409 Area Code — Scam Calls, Location & Who's Calling
Area code 409 serves Texas in the Central time zone, in service since 1982. The FCC has 1,345 unwanted-call complaints against 977 different 409 numbers on record. Look up the exact number that called you below.
Most-reported 409 numbers
Ranked by FCC unwanted-call complaints. Click a number for its full report.
- (409) 684-••••50 complaints · 2016-10-05
- (409) 737-••••29 complaints · 2016-01-01
- (409) 737-••••24 complaints · 2015-10-23
- (409) 202-••••19 complaints · 2017-06-30
- (409) 240-••••13 complaints · 2018-05-30
- (409) 316-••••13 complaints · 2016-05-10
- (409) 895-••••11 complaints · 2017-05-02
- (409) 422-••••10 complaints · 2017-05-03
- (409) 974-••••10 complaints · 2017-02-08
- (409) 224-••••9 complaints · 2017-12-26
- (409) 356-••••9 complaints · 2016-09-08
- (409) 209-••••9 complaints · 2015-12-07
- (409) 284-••••8 complaints · 2016-03-02
- (409) 200-••••7 complaints · 2017-04-13
- (409) 996-••••7 complaints · 2016-06-06
- (409) 684-••••7 complaints · 2016-05-11
- (409) 299-••••6 complaints · 2017-12-27
- (409) 316-••••6 complaints · 2017-06-22
- (409) 284-••••6 complaints · 2016-05-20
- (409) 316-••••5 complaints · 2017-06-23
- (409) 291-••••5 complaints · 2017-03-28
- (409) 299-••••5 complaints · 2016-05-11
- (409) 232-••••5 complaints · 2015-07-29
- (409) 379-••••5 complaints · 2015-07-02
- (409) 429-••••4 complaints · 2021-04-20
409 unwanted-call complaints, last 12 months
Monthly FCC complaint volume against 409 numbers. Spikes usually mark an active robocall campaign cycling through the code.
Carriers operating in 409
Carriers assigned to 409 prefixes that visitors have looked up so far — resolved from official NPA-NXX assignment records.
- SOUTHWESTERN BELLI · 13 prefixes
- LEVEL 3 COMMUNICATIONS, LLC - TXC · 4 prefixes
- METROPCS, INC.C · 3 prefixes
- NEW CINGULAR WIRELESS PCS, LLC - ILWireless · 3 prefixes
- TELEPORT COMMUNICATIONS AMERICA, LLC - TXC · 2 prefixes
- NUSO, LLCC · 1 prefix
- ONVOY, LLC - TXC · 1 prefix
- TWC IP ENABLED SERVICES, LLCC · 1 prefix
About area code 409
- Serves
- Texas
- Time zone
- Central
- In service since
- 1982-11-01
- Overlay
- No
Source: NANPA numbering records, refreshed weekly.
Spam calls from 409? What to know
Seeing repeated missed calls from 409 numbers you don't recognize is the classic signature of neighbor-spoofing robocall campaigns. The caller isn't necessarily in Texas — 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 409 FAQs
Where is area code 409?
Area code 409 serves Texas, in the Central time zone. It has been in service since 1982.
Why do I keep getting calls from 409 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 409 may not originate from Texas at all. Look up the full 10-digit number on this site to see its complaint history before calling back.
Are 409 numbers safe to call back?
Area codes themselves are neither safe nor unsafe — 409 contains millions of legitimate lines alongside any spoofed or spam numbers. The FCC has logged 1,345 unwanted-call complaints against 977 distinct 409 numbers in our current data window. Check the specific number's report page before returning a missed call.