374 total complaints
Indiana
7 area codes, 209,914 total complaints
Missouri
6 area codes, 199,248 total complaints
South Carolina
5 area codes, 181,679 total complaints
Minnesota
7 area codes, 177,688 total complaints
Alabama
5 area codes, 174,790 total complaints
Connecticut
4 area codes, 161,529 total complaints
Oklahoma
4 area codes, 153,419 total complaints
Nevada
3 area codes, 144,930 total complaints
Kansas
4 area codes, 140,723 total complaints
Oregon
4 area codes, 140,325 total complaints
Louisiana
5 area codes, 135,713 total complaints
Washington DC
2 area codes, 114,027 total complaints
Iowa
5 area codes, 109,849 total complaints
Arkansas
3 area codes, 105,790 total complaints
Utah
3 area codes, 100,235 total complaints
Mississippi
4 area codes, 91,581 total complaints
West Virginia
2 area codes, 81,185 total complaints
Nebraska
3 area codes, 80,692 total complaints
Delaware
1 area code, 67,477 total complaints
New Mexico
2 area codes, 67,379 total complaints
Idaho
1 area code, 60,166 total complaints
Maine
1 area code, 50,316 total complaints
New Hampshire
1 area code, 46,425 total complaints
Rhode Island
1 area code, 45,381 total complaints
Montana
1 area code, 33,905 total complaints
South Dakota
1 area code, 33,876 total complaints
Wyoming
1 area code, 29,288 total complaints
Vermont
1 area code, 29,182 total complaints
Hawaii
1 area code, 25,757 total complaints
North Dakota
1 area code, 23,933 total complaints
Alaska
1 area code, 5,833 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.