500 Area Code — Scam Calls, Location & Who's Calling
Area code 500 is a non-geographic code, not tied to any state, in service since 1994. The FCC has 17 unwanted-call complaints against 7 different 500 numbers on record. Look up the exact number that called you below.
Most-reported 500 numbers
Ranked by FCC unwanted-call complaints. Click a number for its full report.
About area code 500
- Serves
- No fixed location (non-geographic)
- Time zone
- Eastern
- In service since
- 1994-05-19
- Overlay
- No
Source: NANPA numbering records, refreshed weekly.
Spam calls from 500? What to know
Seeing repeated missed calls from 500 numbers you don't recognize is the classic signature of neighbor-spoofing robocall campaigns. The caller isn't necessarily anywhere near you — 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 500 FAQs
Where is area code 500?
Area code 500 is not tied to a location. It is a non-geographic code reachable from anywhere in the North American Numbering Plan, so the digits say nothing about where the caller is. It has been in service since 1994.
Why do I keep getting calls from 500 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 500 tells you nothing about where the caller is. Look up the full 10-digit number on this site to see its complaint history before calling back.
Are 500 numbers safe to call back?
Area codes themselves are neither safe nor unsafe — 500 contains millions of legitimate lines alongside any spoofed or spam numbers. The FCC has logged 17 unwanted-call complaints against 7 distinct 500 numbers in our current data window. Check the specific number's report page before returning a missed call.