479 Area Code — Scam Calls, Location & Who's Calling
Area code 479 serves Arkansas in the Central time zone, in service since 2002. The FCC has 1,341 unwanted-call complaints against 1,180 different 479 numbers on record. Look up the exact number that called you below.
Most-reported 479 numbers
Ranked by FCC unwanted-call complaints. Click a number for its full report.
- (479) 422-••••26 complaints · 2017-09-16
- (479) 651-••••24 complaints · 2016-01-28
- (479) 437-••••10 complaints · 2015-11-03
- (479) 717-••••7 complaints · 2019-11-25
- (479) 437-••••7 complaints · 2015-10-30
- (479) 437-••••6 complaints · 2021-01-21
- (479) 221-••••5 complaints · 2019-09-12
- (479) 242-••••5 complaints · 2017-11-17
- (479) 319-••••4 complaints · 2019-08-19
- (479) 469-••••4 complaints · 2019-02-20
- (479) 439-••••4 complaints · 2018-09-19
- (479) 289-••••4 complaints · 2018-07-30
- (479) 394-••••4 complaints · 2018-06-23
- (479) 431-••••4 complaints · 2018-02-09
- (479) 777-••••4 complaints · 2017-06-07
- (479) 665-••••4 complaints · 2016-09-29
- (479) 555-••••4 complaints · 2016-09-27
- (479) 378-••••3 complaints · 2026-07-03
- (479) 467-••••3 complaints · 2023-06-19
- (479) 579-••••3 complaints · 2023-05-07
- (479) 363-••••3 complaints · 2022-04-30
- (479) 235-••••3 complaints · 2017-07-18
- (479) 439-••••3 complaints · 2017-05-23
- (479) 263-••••3 complaints · 2016-08-09
- (479) 616-••••3 complaints · 2015-10-06
479 unwanted-call complaints, last 12 months
Monthly FCC complaint volume against 479 numbers. Spikes usually mark an active robocall campaign cycling through the code.
Carriers operating in 479
Carriers assigned to 479 prefixes that visitors have looked up so far — resolved from official NPA-NXX assignment records.
- ONVOY, LLC - ARC · 5 prefixes
- SOUTHWESTERN BELLI · 5 prefixes
- CELLCO PARTNERSHIP DBA VERIZON WIRELESS - ARWireless · 3 prefixes
- LEVEL 3 COMMUNICATIONS, LLC - ARC · 3 prefixes
- NEW CINGULAR WIRELESS PCS, LLC - ILWireless · 2 prefixes
- VANTAGE TELECOM, LLC DBA NEWROADS TELECOM - ARC · 1 prefix
- MADISON COUNTY TEL. CO., INC.I · 1 prefix
- MCIMETRO ACCESS TRANSMISSION SERVICES LLC - ARC · 1 prefix
About area code 479
- Serves
- Arkansas
- Time zone
- Central
- In service since
- 2002-01-19
- Overlay
- No
Source: NANPA numbering records, refreshed weekly.
Spam calls from 479? What to know
Seeing repeated missed calls from 479 numbers you don't recognize is the classic signature of neighbor-spoofing robocall campaigns. The caller isn't necessarily in Arkansas — 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 479 FAQs
Where is area code 479?
Area code 479 serves Arkansas, in the Central time zone. It has been in service since 2002.
Why do I keep getting calls from 479 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 479 may not originate from Arkansas at all. Look up the full 10-digit number on this site to see its complaint history before calling back.
Are 479 numbers safe to call back?
Area codes themselves are neither safe nor unsafe — 479 contains millions of legitimate lines alongside any spoofed or spam numbers. The FCC has logged 1,341 unwanted-call complaints against 1,180 distinct 479 numbers in our current data window. Check the specific number's report page before returning a missed call.