417 Area Code — Scam Calls, Location & Who's Calling
Area code 417 serves Missouri in the Central time zone, in service since 1950. The FCC has 1,723 unwanted-call complaints against 1,357 different 417 numbers on record. Look up the exact number that called you below.
Most-reported 417 numbers
Ranked by FCC unwanted-call complaints. Click a number for its full report.
- (417) 204-••••28 complaints · 2015-05-18
- (417) 720-••••24 complaints · 2018-03-10
- (417) 855-••••16 complaints · 2016-07-08
- (417) 942-••••14 complaints · 2015-04-25
- (417) 678-••••13 complaints · 2016-04-04
- (417) 204-••••13 complaints · 2016-01-22
- (417) 323-••••11 complaints · 2015-03-04
- (417) 942-••••9 complaints · 2015-10-06
- (417) 720-••••8 complaints · 2020-12-02
- (417) 833-••••8 complaints · 2015-12-02
- (417) 215-••••7 complaints · 2022-03-04
- (417) 865-••••7 complaints · 2015-12-07
- (417) 212-••••6 complaints · 2022-03-30
- (417) 215-••••6 complaints · 2022-03-04
- (417) 727-••••6 complaints · 2018-01-10
- (417) 396-••••6 complaints · 2015-12-04
- (417) 215-••••5 complaints · 2022-03-04
- (417) 215-••••5 complaints · 2022-03-03
- (417) 212-••••5 complaints · 2017-10-30
- (417) 894-••••5 complaints · 2016-10-20
- (417) 852-••••5 complaints · 2015-12-11
- (417) 987-••••5 complaints · 2015-11-07
- (417) 218-••••4 complaints · 2022-03-31
- (417) 212-••••4 complaints · 2022-03-29
- (417) 215-••••4 complaints · 2022-03-11
417 unwanted-call complaints, last 12 months
Monthly FCC complaint volume against 417 numbers. Spikes usually mark an active robocall campaign cycling through the code.
Carriers operating in 417
Carriers assigned to 417 prefixes that visitors have looked up so far — resolved from official NPA-NXX assignment records.
- AERIAL COMMUNICATIONS, INC.Wireless · 6 prefixes
- SOUTHWESTERN BELLI · 5 prefixes
- LEVEL 3 COMMUNICATIONS, LLC - MOC · 4 prefixes
- BRIGHTSPEED OF EAST MISSOURI, LLCI · 4 prefixes
- BRIGHTSPEED OF MISSOURI, LLCI · 4 prefixes
- ONVOY, LLC - MOC · 3 prefixes
- MCIMETRO ACCESS TRANSMISSION SERVICES LLC - MOC · 2 prefixes
- NEW CINGULAR WIRELESS PCS, LLC - ILWireless · 2 prefixes
About area code 417
- Serves
- Missouri
- Time zone
- Central
- In service since
- 1950-01-01
- Overlay
- No
Source: NANPA numbering records, refreshed weekly.
Spam calls from 417? What to know
Seeing repeated missed calls from 417 numbers you don't recognize is the classic signature of neighbor-spoofing robocall campaigns. The caller isn't necessarily in Missouri — 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 417 FAQs
Where is area code 417?
Area code 417 serves Missouri, in the Central time zone. It has been in service since 1950.
Why do I keep getting calls from 417 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 417 may not originate from Missouri at all. Look up the full 10-digit number on this site to see its complaint history before calling back.
Are 417 numbers safe to call back?
Area codes themselves are neither safe nor unsafe — 417 contains millions of legitimate lines alongside any spoofed or spam numbers. The FCC has logged 1,723 unwanted-call complaints against 1,357 distinct 417 numbers in our current data window. Check the specific number's report page before returning a missed call.