Most Spoofed Area Codes in the U.S.
323 area codes ranked by FTC complaint volume. 14,438,828 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.
246,436
FTC complaints
69,084 numbers, 3.6 per number avg
201,035
FTC complaints
53,096 numbers, 3.8 per number avg
200,690
FTC complaints
60,625 numbers, 3.3 per number avg
200,486
FTC complaints
55,244 numbers, 3.6 per number avg
187,153
FTC complaints
54,113 numbers, 3.5 per number avg
160,045
FTC complaints
45,504 numbers, 3.5 per number avg
134,150
FTC complaints
34,621 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, 1,507,675 total complaints
Stockton, CA
82,646
complaints
Los Angeles, CA
65,887
complaints
San Fernando Valley, CA
65,568
complaints
West LA, CA
64,279
complaints
Irvine, CA
61,843
complaints
Inland Empire, CA
61,191
complaints
Ventura, CA
58,100
complaints
North Bay, CA
57,266
complaints
Los Angeles, CA
55,859
complaints
San Diego, CA
54,978
complaints
North San Diego, CA
54,202
complaints
Orange County, CA
53,892
complaints
Sacramento, CA
53,243
complaints
Oakland, CA
53,030
complaints
Northern CA
51,333
complaints
Pasadena, CA
51,127
complaints
San Francisco, CA
49,253
complaints
East Bay, CA
48,280
complaints
Fresno, CA
48,274
complaints
Riverside, CA
48,092
complaints
San Jose, CA
47,841
complaints
Long Beach, CA
47,447
complaints
San Mateo, CA
43,704
complaints
Bakersfield, CA
41,500
complaints
West LA, CA
38,951
complaints
San Diego, CA
32,474
complaints
San Fernando Valley, CA
22,059
complaints
Anaheim, CA
21,015
complaints
Monterey, CA
19,388
complaints
Oceanside, CA
17,057
complaints
San Francisco, CA
14,893
complaints
San Jose, CA
13,061
complaints
Sacramento, CA
9,942
complaints
Texas
27 area codes, 1,079,345 total complaints
Dallas/Fort Worth, TX
80,709
complaints
Fort Worth, TX
77,321
complaints
Austin, TX
74,501
complaints
Houston, TX
69,606
complaints
San Antonio, TX
69,362
complaints
Dallas Suburbs, TX
68,941
complaints
Waco/Killeen, TX
63,181
complaints
Dallas, TX
62,402
complaints
Houston, TX
54,828
complaints
Houston, TX
47,679
complaints
East Texas
42,259
complaints
Houston, TX
39,985
complaints
Lubbock, TX
30,176
complaints
Central TX
29,386
complaints
Abilene, TX
28,557
complaints
El Paso, TX
25,325
complaints
Fort Worth, TX
24,766
complaints
Corpus Christi, TX
23,976
complaints
Austin, TX
23,616
complaints
Denton, TX
22,371
complaints
College Station, TX
22,121
complaints
Southeast TX
21,819
complaints
Huntsville, TX
20,233
complaints
South Texas
19,882
complaints
Midland, TX
14,842
complaints
Tyler, TX
14,091
complaints
Beaumont, TX
7,410
complaints
Florida
18 area codes, 952,438 total complaints
Tampa, FL
77,781
complaints
Orlando, FL
76,227
complaints
West Palm Beach, FL
70,284
complaints
Jacksonville, FL
67,601
complaints
St. Petersburg, FL
64,774
complaints
Fort Myers, FL
62,195
complaints
Space Coast, FL
61,785
complaints
Gainesville, FL
61,017
complaints
Miami, FL
55,404
complaints
Fort Lauderdale, FL
54,049
complaints
Sarasota, FL
53,192
complaints
Tallahassee, FL
52,612
complaints
Miami, FL
42,673
complaints
Daytona Beach, FL
40,237
complaints
Lakeland, FL
38,900
complaints
Treasure Coast, FL
31,383
complaints
Fort Lauderdale, FL
25,708
complaints
Orlando, FL
16,616
complaints
New York
20 area codes, 912,991 total complaints
Syracuse, NY
105,915
complaints
Albany, NY
85,447
complaints
Long Island, NY
77,703
complaints
Long Island, NY
62,864
complaints
Buffalo, NY
62,320
complaints
Hudson Valley, NY
52,930
complaints
Brooklyn/Queens, NY
51,260
complaints
Rochester, NY
50,774
complaints
NYC, NY
45,567
complaints
Binghamton, NY
45,394
complaints
NYC, NY
41,698
complaints
Westchester, NY
40,945
complaints
NYC, NY
40,838
complaints
Manhattan, NY
37,660
complaints
Manhattan, NY
25,702
complaints
Syracuse, NY
24,118
complaints
Albany, NY
19,941
complaints
NYC, NY
18,129
complaints
Long Island, NY
13,727
complaints
NYC, NY
10,059
complaints
Ohio
12 area codes, 607,902 total complaints
Columbus, OH
98,351
complaints
Cincinnati, OH
76,974
complaints
Cleveland, OH
70,026
complaints
Akron, OH
69,493
complaints
Northeast Ohio
59,432
complaints
Toledo, OH
57,213
complaints
Dayton, OH
55,648
complaints
Southeast OH
49,287
complaints
Akron, OH
24,341
complaints
Toledo, OH
17,741
complaints
Columbus, OH
15,572
complaints
Southeast Ohio
13,824
complaints
Illinois
13 area codes, 550,076 total complaints
Springfield, IL
69,912
complaints
Area Code 630
58,868
complaints
Area Code 708
57,155
complaints
Area Code 847
53,620
complaints
Area Code 773
53,162
complaints
Area Code 815
47,514
complaints
Area Code 618
47,320
complaints
Area Code 312
42,015
complaints
Area Code 224
39,943
complaints
Area Code 309
31,461
complaints
Chicago, IL
19,117
complaints
Area Code 331
17,596
complaints
Rockford, IL
12,393
complaints
Pennsylvania
11 area codes, 460,995 total complaints
Area Code 717
58,242
complaints
Area Code 610
55,325
complaints
Area Code 570
52,308
complaints
Area Code 267
50,831
complaints
Area Code 215
50,101
complaints
Area Code 412
44,488
complaints
Western PA
41,499
complaints
Area Code 484
39,338
complaints
Area Code 814
38,119
complaints
Lancaster, PA
19,346
complaints
Philadelphia, PA
11,398
complaints
Georgia
10 area codes, 450,252 total complaints
Atlanta, GA
75,782
complaints
Atlanta Suburbs, GA
68,121
complaints
Augusta, GA
63,432
complaints
Atlanta Metro, GA
58,622
complaints
Atlanta, GA
54,961
complaints
Savannah, GA
36,844
complaints
South Georgia
35,923
complaints
Macon, GA
27,820
complaints
Augusta, GA
18,678
complaints
Savannah, GA
10,069
complaints
North Carolina
9 area codes, 433,179 total complaints
New Jersey
9 area codes, 411,471 total complaints
Virginia
7 area codes, 385,095 total complaints
Michigan
11 area codes, 379,975 total complaints
Area Code 313
52,538
complaints
Area Code 248
49,052
complaints
Area Code 231
42,999
complaints
Area Code 734
39,964
complaints
Area Code 586
33,563
complaints
Area Code 616
33,271
complaints
Saginaw, MI
32,757
complaints
Area Code 517
29,971
complaints
Area Code 810
28,454
complaints
Area Code 269
26,781
complaints
Upper Peninsula, MI
10,625
complaints
Arizona
5 area codes, 332,304 total complaints
Tennessee
7 area codes, 273,008 total complaints
Maryland
5 area codes, 265,921 total complaints
Washington
6 area codes, 264,408 total complaints
Colorado
4 area codes, 241,816 total complaints
Massachusetts
9 area codes, 229,328 total complaints
Wisconsin
5 area codes, 209,796 total complaints
Kentucky
5 area codes, 207,446 total complaints
Indiana
7 area codes, 206,462 total complaints
Missouri
6 area codes, 192,925 total complaints
South Carolina
5 area codes, 178,594 total complaints
Minnesota
7 area codes, 174,652 total complaints
Alabama
5 area codes, 169,366 total complaints
Connecticut
4 area codes, 158,598 total complaints
Oklahoma
4 area codes, 149,704 total complaints
Nevada
3 area codes, 141,790 total complaints
Oregon
4 area codes, 137,835 total complaints
Kansas
4 area codes, 137,109 total complaints
Louisiana
5 area codes, 132,073 total complaints
Washington DC
2 area codes, 111,429 total complaints
Iowa
5 area codes, 107,283 total complaints
Arkansas
3 area codes, 103,911 total complaints
Utah
3 area codes, 98,502 total complaints
Mississippi
4 area codes, 89,921 total complaints
Nebraska
3 area codes, 79,658 total complaints
West Virginia
2 area codes, 75,226 total complaints
New Mexico
2 area codes, 66,341 total complaints
Delaware
1 area code, 65,403 total complaints
Idaho
1 area code, 58,921 total complaints
Maine
1 area code, 49,562 total complaints
New Hampshire
1 area code, 45,639 total complaints
Rhode Island
1 area code, 44,364 total complaints
South Dakota
1 area code, 33,291 total complaints
Montana
1 area code, 33,172 total complaints
Vermont
1 area code, 28,925 total complaints
Wyoming
1 area code, 28,338 total complaints
Hawaii
1 area code, 25,418 total complaints
North Dakota
1 area code, 23,258 total complaints
Alaska
1 area code, 5,742 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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