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509 Area Code — Scam Calls, Location & Who's Calling

Area code 509 serves Washington in the Pacific time zone, in service since 1957. The FCC has 4,503 unwanted-call complaints against 3,324 different 509 numbers on record. Look up the exact number that called you below.

Most-reported 509 numbers

Ranked by FCC unwanted-call complaints. Click a number for its full report.

509 unwanted-call complaints, last 12 months

Monthly FCC complaint volume against 509 numbers. Spikes usually mark an active robocall campaign cycling through the code.

Carriers operating in 509

Carriers assigned to 509 prefixes that visitors have looked up so far — resolved from official NPA-NXX assignment records.

  • LEVEL 3 COMMUNICATIONS, LLC - WAC · 17 prefixes
  • QWEST CORPORATIONI · 15 prefixes
  • ONVOY, LLC - WAC · 11 prefixes
  • NEW CINGULAR WIRELESS PCS, LLCWireless · 9 prefixes
  • ZIPLY FIBER NORTHWEST, LLC DBA ZIPLY FIBERI · 8 prefixes
  • CENTURYTEL OF WASHINGTON, INC. DBA CENTURYLINKI · 7 prefixes
  • T-MOBILE USA, INC.Wireless · 7 prefixes
  • UNITED TELEPHONE - NORTHWEST DBA CENTURYLINK - WAI · 4 prefixes

About area code 509

Serves
Washington
Time zone
Pacific
In service since
1957-01-01
Overlay
No

Source: NANPA numbering records, refreshed weekly.

Spam calls from 509? What to know

Seeing repeated missed calls from 509 numbers you don't recognize is the classic signature of neighbor-spoofing robocall campaigns. The caller isn't necessarily in Washington — 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 509 FAQs

Where is area code 509?

Area code 509 serves Washington, in the Pacific time zone. It has been in service since 1957.

Why do I keep getting calls from 509 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 509 may not originate from Washington at all. Look up the full 10-digit number on this site to see its complaint history before calling back.

Are 509 numbers safe to call back?

Area codes themselves are neither safe nor unsafe — 509 contains millions of legitimate lines alongside any spoofed or spam numbers. The FCC has logged 4,503 unwanted-call complaints against 3,324 distinct 509 numbers in our current data window. Check the specific number's report page before returning a missed call.