https://numberingdata.com/ Analysis and data updates on North American phone numbering, from NANPA, CNA and FTC primary records. Complaint figures cover 28 Sep – 30 Oct 2026. en-US NumberingData – CC-BY-4.0 Sun, 01 Nov 2026 09:00:00 GMT https://numberingdata.com/reports/running-out-of-numbers https://numberingdata.com/reports/running-out-of-numbers Sun, 01 Nov 2026 09:00:00 GMT 169 codes are at or past 95% of capacity and 31 have nothing left at all – but only 3 of them have relief planning open https://numberingdata.com/reports/who-holds-the-numbers https://numberingdata.com/reports/who-holds-the-numbers Sun, 01 Nov 2026 09:00:00 GMT All 198,747 assigned US number blocks, counted by holder: the three national carriers hold 52.1% of the stock, but their share of new assignments dropped to 27.5% in 2019 and has climbed back to 55.1% since https://numberingdata.com/reports/thousands-block-pooling https://numberingdata.com/reports/thousands-block-pooling Sun, 01 Nov 2026 09:00:00 GMT 142,720 of 198,747 assigned blocks – 71.8% – are shared between carriers in 1,000-number lots instead of being held whole https://numberingdata.com/reports/canada-and-the-us https://numberingdata.com/reports/canada-and-the-us Sun, 01 Nov 2026 09:00:00 GMT Same country codes, same dialing, but a Canadian area code holds 800 blocks against 786 in the US – and 5.5% of complaint caller IDs are Canadian codes https://numberingdata.com/reports/rate-centers https://numberingdata.com/reports/rate-centers Sun, 01 Nov 2026 09:00:00 GMT 24,301 rate centers hold the 198,747 assigned US blocks – and 8.8% of those blocks sit in metro zones whose names are not places at all https://numberingdata.com/reports/most-complained-about-area-codes https://numberingdata.com/reports/most-complained-about-area-codes Sun, 01 Nov 2026 09:00:00 GMT What 282,276 FTC complaints say about which area codes spammers imitate – and why the big-city codes are not at the top https://numberingdata.com/reports/area-codes-that-do-not-exist https://numberingdata.com/reports/area-codes-that-do-not-exist Sun, 01 Nov 2026 09:00:00 GMT Sixteen of the area codes appearing in FTC complaint caller IDs have never been assigned to anyone – including 555, the code reserved for fiction https://numberingdata.com/area-code/201 https://numberingdata.com/area-code/201 Sun, 01 Nov 2026 09:00:00 GMT 201 is one of the original area codes, in service across New Jersey since 1947. All but a handful of its 786 number blocks are allocated (779 of 786), so it is effectively exhausted. Verizon is the largest holder with 52.1% of blocks, ahead of AT&T at 14.8%. It shares its geography with overlay codes 551, so local calls take all ten digits. 884 FTC complaints named a 201 caller ID in the 33 days t https://numberingdata.com/area-code/202 https://numberingdata.com/area-code/202 Sun, 01 Nov 2026 09:00:00 GMT 202 is one of the original area codes, in service across District of Columbia since 1947. All but a handful of its 786 number blocks are allocated (784 of 786), so it is effectively exhausted. Verizon is the largest holder with 57.1% of blocks, ahead of AT&T at 8.7%. It shares its geography with overlay codes 771, so local calls take all ten digits. It is also among the most imitated codes in spam https://numberingdata.com/area-code/203 https://numberingdata.com/area-code/203 Sun, 01 Nov 2026 09:00:00 GMT 203 is one of the original area codes, in service across Connecticut since 1947. All but a handful of its 786 number blocks are allocated (784 of 786), so it is effectively exhausted. AT&T is the largest holder with 55.5% of blocks, ahead of Verizon at 14.9%. It shares its geography with overlay codes 475, so local calls take all ten digits. FTC complaints naming a 203 caller ID totalled 537 in th https://numberingdata.com/area-code/204 https://numberingdata.com/area-code/204 Sun, 01 Nov 2026 09:00:00 GMT 204 is one of the original area codes, in service across Manitoba since 1947. 781 of its 800 number blocks are allocated – about 98% full. Other CLEC / VoIP holds 72.5% of those blocks, which is unusually concentrated for a US area code. It shares its geography with overlay codes 431, 584, so local calls take all ten digits. Spam complaints are comparatively rare: 357 in the 33 days to 30 October https://numberingdata.com/area-code/205 https://numberingdata.com/area-code/205 Sun, 01 Nov 2026 09:00:00 GMT 205 is one of the original area codes, in service across Alabama since 1947. All but a handful of its 786 number blocks are allocated (785 of 786), so it is effectively exhausted. AT&T is the largest holder with 44.1% of blocks, ahead of Other CLEC / VoIP at 12.6%. It shares its geography with overlay codes 659, so local calls take all ten digits. 901 FTC complaints named a 205 caller ID in the 33 https://numberingdata.com/area-code/206 https://numberingdata.com/area-code/206 Sun, 01 Nov 2026 09:00:00 GMT 206 is one of the original area codes, in service across Washington since 1947. 752 of its 786 number blocks are allocated – about 96% full. Lumen / CenturyLink is the largest holder with 37.9% of blocks, ahead of T-Mobile at 12.6%. It shares its geography with overlay codes 564, so local calls take all ten digits. 812 FTC complaints named a 206 caller ID in the 33 days to 30 October 2026, putting https://numberingdata.com/area-code/207 https://numberingdata.com/area-code/207 Sun, 01 Nov 2026 09:00:00 GMT 207 is one of the original area codes, in service across Maine since 1947. 742 of its 786 number blocks are allocated – about 94% full. Consolidated is the largest holder with 40.4% of blocks, ahead of Other CLEC / VoIP at 24.5%. FTC complaints naming a 207 caller ID totalled 511 in the 33 days to 30 October 2026 (207th of 422 ranked codes). Numbers are spread across 249 rate centers, which is typ https://numberingdata.com/area-code/208 https://numberingdata.com/area-code/208 Sun, 01 Nov 2026 09:00:00 GMT 208 is one of the original area codes, in service across Idaho since 1947. All but a handful of its 786 number blocks are allocated (785 of 786), so it is effectively exhausted. No carrier dominates: Lumen / CenturyLink 30.1%, Other CLEC / VoIP 27.1%, Verizon 16.9%. It shares its geography with overlay codes 986, so local calls take all ten digits. It is also among the most imitated codes in spam https://numberingdata.com/area-code/209 https://numberingdata.com/area-code/209 Sun, 01 Nov 2026 09:00:00 GMT 209 has served California since 1958, split from 415. All but a handful of its 786 number blocks are allocated (784 of 786), so it is effectively exhausted. AT&T is the largest holder with 40.9% of blocks, ahead of Other CLEC / VoIP at 11.2%. It shares its geography with overlay codes 350, so local calls take all ten digits. 933 FTC complaints named a 209 caller ID in the 33 days to 30 October 202 https://numberingdata.com/area-code/210 https://numberingdata.com/area-code/210 Sun, 01 Nov 2026 09:00:00 GMT 210 has served Texas since 1992, split from 512. All but a handful of its 786 number blocks are allocated (784 of 786), so it is effectively exhausted. AT&T is the largest holder with 54.8% of blocks, ahead of T-Mobile at 12.0%. It shares its geography with overlay codes 726, so local calls take all ten digits. 760 FTC complaints named a 210 caller ID in the 33 days to 30 October 2026, putting it https://numberingdata.com/area-code/212 https://numberingdata.com/area-code/212 Sun, 01 Nov 2026 09:00:00 GMT 212 is one of the original area codes, in service across New York since 1947. All but a handful of its 786 number blocks are allocated (784 of 786), so it is effectively exhausted. Verizon holds 86.9% of those blocks, which is unusually concentrated for a US area code. It shares its geography with overlay codes 332, 646, 917, so local calls take all ten digits. Spam complaints are comparatively ra https://numberingdata.com/area-code/213 https://numberingdata.com/area-code/213 Sun, 01 Nov 2026 09:00:00 GMT 213 is one of the original area codes, in service across California since 1947. All but a handful of its 786 number blocks are allocated (786 of 786), so it is effectively exhausted. No carrier dominates: AT&T 28.4%, Other CLEC / VoIP 18.1%, T-Mobile 15.3%. It shares its geography with overlay codes 323, 738, so local calls take all ten digits. 925 FTC complaints named a 213 caller ID in the 33 da https://numberingdata.com/area-code/214 https://numberingdata.com/area-code/214 Sun, 01 Nov 2026 09:00:00 GMT 214 is one of the original area codes, in service across Texas since 1947. All but a handful of its 786 number blocks are allocated (785 of 786), so it is effectively exhausted. AT&T is the largest holder with 52.1% of blocks, ahead of Verizon at 10.4%. It shares its geography with overlay codes 469, 945, 972, so local calls take all ten digits. 795 FTC complaints named a 214 caller ID in the 33 d https://numberingdata.com/area-code/215 https://numberingdata.com/area-code/215 Sun, 01 Nov 2026 09:00:00 GMT 215 is one of the original area codes, in service across Pennsylvania since 1947. All but a handful of its 786 number blocks are allocated (783 of 786), so it is effectively exhausted. Verizon holds 67.0% of those blocks, which is unusually concentrated for a US area code. It shares its geography with overlay codes 267, 445, so local calls take all ten digits. 838 FTC complaints named a 215 caller https://numberingdata.com/area-code/216 https://numberingdata.com/area-code/216 Sun, 01 Nov 2026 09:00:00 GMT 216 is one of the original area codes, in service across Ohio since 1947. 613 of its 786 number blocks are allocated (78%). AT&T is the largest holder with 44.0% of blocks, ahead of Verizon at 18.4%. 848 FTC complaints named a 216 caller ID in the 33 days to 30 October 2026, putting it 80th of 422 codes with five or more complaints. https://numberingdata.com/area-code/217 https://numberingdata.com/area-code/217 Sun, 01 Nov 2026 09:00:00 GMT 217 is one of the original area codes, in service across Illinois since 1947. All but a handful of its 786 number blocks are allocated (786 of 786), so it is effectively exhausted. No carrier dominates: AT&T 27.9%, Frontier 24.0%, Other CLEC / VoIP 15.5%. It shares its geography with overlay codes 447, so local calls take all ten digits. It is also among the most imitated codes in spam calls: 2,56 https://numberingdata.com/area-code/218 https://numberingdata.com/area-code/218 Sun, 01 Nov 2026 09:00:00 GMT 218 is one of the original area codes, in service across Minnesota since 1947. 708 of its 786 number blocks are allocated – about 90% full. Other CLEC / VoIP is the largest holder with 43.1% of blocks, ahead of Lumen / CenturyLink at 17.5%. Spam complaints are comparatively rare: 275 in the 33 days to 30 October 2026, 315th of the 422 codes with five or more complaints. Numbers are spread across 2 https://numberingdata.com/area-code/219 https://numberingdata.com/area-code/219 Sun, 01 Nov 2026 09:00:00 GMT 219 has served Indiana since 1948. 495 of its 786 number blocks are allocated (63%). No carrier dominates: AT&T 30.3%, Other CLEC / VoIP 14.7%, Onvoy / Inteliquent 10.1%. FTC complaints naming a 219 caller ID totalled 495 in the 33 days to 30 October 2026 (213th of 422 ranked codes). https://numberingdata.com/area-code/220 https://numberingdata.com/area-code/220 Sun, 01 Nov 2026 09:00:00 GMT 220 has served Ohio since 2015, split from 740. It is still largely empty: 142 of 786 number blocks allocated. Other CLEC / VoIP is the largest holder with 43.7% of blocks, ahead of AT&T at 19.7%. It shares its geography with overlay codes 740, so local calls take all ten digits. Spam complaints are comparatively rare: 305 in the 33 days to 30 October 2026, 298th of the 422 codes with five or more https://numberingdata.com/area-code/223 https://numberingdata.com/area-code/223 Sun, 01 Nov 2026 09:00:00 GMT 223 has served Pennsylvania since 2017, split from 717. 252 of its 786 number blocks are allocated (32%). No carrier dominates: Onvoy / Inteliquent 30.6%, Other CLEC / VoIP 28.2%, T-Mobile 10.7%. It shares its geography with overlay codes 717, so local calls take all ten digits. Spam complaints are comparatively rare: 249 in the 33 days to 30 October 2026, 322nd of the 422 codes with five or more https://numberingdata.com/area-code/224 https://numberingdata.com/area-code/224 Sun, 01 Nov 2026 09:00:00 GMT 224 has served Illinois since 2002, split from 847. 595 of its 786 number blocks are allocated (76%). No carrier dominates: AT&T 25.5%, T-Mobile 23.2%, Verizon 15.5%. It shares its geography with overlay codes 847, so local calls take all ten digits. 667 FTC complaints named a 224 caller ID in the 33 days to 30 October 2026, putting it 149th of 422 codes with five or more complaints. https://numberingdata.com/area-code/225 https://numberingdata.com/area-code/225 Sun, 01 Nov 2026 09:00:00 GMT 225 has served Louisiana since 1998, split from 504. 501 of its 786 number blocks are allocated (64%). AT&T is the largest holder with 46.1% of blocks, ahead of Other CLEC / VoIP at 15.8%. 842 FTC complaints named a 225 caller ID in the 33 days to 30 October 2026, putting it 85th of 422 codes with five or more complaints. https://numberingdata.com/area-code/226 https://numberingdata.com/area-code/226 Sun, 01 Nov 2026 09:00:00 GMT 226 has served Ontario since 2006, split from 519. 778 of its 800 number blocks are allocated – about 97% full. No carrier dominates: Other CLEC / VoIP 31.6%. It shares its geography with overlay codes 382, 519, 548, so local calls take all ten digits. Spam complaints are comparatively rare: 315 in the 33 days to 30 October 2026, 292nd of the 422 codes with five or more complaints. Most of its num https://numberingdata.com/area-code/227 https://numberingdata.com/area-code/227 Sun, 01 Nov 2026 09:00:00 GMT 227 has served Maryland since 2023, split from 301. It is still largely empty: 142 of 786 number blocks allocated. No carrier dominates: AT&T 30.3%, Onvoy / Inteliquent 27.5%, T-Mobile 14.8%. It shares its geography with overlay codes 240, 301, so local calls take all ten digits. Spam complaints are comparatively rare: 70 in the 33 days to 30 October 2026, 382nd of the 422 codes with five or more https://numberingdata.com/area-code/228 https://numberingdata.com/area-code/228 Sun, 01 Nov 2026 09:00:00 GMT 228 has served Mississippi since 1997, split from 601. 275 of its 786 number blocks are allocated (35%). AT&T is the largest holder with 36.4% of blocks, ahead of Other CLEC / VoIP at 34.2%. FTC complaints naming a 228 caller ID totalled 410 in the 33 days to 30 October 2026 (244th of 422 ranked codes). https://numberingdata.com/area-code/229 https://numberingdata.com/area-code/229 Sun, 01 Nov 2026 09:00:00 GMT 229 has served Georgia since 2000, split from 912. 685 of its 786 number blocks are allocated (87%). No carrier dominates: AT&T 32.7%, Other CLEC / VoIP 20.7%, Windstream 13.3%. FTC complaints naming a 229 caller ID totalled 472 in the 33 days to 30 October 2026 (218th of 422 ranked codes). https://numberingdata.com/area-code/231 https://numberingdata.com/area-code/231 Sun, 01 Nov 2026 09:00:00 GMT 231 has served Michigan since 1999, split from 616. 572 of its 786 number blocks are allocated (73%). No carrier dominates: AT&T 26.9%, Other CLEC / VoIP 24.5%, Frontier 9.1%. 978 FTC complaints named a 231 caller ID in the 33 days to 30 October 2026, putting it 42nd of 422 codes with five or more complaints. https://numberingdata.com/area-code/234 https://numberingdata.com/area-code/234 Sun, 01 Nov 2026 09:00:00 GMT 234 has served Ohio since 2000, split from 330. 398 of its 786 number blocks are allocated (51%). No carrier dominates: Other CLEC / VoIP 34.9%, AT&T 14.1%, Verizon 13.3%. It shares its geography with overlay codes 330, so local calls take all ten digits. FTC complaints naming a 234 caller ID totalled 423 in the 33 days to 30 October 2026 (237th of 422 ranked codes). https://numberingdata.com/area-code/235 https://numberingdata.com/area-code/235 Sun, 01 Nov 2026 09:00:00 GMT 235 has served Missouri since 2024, split from 573. It is still largely empty: 41 of 786 number blocks allocated. AT&T is the largest holder with 39.0% of blocks, ahead of Onvoy / Inteliquent at 24.4%. It shares its geography with overlay codes 573, so local calls take all ten digits. Spam complaints are comparatively rare: 33 in the 33 days to 30 October 2026, 393rd of the 422 codes with five or https://numberingdata.com/area-code/236 https://numberingdata.com/area-code/236 Sun, 01 Nov 2026 09:00:00 GMT 236 has served British Columbia since 2013, split from 604. 746 of its 800 number blocks are allocated – about 93% full. No carrier dominates: Other CLEC / VoIP 32.7%. It shares its geography with overlay codes 250, 257, 604, 672, 778, so local calls take all ten digits. FTC complaints naming a 236 caller ID totalled 532 in the 33 days to 30 October 2026 (200th of 422 ranked codes). Most of its nu