269 Area Code: Kalamazoo, Michigan
Area code 269 serves Kalamazoo, Battle Creek and Benton Harbor, Michigan in the Eastern time zone, in service since 2002. Consumers have filed 2,883 unwanted-call complaints against 2,281 different 269 numbers, 424 of them with the FTC in the last 30 days. Look up the exact number that called you below.
Area code 269 at a glance
- State
- Michigan
- Main cities
- Kalamazoo, Battle Creek, Benton Harbor, St. Joseph, Niles, Hastings + 70 more
- Counties
- Kalamazoo County, Berrien County, Calhoun County, Allegan County + 5 more
- Local time
- —Eastern
- In service since
- July 13, 2002
- Split from
- 616
- Local dialing
- 7 digits allowed
- Exchanges
- 76 rate centers, 545 prefixes
Sources: NANPA area code and central office code records (refreshed weekly); cities and counties matched from US Census Bureau and USGS place names.
Most-reported 269 numbers
Ranked by FTC Do Not Call complaints this month, then all-time FTC and FCC complaints. Only numbers with enough complaints for a full report page are listed. Click one for what it was reported for and where.
What calls from 269 numbers are about
1,328 FTC Do Not Call complaints about 269 numbers since Jul 24. The most common named subject is debt-relief pitches, at 20% of complaints (87% of those were recorded messages). Overall, 73% of callers who answered said the call was a robocall.
FTC complaint subjects
- Other / unspecified55742%
- Debt reduction27220%
- Impostor (government, business, family)15912%
- No subject given927%
- Dropped call / no message907%
- Warranties & protection plans453%
- Medical & prescriptions453%
FCC complaints by call type, last 2 years
- Live Voice5246%
- Prerecorded Voice4742%
- Text Message1412%
12% of recent FCC complaints about 269 numbers are about text messages, not calls.
When 269 spam calls come in
27% of complaints that give a call time describe calls between 11am and 2pm. 91% came Monday to Friday, most on Thursdays, the pattern of call-center robocall campaigns that run on business hours. Times are as consumers reported them to the FTC.
By hour of the day
By day of the week
Is it getting worse?
421 FTC complaints about 269 numbers in the last four weeks; leaving out the concentrated source below, complaints are down 3% on the four weeks before. FCC complaints about 269 numbers peaked in 2016 (262); the FTC's daily Do Not Call data has carried most of the volume since mid-2026.
Data note: 48 of the last four weeks' 269 complaints (11%) came from one place, Saint Joseph, MI (callers' own phones in area code 269), about 7× the state's per-resident rate. That pattern usually means one or a few very active filers, so trend figures here leave it out.
FTC complaints per week
FCC complaints per year
Years shown as '15 to '26; the current year is partial.
Who gets these calls
52% of the FTC complaints about 269 numbers came from people whose own phone number also starts with 269, and 61% from Michigan. Calls that look local to the person receiving them are the signature of neighbor spoofing: robocallers display a number from your own area code because you're more likely to answer.
These shares include Saint Joseph, MI, flagged under “Is it getting worse?” as an unusually concentrated source.
Where complainants live
- Michigan81261%
- California544%
- Florida524%
- Illinois484%
- Texas353%
What people with 269 numbers report
People whose own number starts with 269 filed 1,762 FTC complaints since Jul 24. 39% were about calls showing another 269 number. The most common named subject was debt-relief pitches.
Area codes on the calls they reported
- 269 (same code)69339%
- 833 (toll-free)875%
- 877 (toll-free)573%
- 888 (toll-free)493%
- 616473%
Likely campaigns using 269 numbers
Groups of numbers that drew the same FTC complaint in the same pattern over the last 60 days. The grouping is statistical and doesn't identify who is calling.
Busiest 269 prefixes this month
FTC complaints in the last 30 days, grouped by the first six digits. When one prefix collects complaints about many different numbers, a campaign is usually cycling through that block. The carrier is who NANPA assigned the prefix to, not who made the calls.
Carriers operating in 269
NANPA has assigned 545 269 prefixes (NPA-NXX central-office codes) across 76 rate centers: 38% to wireless carriers, 62% to landline and VoIP operators; 77% are pooled blocks shared by several carriers. 4 prefixes were assigned in the last 12 months (newest 2026-09-09). The carrier holding a prefix is who the number was issued through. It says nothing about who is calling, since caller ID is routinely spoofed.
| Carrier | Type | Prefixes | Rate centers | Newest assignment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ameritech (AT&T) | Incumbent landline (ILEC) | 95(17%) | 29 | 2013-07-05 |
| AT&T Mobility (New Cingular Wireless PCS) | Wireless | 76(14%) | 24 | 2026-09-09 |
| Omnipoint Communications Midwest Operations, LLC | Wireless | 61(11%) | 12 | 2024-04-04 |
| Verizon Wireless (Cellco Partnership) | Wireless | 43(8%) | 12 | 2024-02-28 |
| Frontier Communications | Incumbent landline (ILEC) | 42(8%) | 32 | 2001-12-18 |
| Onvoy (Sinch) | Competitive / VoIP (CLEC) | 34(6%) | 24 | 2023-07-14 |
| Interactive Services Network, INC. | Competitive / VoIP (CLEC) | 25(5%) | 21 | 2008-04-30 |
| Level 3 (Lumen) | Competitive / VoIP (CLEC) | 20(4%) | 19 | 2018-05-09 |
| Ton80 Communications, LLC | Competitive / VoIP (CLEC) | 15(3%) | 15 | 2022-03-07 |
| PAETEC (Windstream) | Competitive / VoIP (CLEC) | 12(2%) | 11 | 2012-06-07 |
| Comcast (Xfinity Voice) | Competitive / VoIP (CLEC) | 11(2%) | 11 | 2009-05-19 |
| Bandwidth.com | Competitive / VoIP (CLEC) | 9(2%) | 8 | 2022-08-19 |
Largest rate centers (exchanges) by prefixes: Kalamazoo (114), Battle Creek (79), Benton Harbor (34), St. Joseph (18), Niles (17), Hastings (14), Three Rivers (13), Sturgis (12), Allegan (11), South Haven (9). Source: NANPA Central Office Code Utilized Assignments (public, refreshed weekly).
What to do about calls from 269 numbers
Before you call back
- Debt reduction is the top named complaint here. Don't pay upfront fees for debt relief; the FTC's Telemarketing Sales Rule bans them. Talk to your lender or a nonprofit credit counselor instead. Read about debt-relief robocalls.
- Look up the full number above. A missed call from 269 with no voicemail is usually a robocall; anyone who needs you will leave a message.
- If it looks like a neighbor's number, it may be spoofed. See calls from your own area code.
- Block repeat callers: iPhone, Android, or your carrier's free filter (Verizon, AT&T, T-Mobile).
Report it in Michigan
- Unwanted sales calls and robocalls: donotcall.gov (FTC). Scams and fraud: ReportFraud.ftc.gov.
- Spoofing, texts and call-blocking problems: FCC consumer complaints.
- State complaints: Michigan Attorney General.
- Michigan formally adopted the FTC's National Do Not Call Registry as its own state list rather than running a separate one, so a single free registration at donotcall.gov covers you. State authorities can still enforce against telemarketers who ignore it, in addition to any federal penalty.
Your FTC and FCC reports are published (without your name or number) in the datasets this page is built from. How to report unwanted calls.
Area code 269: questions answered from the data
Where is area code 269?
Area code 269 serves Kalamazoo, Battle Creek and Benton Harbor, Michigan, covering Kalamazoo County, Berrien County and Calhoun County and 6 more counties. It has been in service since July 13, 2002. It was split from area code 616.
What time zone is area code 269 in?
Area code 269 is in the Eastern time zone (UTC−5, or UTC−4 during daylight saving time). The current local time is shown at the top of this page.
What are calls from 269 numbers usually about?
Since Jul 24, consumers filed 1,328 FTC Do Not Call complaints about 269 numbers. The most common named subject was debt-relief pitches: 20% of complaints, 87% of them recorded messages. Across all subjects, 73% of callers who answered the question said the call was a robocall.
When do 269 spam calls happen?
27% of the complaints that give a call time describe calls between 11am and 2pm, and 91% came on weekdays, most often on Thursday. Times are as consumers reported them.
Are calls from 269 numbers really local?
Not necessarily. 52% of the FTC complaints about 269 numbers came from people whose own phone number also starts with 269, and 61% from Michigan. Calls that look local to the person receiving them are the signature of neighbor spoofing: robocallers display a number from your own area code because you're more likely to answer.
Are 269 robocalls increasing?
In the four weeks to Oct 20, consumers filed 421 FTC complaints about 269 numbers. Leaving out one town that filed an unusual share of them, that is 3% fewer than the four weeks before.
How do I report a 269 scam call in Michigan?
Report unwanted sales calls and robocalls to the FTC at donotcall.gov, and scams to ReportFraud.ftc.gov. The FCC takes complaints at consumercomplaints.fcc.gov. In Michigan, the Michigan Attorney General also handles consumer complaints about scam calls. Reports feed the public data this page is built from.
Other Michigan area codes
Sources: FTC Do Not Call complaints (unverified consumer reports), published every weekday and available here from Jul 24; FCC Consumer Complaint Data, public record, imported nightly; NANPA numbering records. A number appearing here means consumers reported calls that displayed it. Caller ID can be spoofed.