Most Spoofed Area Codes in the U.S.
322 area codes ranked by FTC complaint volume. 8,045,567 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.
134,439
FTC complaints
36,827 numbers, 3.7 per number avg
127,729
FTC complaints
28,990 numbers, 4.4 per number avg
118,092
FTC complaints
27,868 numbers, 4.2 per number avg
117,550
FTC complaints
30,526 numbers, 3.9 per number avg
116,676
FTC complaints
28,429 numbers, 4.1 per number avg
102,147
FTC complaints
25,039 numbers, 4.1 per number avg
64,005
FTC complaints
12,371 numbers, 5.2 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, 750,805 total complaints
Stockton, CA
47,519
complaints
Los Angeles, CA
37,246
complaints
Irvine, CA
32,490
complaints
West LA, CA
29,787
complaints
San Fernando Valley, CA
29,014
complaints
Inland Empire, CA
28,950
complaints
North Bay, CA
27,804
complaints
Ventura, CA
27,519
complaints
Sacramento, CA
26,440
complaints
Northern CA
26,210
complaints
East Bay, CA
26,062
complaints
Los Angeles, CA
25,931
complaints
North San Diego, CA
25,443
complaints
Pasadena, CA
25,208
complaints
Oakland, CA
25,044
complaints
Riverside, CA
24,851
complaints
Long Beach, CA
24,584
complaints
Orange County, CA
24,292
complaints
San Francisco, CA
23,869
complaints
San Diego, CA
23,206
complaints
Fresno, CA
22,563
complaints
Bakersfield, CA
22,461
complaints
San Jose, CA
21,631
complaints
San Mateo, CA
20,515
complaints
West LA, CA
20,388
complaints
San Diego, CA
17,003
complaints
San Fernando Valley, CA
12,197
complaints
Anaheim, CA
11,967
complaints
Monterey, CA
9,849
complaints
Oceanside, CA
9,378
complaints
San Francisco, CA
7,855
complaints
San Jose, CA
6,874
complaints
Sacramento, CA
6,655
complaints
Texas
27 area codes, 596,430 total complaints
Dallas/Fort Worth, TX
44,512
complaints
Austin, TX
43,536
complaints
Fort Worth, TX
40,548
complaints
San Antonio, TX
36,714
complaints
Dallas Suburbs, TX
36,587
complaints
Waco/Killeen, TX
35,654
complaints
Dallas, TX
35,037
complaints
Houston, TX
33,541
complaints
Houston, TX
30,845
complaints
Houston, TX
24,977
complaints
Houston, TX
22,953
complaints
East Texas
22,702
complaints
Abilene, TX
17,524
complaints
Lubbock, TX
16,557
complaints
Central TX
15,687
complaints
Fort Worth, TX
15,195
complaints
El Paso, TX
13,719
complaints
Austin, TX
13,703
complaints
Denton, TX
13,065
complaints
College Station, TX
12,930
complaints
Corpus Christi, TX
12,829
complaints
Huntsville, TX
11,639
complaints
Southeast TX
11,574
complaints
South Texas
10,533
complaints
Tyler, TX
8,948
complaints
Midland, TX
8,901
complaints
Beaumont, TX
6,020
complaints
New York
20 area codes, 557,514 total complaints
Syracuse, NY
65,807
complaints
Albany, NY
56,275
complaints
Long Island, NY
45,485
complaints
Buffalo, NY
36,318
complaints
Long Island, NY
34,363
complaints
Rochester, NY
33,784
complaints
Hudson Valley, NY
32,025
complaints
Binghamton, NY
31,906
complaints
NYC, NY
25,376
complaints
Brooklyn/Queens, NY
24,588
complaints
NYC, NY
24,265
complaints
NYC, NY
24,047
complaints
Manhattan, NY
22,558
complaints
Westchester, NY
21,655
complaints
Syracuse, NY
21,098
complaints
Albany, NY
15,897
complaints
Manhattan, NY
11,415
complaints
Long Island, NY
10,809
complaints
NYC, NY
10,489
complaints
NYC, NY
9,354
complaints
Florida
18 area codes, 526,520 total complaints
Orlando, FL
40,303
complaints
Fort Myers, FL
39,965
complaints
West Palm Beach, FL
38,484
complaints
Tampa, FL
38,478
complaints
St. Petersburg, FL
36,397
complaints
Jacksonville, FL
35,605
complaints
Space Coast, FL
34,257
complaints
Gainesville, FL
32,519
complaints
Sarasota, FL
31,524
complaints
Fort Lauderdale, FL
29,534
complaints
Miami, FL
29,422
complaints
Tallahassee, FL
27,244
complaints
Miami, FL
24,757
complaints
Lakeland, FL
22,254
complaints
Daytona Beach, FL
21,584
complaints
Treasure Coast, FL
17,859
complaints
Fort Lauderdale, FL
15,109
complaints
Orlando, FL
11,225
complaints
Ohio
12 area codes, 357,546 total complaints
Columbus, OH
56,999
complaints
Cleveland, OH
44,852
complaints
Cincinnati, OH
44,677
complaints
Akron, OH
39,760
complaints
Toledo, OH
35,277
complaints
Northeast Ohio
35,244
complaints
Dayton, OH
29,826
complaints
Southeast OH
25,311
complaints
Akron, OH
15,617
complaints
Toledo, OH
10,452
complaints
Columbus, OH
10,039
complaints
Southeast Ohio
9,492
complaints
Illinois
13 area codes, 313,253 total complaints
Springfield, IL
38,914
complaints
Area Code 630
33,489
complaints
Area Code 773
32,631
complaints
Area Code 708
32,378
complaints
Area Code 847
30,243
complaints
Area Code 618
26,146
complaints
Area Code 815
25,880
complaints
Area Code 312
25,392
complaints
Area Code 224
21,927
complaints
Area Code 309
15,811
complaints
Chicago, IL
11,325
complaints
Area Code 331
10,660
complaints
Rockford, IL
8,457
complaints
Georgia
10 area codes, 260,706 total complaints
Atlanta Suburbs, GA
41,130
complaints
Atlanta, GA
39,591
complaints
Augusta, GA
37,248
complaints
Atlanta Metro, GA
33,749
complaints
Atlanta, GA
32,888
complaints
South Georgia
20,435
complaints
Savannah, GA
20,168
complaints
Macon, GA
15,254
complaints
Augusta, GA
11,086
complaints
Savannah, GA
9,157
complaints
North Carolina
9 area codes, 254,263 total complaints
Pennsylvania
11 area codes, 252,946 total complaints
Area Code 717
32,937
complaints
Area Code 570
29,267
complaints
Area Code 610
27,970
complaints
Area Code 215
27,591
complaints
Area Code 267
25,877
complaints
Area Code 412
23,649
complaints
Area Code 484
21,967
complaints
Western PA
21,117
complaints
Area Code 814
20,729
complaints
Lancaster, PA
12,771
complaints
Philadelphia, PA
9,071
complaints
New Jersey
9 area codes, 218,138 total complaints
Michigan
11 area codes, 216,349 total complaints
Area Code 248
27,636
complaints
Area Code 231
27,450
complaints
Area Code 313
25,660
complaints
Area Code 734
22,148
complaints
Area Code 586
20,202
complaints
Saginaw, MI
18,447
complaints
Area Code 616
17,948
complaints
Area Code 517
17,617
complaints
Area Code 269
16,312
complaints
Area Code 810
16,273
complaints
Upper Peninsula, MI
6,656
complaints
Virginia
7 area codes, 210,179 total complaints
Arizona
5 area codes, 171,525 total complaints
Tennessee
7 area codes, 156,327 total complaints
Washington
6 area codes, 142,513 total complaints
Maryland
5 area codes, 142,309 total complaints
Massachusetts
9 area codes, 127,519 total complaints
Indiana
7 area codes, 125,670 total complaints
Colorado
4 area codes, 124,854 total complaints
Kentucky
5 area codes, 119,001 total complaints
Missouri
6 area codes, 118,723 total complaints
Wisconsin
5 area codes, 112,544 total complaints
South Carolina
5 area codes, 105,572 total complaints
Minnesota
7 area codes, 92,810 total complaints
Alabama
5 area codes, 91,374 total complaints
Connecticut
4 area codes, 90,609 total complaints
Oklahoma
4 area codes, 90,569 total complaints
Louisiana
5 area codes, 80,925 total complaints
Kansas
4 area codes, 76,863 total complaints
Nevada
3 area codes, 76,458 total complaints
Oregon
4 area codes, 66,691 total complaints
Arkansas
3 area codes, 62,166 total complaints
Washington DC
2 area codes, 57,492 total complaints
Iowa
5 area codes, 53,994 total complaints
Mississippi
4 area codes, 52,766 total complaints
Utah
3 area codes, 52,656 total complaints
West Virginia
2 area codes, 44,991 total complaints
Nebraska
3 area codes, 44,494 total complaints
Delaware
1 area code, 37,888 total complaints
New Mexico
2 area codes, 36,204 total complaints
New Hampshire
1 area code, 28,654 total complaints
Rhode Island
1 area code, 25,604 total complaints
Idaho
1 area code, 25,311 total complaints
Maine
1 area code, 24,932 total complaints
Montana
1 area code, 17,814 total complaints
South Dakota
1 area code, 17,779 total complaints
Vermont
1 area code, 15,705 total complaints
Wyoming
1 area code, 13,790 total complaints
North Dakota
1 area code, 12,829 total complaints
Hawaii
1 area code, 12,355 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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