216 Area Code — OH
Area code 216 serves OH in the Eastern time zone, in service since 1947. The FCC has 152 unwanted-call complaints against 132 different 216 numbers on record. Look up the exact number that called you below.
Most-reported 216 numbers
Ranked by FCC unwanted-call complaints. Click a number for its full report.
216 unwanted-call complaints, last 12 months
Monthly FCC complaint volume against 216 numbers. Spikes usually mark an active robocall campaign cycling through the code.
Carriers operating in 216
Carriers assigned to 216 prefixes that visitors have looked up so far — resolved from official NPA-NXX assignment records.
- BANDWIDTH.COM CLEC, LLC - OHC · 1 prefix
About area code 216
- Serves
- OH
- Time zone
- Eastern
- In service since
- 1947-01-01
- Overlay
- No
Source: NANPA numbering records, refreshed weekly.
Spam calls from 216? What to know
Seeing repeated missed calls from 216 numbers you don't recognize is the classic signature of neighbor-spoofing robocall campaigns. The caller isn't necessarily in OH — 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 216 FAQs
Where is area code 216?
Area code 216 serves OH, in the Eastern time zone. It has been in service since 1947.
Why do I keep getting calls from 216 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 216 may not originate from OH at all. Look up the full 10-digit number on this site to see its complaint history before calling back.
Are 216 numbers safe to call back?
Area codes themselves are neither safe nor unsafe — 216 contains millions of legitimate lines alongside any spoofed or spam numbers. The FCC has logged 152 unwanted-call complaints against 132 distinct 216 numbers in our current data window. Check the specific number's report page before returning a missed call.