509 Area Code: Spokane, Washington
Area code 509 serves Spokane, Yakima and Kennewick, Washington in the Pacific time zone, in service since 1957. Consumers have filed 5,660 unwanted-call complaints against 4,382 different 509 numbers, 292 of them with the FTC in the last 30 days. Look up the exact number that called you below.
Area code 509 at a glance
- State
- Washington
- Main cities
- Spokane, Yakima, Kennewick, Wenatchee, Pasco, Walla Walla + 111 more
- Counties
- Spokane County, Yakima County, Benton County, Grant County + 18 more
- Local time
- —Pacific
- In service since
- 1957
- Local dialing
- 10 digits (area code + number)
- Exchanges
- 119 rate centers, 763 prefixes
- Relief planning
- Under way: NANPA is planning a new code for this area
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 509 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.
What calls from 509 numbers are about
1,130 FTC Do Not Call complaints about 509 numbers since Jul 24. The most common named subject is impostor calls (people pretending to be a government agency, a business or family), at 14% of complaints (52% of those were recorded messages). Overall, 63% of callers who answered said the call was a robocall.
FTC complaint subjects
- Other / unspecified49544%
- Impostor (government, business, family)15814%
- Debt reduction13512%
- Dropped call / no message1079%
- Medical & prescriptions605%
- No subject given525%
- Computer & tech support414%
FCC complaints by call type, last 2 years
- Live Voice45972%
- Prerecorded Voice14723%
- Text Message295%
Live-voice calls are from a person; prerecorded calls are robocalls.
When 509 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?
288 FTC complaints about 509 numbers in the last four weeks, down 17% on the four weeks before. FCC complaints about 509 numbers peaked in 2015 (1,109); 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
56% of the FTC complaints about 509 numbers came from people whose own phone number also starts with 509, and 71% from Washington. 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
- Washington80371%
- California333%
- Arizona272%
- Florida242%
- Georgia182%
What people with 509 numbers report
People whose own number starts with 509 filed 1,403 FTC complaints since Jul 24. 45% were about calls showing another 509 number. The most common named subject was impostor calls (people pretending to be a government agency, a business or family).
Area codes on the calls they reported
- 509 (same code)63745%
- 833 (toll-free)534%
- 425403%
- 360373%
- 888 (toll-free)363%
Likely campaigns using 509 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 509 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (509) 709-xxxx | 8 | 8 | AT&T Mobility (New Cingular Wireless PCS) | Pasco |
| (509) 702-xxxx | 6 | 5 | Verizon Wireless (Cellco Partnership) | Ephrata |
| (509) 644-xxxx | 5 | 5 | Charter (Spectrum Voice) | Loon Lake |
| (509) 905-xxxx | 5 | 5 | Level 3 (Lumen) | Pasco |
| (509) 926-xxxx | 5 | 1 | Qwest (CenturyLink / Lumen) | Spokane |
Carriers operating in 509
NANPA has assigned 763 509 prefixes (NPA-NXX central-office codes) across 119 rate centers: 32% to wireless carriers, 66% to landline and VoIP operators; 74% are pooled blocks shared by several carriers. 7 prefixes were assigned in the last 12 months (newest 2026-10-05). 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) | 130(17%) | 27 | 2011-10-19 |
| AT&T Mobility (New Cingular Wireless PCS) | Wireless | 77(10%) | 32 | 2026-08-28 |
| Ziply Fiber Northwest, LLC dba Ziply Fiber | Incumbent landline (ILEC) | 69(9%) | 27 | 2013-08-07 |
| Onvoy (Sinch) | Competitive / VoIP (CLEC) | 66(9%) | 24 | 2022-09-27 |
| T-Mobile USA | Wireless | 63(8%) | 17 | 2026-01-08 |
| Verizon Wireless (Cellco Partnership) | Wireless | 60(8%) | 22 | 2026-10-05 |
| CenturyLink (Lumen) | Incumbent landline (ILEC) | 37(5%) | 26 | — |
| Level 3 (Lumen) | Competitive / VoIP (CLEC) | 32(4%) | 26 | 2019-06-20 |
| CenturyLink (Lumen) | Incumbent landline (ILEC) | 29(4%) | 23 | — |
| MCImetro (Verizon Business) | Competitive / VoIP (CLEC) | 21(3%) | 2 | 2014-07-13 |
| UScellular | Wireless | 19(2%) | 8 | 2022-09-30 |
| Metro by T-Mobile (MetroPCS) | Wireless | 11(1%) | 7 | 2014-07-03 |
Largest rate centers (exchanges) by prefixes: Spokane (214), Yakima (60), Kennewick (42), Wenatchee (39), Pasco (26), Walla Walla (23), Ellensburg (21), Moses Lake (19), Richland (17), Sunnyside (15). Source: NANPA Central Office Code Utilized Assignments (public, refreshed weekly).
What to do about calls from 509 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 509 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 Washington
- 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: Washington Attorney General.
- Washington does not run its own Do Not Call registry and has not formally adopted the federal list as a state list. The federal National Do Not Call Registry at donotcall.gov still applies to you — register there, free, and it never expires.
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 509: questions answered from the data
Where is area code 509?
Area code 509 serves Spokane, Yakima and Kennewick, Washington, covering Spokane County, Yakima County and Benton County and 19 more counties. It has been in service since 1957.
What time zone is area code 509 in?
Area code 509 is in the Pacific time zone (UTC−8, or UTC−7 during daylight saving time). The current local time is shown at the top of this page.
What are calls from 509 numbers usually about?
Since Jul 24, consumers filed 1,130 FTC Do Not Call complaints about 509 numbers. The most common named subject was impostor calls (people pretending to be a government agency, a business or family): 14% of complaints, 52% of them recorded messages. Across all subjects, 63% of callers who answered the question said the call was a robocall.
When do 509 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 509 numbers really local?
Not necessarily. 56% of the FTC complaints about 509 numbers came from people whose own phone number also starts with 509, and 71% from Washington. 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 509 robocalls increasing?
In the four weeks to Oct 20, consumers filed 288 FTC complaints about 509 numbers, 17% fewer than the four weeks before.
How do I report a 509 scam call in Washington?
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 Washington, the Washington Attorney General also handles consumer complaints about scam calls. Reports feed the public data this page is built from.
Other Washington 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.