323 area codes ranked by FTC complaint volume. 14,924,944 total complaints analyzed.Updated Jul 19, 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.
257,686
FTC complaints
74,108 numbers, 3.5 per number avg
223,364
FTC complaints
69,030 numbers, 3.2 per number avg
220,081
FTC complaints
70,294 numbers, 3.1 per number avg
216,686
FTC complaints
60,307 numbers, 3.6 per number avg
201,988
FTC complaints
60,540 numbers, 3.3 per number avg
177,172
FTC complaints
54,775 numbers, 3.2 per number avg
136,000
FTC complaints
35,195 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, 1,542,838 total complaints
Stockton, CA
83,703
complaints
Los Angeles, CA
67,353
complaints
San Fernando Valley, CA
66,929
complaints
West LA, CA
65,128
complaints
Irvine, CA
63,274
complaints
Inland Empire, CA
62,781
complaints
Ventura, CA
59,928
complaints
North Bay, CA
58,931
complaints
Los Angeles, CA
56,869
complaints
San Diego, CA
56,270
complaints
North San Diego, CA
55,859
complaints
Orange County, CA
55,101
complaints
Sacramento, CA
54,509
complaints
Oakland, CA
54,470
complaints
Northern CA
52,298
complaints
Pasadena, CA
52,287
complaints
San Francisco, CA
50,288
complaints
East Bay, CA
49,741
complaints
Fresno, CA
49,340
complaints
Riverside, CA
49,273
complaints
San Jose, CA
48,841
complaints
Long Beach, CA
48,606
complaints
San Mateo, CA
44,668
complaints
Bakersfield, CA
42,599
complaints
West LA, CA
39,895
complaints
San Diego, CA
33,695
complaints
San Fernando Valley, CA
22,578
complaints
Anaheim, CA
21,426
complaints
Monterey, CA
19,890
complaints
Oceanside, CA
17,342
complaints
San Francisco, CA
15,245
complaints
San Jose, CA
13,347
complaints
Sacramento, CA
10,374
complaints
Texas
27 area codes, 1,107,360 total complaints
Dallas/Fort Worth, TX
82,596
complaints
Fort Worth, TX
79,366
complaints
Austin, TX
76,100
complaints
Houston, TX
71,174
complaints
San Antonio, TX
70,898
complaints
Dallas Suburbs, TX
70,622
complaints
Waco/Killeen, TX
63,883
complaints
Dallas, TX
63,836
complaints
Houston, TX
56,304
complaints
Houston, TX
48,918
complaints
East Texas
44,690
complaints
Houston, TX
40,811
complaints
Lubbock, TX
31,068
complaints
Central TX
30,942
complaints
Abilene, TX
29,135
complaints
El Paso, TX
25,887
complaints
Fort Worth, TX
25,352
complaints
Corpus Christi, TX
25,004
complaints
Austin, TX
24,144
complaints
Denton, TX
23,015
complaints
College Station, TX
22,493
complaints
Southeast TX
22,333
complaints
Huntsville, TX
20,620
complaints
South Texas
20,521
complaints
Midland, TX
15,131
complaints
Tyler, TX
14,774
complaints
Beaumont, TX
7,743
complaints
Florida
18 area codes, 987,332 total complaints
Tampa, FL
81,055
complaints
Orlando, FL
78,434
complaints
West Palm Beach, FL
72,113
complaints
Jacksonville, FL
69,753
complaints
Space Coast, FL
66,765
complaints
St. Petersburg, FL
66,166
complaints
Fort Myers, FL
63,605
complaints
Gainesville, FL
62,418
complaints
Miami, FL
56,874
complaints
Fort Lauderdale, FL
56,176
complaints
Sarasota, FL
56,030
complaints
Tallahassee, FL
53,794
complaints
Miami, FL
44,263
complaints
Lakeland, FL
41,947
complaints
Daytona Beach, FL
41,477
complaints
Treasure Coast, FL
33,139
complaints
Fort Lauderdale, FL
26,285
complaints
Orlando, FL
17,038
complaints
New York
20 area codes, 934,733 total complaints
Syracuse, NY
107,157
complaints
Albany, NY
89,414
complaints
Long Island, NY
78,949
complaints
Long Island, NY
65,838
complaints
Buffalo, NY
63,956
complaints
Hudson Valley, NY
54,656
complaints
Brooklyn/Queens, NY
51,736
complaints
Rochester, NY
51,283
complaints
NYC, NY
46,416
complaints
Binghamton, NY
46,384
complaints
NYC, NY
42,457
complaints
Westchester, NY
42,056
complaints
NYC, NY
41,895
complaints
Manhattan, NY
38,779
complaints
Manhattan, NY
26,097
complaints
Syracuse, NY
24,722
complaints
Albany, NY
20,323
complaints
NYC, NY
18,514
complaints
Long Island, NY
13,875
complaints
NYC, NY
10,226
complaints
Ohio
12 area codes, 618,571 total complaints
Columbus, OH
100,010
complaints
Cincinnati, OH
78,079
complaints
Cleveland, OH
71,222
complaints
Akron, OH
70,367
complaints
Northeast Ohio
60,918
complaints
Toledo, OH
57,859
complaints
Dayton, OH
56,461
complaints
Southeast OH
50,667
complaints
Akron, OH
24,634
complaints
Toledo, OH
18,117
complaints
Columbus, OH
15,868
complaints
Southeast Ohio
14,369
complaints
Illinois
13 area codes, 568,164 total complaints
Springfield, IL
73,893
complaints
Area Code 630
60,442
complaints
Area Code 708
58,886
complaints
Area Code 847
54,610
complaints
Area Code 773
54,287
complaints
Area Code 815
49,466
complaints
Area Code 618
48,439
complaints
Area Code 312
42,882
complaints
Area Code 224
41,079
complaints
Area Code 309
33,576
complaints
Chicago, IL
20,059
complaints
Area Code 331
17,949
complaints
Rockford, IL
12,596
complaints
Pennsylvania
11 area codes, 474,354 total complaints
Area Code 717
59,441
complaints
Area Code 610
57,470
complaints
Area Code 570
53,706
complaints
Area Code 267
52,974
complaints
Area Code 215
51,060
complaints
Area Code 412
45,477
complaints
Western PA
42,578
complaints
Area Code 484
41,155
complaints
Area Code 814
39,207
complaints
Lancaster, PA
19,664
complaints
Philadelphia, PA
11,622
complaints
Georgia
10 area codes, 464,604 total complaints
Atlanta, GA
78,670
complaints
Atlanta Suburbs, GA
69,609
complaints
Augusta, GA
65,200
complaints
Atlanta Metro, GA
59,874
complaints
Atlanta, GA
56,436
complaints
Savannah, GA
39,311
complaints
South Georgia
36,751
complaints
Macon, GA
28,400
complaints
Augusta, GA
19,648
complaints
Savannah, GA
10,705
complaints
North Carolina
9 area codes, 446,063 total complaints
New Jersey
9 area codes, 424,693 total complaints
Virginia
7 area codes, 400,390 total complaints
Michigan
11 area codes, 391,167 total complaints
Area Code 313
53,714
complaints
Area Code 248
50,035
complaints
Area Code 231
44,591
complaints
Area Code 734
41,456
complaints
Area Code 616
34,124
complaints
Area Code 586
34,071
complaints
Saginaw, MI
33,971
complaints
Area Code 517
30,875
complaints
Area Code 810
29,912
complaints
Area Code 269
27,611
complaints
Upper Peninsula, MI
10,807
complaints
Arizona
5 area codes, 341,807 total complaints
Tennessee
7 area codes, 280,255 total complaints
Washington
6 area codes, 272,071 total complaints
Maryland
5 area codes, 271,588 total complaints
Colorado
4 area codes, 250,638 total complaints
Massachusetts
9 area codes, 239,175 total complaints
Kentucky
5 area codes, 218,858 total complaints
Wisconsin
5 area codes, 215,471 total complaints
Indiana
7 area codes, 211,298 total complaints
Missouri
6 area codes, 200,928 total complaints
South Carolina
5 area codes, 182,589 total complaints
Minnesota
7 area codes, 178,716 total complaints
Alabama
5 area codes, 176,112 total complaints
Connecticut
4 area codes, 162,558 total complaints
Oklahoma
4 area codes, 154,436 total complaints
Nevada
3 area codes, 145,817 total complaints
Kansas
4 area codes, 141,647 total complaints
Oregon
4 area codes, 141,101 total complaints
Louisiana
5 area codes, 136,648 total complaints
Washington DC
2 area codes, 114,990 total complaints
Iowa
5 area codes, 110,625 total complaints
Arkansas
3 area codes, 106,461 total complaints
Utah
3 area codes, 100,710 total complaints
Mississippi
4 area codes, 92,020 total complaints
West Virginia
2 area codes, 82,457 total complaints
Nebraska
3 area codes, 81,103 total complaints
Delaware
1 area code, 67,986 total complaints
New Mexico
2 area codes, 67,667 total complaints
Idaho
1 area code, 60,593 total complaints
Maine
1 area code, 50,508 total complaints
New Hampshire
1 area code, 46,532 total complaints
Rhode Island
1 area code, 45,711 total complaints
Montana
1 area code, 34,024 total complaints
South Dakota
1 area code, 33,995 total complaints
Wyoming
1 area code, 29,479 total complaints
Vermont
1 area code, 29,266 total complaints
Hawaii
1 area code, 25,857 total complaints
North Dakota
1 area code, 24,148 total complaints
Alaska
1 area code, 5,853 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.