260 Area Code — Scam Calls, Location & Who's Calling
Area code 260 serves Indiana in the Eastern time zone, in service since 2002. The FCC has 1,360 unwanted-call complaints against 1,036 different 260 numbers on record. Look up the exact number that called you below.
Most-reported 260 numbers
Ranked by FCC unwanted-call complaints. Click a number for its full report.
- (260) 228-••••66 complaints · 2015-03-28
- (260) 919-••••20 complaints · 2016-08-04
- (260) 808-••••17 complaints · 2017-08-25
- (260) 483-••••15 complaints · 2018-04-24
- (260) 352-••••15 complaints · 2017-02-23
- (260) 585-••••9 complaints · 2016-07-25
- (260) 201-••••8 complaints · 2017-04-21
- (260) 243-••••8 complaints · 2016-09-13
- (260) 517-••••8 complaints · 2016-08-11
- (260) 905-••••8 complaints · 2016-07-05
- (260) 222-••••8 complaints · 2015-08-21
- (260) 740-••••7 complaints · 2016-06-08
- (260) 579-••••6 complaints · 2019-07-31
- (260) 553-••••6 complaints · 2018-05-16
- (260) 263-••••5 complaints · 2019-04-30
- (260) 202-••••5 complaints · 2018-07-26
- (260) 204-••••5 complaints · 2017-04-25
- (260) 676-••••5 complaints · 2017-02-26
- (260) 585-••••5 complaints · 2016-06-08
- (260) 239-••••5 complaints · 2016-04-14
- (260) 408-••••5 complaints · 2015-07-02
- (260) 408-••••5 complaints · 2015-05-12
- (260) 250-••••4 complaints · 2020-07-10
- (260) 799-••••4 complaints · 2018-09-14
- (260) 909-••••4 complaints · 2018-08-13
260 unwanted-call complaints, last 12 months
Monthly FCC complaint volume against 260 numbers. Spikes usually mark an active robocall campaign cycling through the code.
Carriers operating in 260
Carriers assigned to 260 prefixes that visitors have looked up so far — resolved from official NPA-NXX assignment records.
- FRONTIER NORTH, INC.. - INI · 6 prefixes
- OMNIPOINT COMMUNICATIONS MIDWEST OPERATIONS, LLCWireless · 5 prefixes
- CELLCO PARTNERSHIP DBA VERIZON WIRELESS - INWireless · 3 prefixes
- NEW CINGULAR WIRELESS PCS, LLC - ILWireless · 3 prefixes
- METROPCS, INC.C · 3 prefixes
- BRIGHTSPEED OF INDIANA, LLCI · 2 prefixes
- COMMUNICATIONS VENTURE CORP DBA INDIGITAL TELECOMC · 2 prefixes
- LEVEL 3 COMMUNICATIONS, LLC - INC · 2 prefixes
About area code 260
- Serves
- Indiana
- Time zone
- Eastern
- In service since
- 2002-01-15
- Overlay
- No
Source: NANPA numbering records, refreshed weekly.
Spam calls from 260? What to know
Seeing repeated missed calls from 260 numbers you don't recognize is the classic signature of neighbor-spoofing robocall campaigns. The caller isn't necessarily in Indiana — 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 260 FAQs
Where is area code 260?
Area code 260 serves Indiana, in the Eastern time zone. It has been in service since 2002.
Why do I keep getting calls from 260 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 260 may not originate from Indiana at all. Look up the full 10-digit number on this site to see its complaint history before calling back.
Are 260 numbers safe to call back?
Area codes themselves are neither safe nor unsafe — 260 contains millions of legitimate lines alongside any spoofed or spam numbers. The FCC has logged 1,360 unwanted-call complaints against 1,036 distinct 260 numbers in our current data window. Check the specific number's report page before returning a missed call.