480 Area Code: Phoenix, Arizona
Area code 480 serves Phoenix, Arizona in the Mountain time zone, in service since 1999. Consumers have filed 8,921 unwanted-call complaints against 6,979 different 480 numbers, 949 of them with the FTC in the last 30 days. Look up the exact number that called you below.
Area code 480 at a glance
- State
- Arizona
- Main cities
- Phoenix
- County
- Maricopa County
- Local time
- —Mountain (no daylight saving)
- In service since
- March 1, 1999
- Overlay of
- 602
- Overlay code
- 623 (1999)
- Local dialing
- 10 digits (area code + number)
- Exchanges
- 1 rate center, 784 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 480 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.
- (480) 653-8188Impostor (government, business, family)5 this month2026-10-15
- (480) 900-8644Dropped call / no message2 this month2026-10-10
- (480) 551-270021 reports2026-06-17
- (480) 234-1024Debt reduction13 reports2026-08-12
- (480) 418-0506Debt reduction10 reports2026-09-09
- (480) 388-66170 reports
- (480) 797-66440 reports
What calls from 480 numbers are about
2,981 FTC Do Not Call complaints about 480 numbers since Jul 24. The most common named subject is impostor calls (people pretending to be a government agency, a business or family), at 15% of complaints (72% of those were recorded messages). Overall, 68% of callers who answered said the call was a robocall.
FTC complaint subjects
- Other / unspecified1,17739%
- Impostor (government, business, family)45315%
- Medical & prescriptions41314%
- Dropped call / no message28710%
- Debt reduction2318%
- No subject given1866%
- Home improvement & cleaning682%
FCC complaints by call type, last 2 years
- Live Voice26846%
- Prerecorded Voice19433%
- Text Message12021%
21% of recent FCC complaints about 480 numbers are about text messages, not calls.
When 480 spam calls come in
34% of complaints that give a call time describe calls between 9am and 12pm. 95% came Monday to Friday, most on Tuesdays, 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?
927 FTC complaints about 480 numbers in the last four weeks, down 14% on the four weeks before. FCC complaints about 480 numbers peaked in 2017 (835); the FTC's daily Do Not Call data has carried most of the volume since mid-2026.
FTC complaints per week
FCC complaints per year
Years shown as '15 to '26; the current year is partial.
Who gets these calls
70% of the FTC complaints about 480 numbers came from people whose own phone number also starts with 480, and 82% from Arizona. 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.
Where complainants live
- Arizona2,44982%
- California712%
- Florida371%
- Texas341%
- Illinois341%
What people with 480 numbers report
People whose own number starts with 480 filed 5,278 FTC complaints since Jul 24. 40% were about calls showing another 480 number. The most common named subject was debt-relief pitches.
Area codes on the calls they reported
- 480 (same code)2,08640%
- 833 (toll-free)2475%
- 877 (toll-free)2224%
- 855 (toll-free)2084%
- 5201803%
Likely campaigns using 480 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 480 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.
| Prefix | Complaints | Numbers | Carrier | Exchange |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (480) 846-xxxx | 25 | 25 | Onvoy (Sinch) | Phoenix |
| (480) 542-xxxx | 21 | 19 | Onvoy (Sinch) | Phoenix |
| (480) 480-xxxx | 21 | 17 | Onvoy (Sinch) | Phoenix |
| (480) 885-xxxxcampaign | 17 | 17 | Onvoy (Sinch) | Phoenix |
| (480) 716-xxxx | 13 | 10 | Nuso, LLC | Phoenix |
Carriers operating in 480
NANPA has assigned 784 480 prefixes (NPA-NXX central-office codes) across 1 rate center: 35% to wireless carriers, 64% to landline and VoIP operators; 68% are pooled blocks shared by several carriers. 3 prefixes were assigned in the last 12 months (newest 2026-10-16). 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Qwest (CenturyLink / Lumen) | Incumbent landline (ILEC) | 234(30%) | 1 | 2022-06-29 |
| Verizon Wireless (Cellco Partnership) | Wireless | 125(16%) | 1 | 2024-10-17 |
| AT&T Mobility (New Cingular Wireless PCS) | Wireless | 79(10%) | 1 | 2024-10-09 |
| T-Mobile USA | Wireless | 61(8%) | 1 | 2023-05-19 |
| MCImetro (Verizon Business) | Competitive / VoIP (CLEC) | 46(6%) | 1 | 2022-03-25 |
| Onvoy (Sinch) | Competitive / VoIP (CLEC) | 40(5%) | 1 | 2023-08-04 |
| Teleport Communications America, LLC | Competitive / VoIP (CLEC) | 34(4%) | 1 | 2026-09-14 |
| Level 3 (Lumen) | Competitive / VoIP (CLEC) | 30(4%) | 1 | 2022-04-22 |
| Comcast (Xfinity Voice) | Competitive / VoIP (CLEC) | 26(3%) | 1 | 2021-03-31 |
| Bandwidth.com | Competitive / VoIP (CLEC) | 24(3%) | 1 | 2022-12-15 |
| Electric Lightwave LLC dba Allstream | Competitive / VoIP (CLEC) | 16(2%) | 1 | 2008-08-20 |
| Level 3 (Lumen) | Competitive / VoIP (CLEC) | 11(1%) | 1 | 2013-03-28 |
Source: NANPA Central Office Code Utilized Assignments (public, refreshed weekly).
What to do about calls from 480 numbers
Before you call back
- Impostor (government, business, family) is the top named complaint here. Hang up and call the agency, bank or relative back on a number you already know. Government agencies don't demand payment by gift card, wire transfer or crypto. Read about Social Security impostor calls and fake bank fraud calls.
- Look up the full number above. A missed call from 480 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 Arizona
- 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: Arizona Attorney General.
- Arizona 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 480: questions answered from the data
Where is area code 480?
Area code 480 serves Phoenix, Arizona, covering Maricopa County. It has been in service since March 1, 1999.
What time zone is area code 480 in?
Area code 480 is in the Mountain time zone (UTC−7 all year, since Arizona does not observe daylight saving time). The current local time is shown at the top of this page.
Which area codes overlay 480?
623 (in service 1999) serves the same area as 480. New numbers there can be issued with any of these codes, and local calls need all 10 digits. A spoofed call can display any of them.
What are calls from 480 numbers usually about?
Since Jul 24, consumers filed 2,981 FTC Do Not Call complaints about 480 numbers. The most common named subject was impostor calls (people pretending to be a government agency, a business or family): 15% of complaints, 72% of them recorded messages. Across all subjects, 68% of callers who answered the question said the call was a robocall.
When do 480 spam calls happen?
34% of the complaints that give a call time describe calls between 9am and 12pm, and 95% came on weekdays, most often on Tuesday. Times are as consumers reported them.
Are calls from 480 numbers really local?
Not necessarily. 70% of the FTC complaints about 480 numbers came from people whose own phone number also starts with 480, and 82% from Arizona. 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 480 robocalls increasing?
In the four weeks to Oct 20, consumers filed 927 FTC complaints about 480 numbers, 14% fewer than the four weeks before.
How do I report a 480 scam call in Arizona?
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 Arizona, the Arizona Attorney General also handles consumer complaints about scam calls. Reports feed the public data this page is built from.
Overlay and nearby 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.