202 Area Code — Scam Calls, Location & Who's Calling
Area code 202 serves Washington, DC in the Eastern time zone, in service since 1947. The FCC has 17,512 unwanted-call complaints against 10,652 different 202 numbers on record. Look up the exact number that called you below.
Most-reported 202 numbers
Ranked by FCC unwanted-call complaints. Click a number for its full report.
- (202) 521-••••71 complaints · 2015-11-30
- (202) 864-••••49 complaints · 2016-10-22
- (202) 202-••••43 complaints · 2018-01-15
- (202) 860-••••42 complaints · 2018-05-15
- (202) 706-••••41 complaints · 2016-04-22
- (202) 618-••••40 complaints · 2018-07-29
- (202) 864-••••40 complaints · 2015-08-28
- (202) 836-••••39 complaints · 2019-05-30
- (202) 333-••••39 complaints · 2015-11-17
- (202) 740-••••39 complaints · 2015-09-09
- (202) 461-••••39 complaints · 2015-04-16
- (202) 000-••••37 complaints · 2016-04-27
- (202) 838-••••37 complaints · 2016-04-22
- (202) 750-••••36 complaints · 2017-04-17
- (202) 540-••••35 complaints · 2020-08-18
- (202) 000-••••35 complaints · 2016-01-12
- (202) 864-••••34 complaints · 2015-11-06
- (202) 539-••••32 complaints · 2024-07-07
- (202) 319-••••30 complaints · 2016-05-19
- (202) 957-••••29 complaints · 2017-12-07
- (202) 335-••••28 complaints · 2018-06-09
- (202) 653-••••28 complaints · 2016-02-01
- (202) 559-••••28 complaints · 2015-07-06
- (202) 470-••••28 complaints · 2015-05-22
- (202) 657-••••27 complaints · 2016-07-19
202 unwanted-call complaints, last 12 months
Monthly FCC complaint volume against 202 numbers. Spikes usually mark an active robocall campaign cycling through the code.
Carriers operating in 202
Carriers assigned to 202 prefixes that visitors have looked up so far — resolved from official NPA-NXX assignment records.
- VERIZON WASHINGTON DC, INC.I · 73 prefixes
- CELLCO PARTNERSHIP DBA VERIZON WIRELESS - DCWireless · 41 prefixes
- OMNIPOINT COMMUNICATIONS CAP OPERATIONS, LLCWireless · 34 prefixes
- BANDWIDTH.COM CLEC, LLC - DCC · 25 prefixes
- NEW CINGULAR WIRELESS PCS, LLC - DCWireless · 23 prefixes
- MCIMETRO ACCESS TRANSMISSION SERVICES LLCC · 23 prefixes
- ONVOY, LLC - DCC · 23 prefixes
- METROPCS, INC.C · 19 prefixes
About area code 202
- Serves
- Washington, DC
- Time zone
- Eastern
- In service since
- 1947-01-01
- Overlay
- Yes — 10-digit dialing
Source: NANPA numbering records, refreshed weekly.
Spam calls from 202? What to know
Seeing repeated missed calls from 202 numbers you don't recognize is the classic signature of neighbor-spoofing robocall campaigns. The caller isn't necessarily in Washington, DC — spoofing software displays whatever digits the campaign chooses. Never call unknown numbers back; look them up first, and report unwanted calls to the FCC to build the public record.
Area code 202 FAQs
Where is area code 202?
Area code 202 serves Washington, DC, in the Eastern time zone. It is part of an overlay complex, so multiple area codes serve the same territory and 10-digit dialing is required. It has been in service since 1947.
Why do I keep getting calls from 202 numbers?
Robocallers use "neighbor spoofing" — displaying a number with a local area code to make you more likely to answer. A call showing area code 202 may not originate from Washington, DC at all. Look up the full 10-digit number on this site to see its complaint history before calling back.
Are 202 numbers safe to call back?
Area codes themselves are neither safe nor unsafe — 202 contains millions of legitimate lines alongside any spoofed or spam numbers. The FCC has logged 17,512 unwanted-call complaints against 10,652 distinct 202 numbers in our current data window. Check the specific number's report page before returning a missed call.