515 Area Code — Scam Calls, Location & Who's Calling
Area code 515 serves Iowa in the Central time zone, in service since 1947. The FCC has 2,480 unwanted-call complaints against 1,662 different 515 numbers on record. Look up the exact number that called you below.
Most-reported 515 numbers
Ranked by FCC unwanted-call complaints. Click a number for its full report.
- (515) 303-••••106 complaints · 2016-04-06
- (515) 423-••••57 complaints · 2017-02-13
- (515) 378-••••33 complaints · 2017-02-28
- (515) 802-••••29 complaints · 2015-09-09
- (515) 735-••••28 complaints · 2018-11-17
- (515) 207-••••21 complaints · 2014-12-04
- (515) 838-••••19 complaints · 2015-05-19
- (515) 650-••••18 complaints · 2015-07-23
- (515) 441-••••17 complaints · 2016-03-30
- (515) 460-••••17 complaints · 2016-02-18
- (515) 240-••••16 complaints · 2019-11-22
- (515) 372-••••15 complaints · 2015-11-17
- (515) 639-••••14 complaints · 2017-03-29
- (515) 865-••••13 complaints · 2017-06-21
- (515) 478-••••12 complaints · 2016-10-08
- (515) 528-••••12 complaints · 2016-01-16
- (515) 778-••••11 complaints · 2015-12-16
- (515) 218-••••11 complaints · 2015-02-24
- (515) 778-••••10 complaints · 2015-12-22
- (515) 440-••••9 complaints · 2019-10-23
- (515) 882-••••9 complaints · 2018-05-24
- (515) 528-••••9 complaints · 2016-02-23
- (515) 528-••••9 complaints · 2016-02-17
- (515) 575-••••9 complaints · 2015-10-30
- (515) 605-••••9 complaints · 2015-07-02
515 unwanted-call complaints, last 12 months
Monthly FCC complaint volume against 515 numbers. Spikes usually mark an active robocall campaign cycling through the code.
Carriers operating in 515
Carriers assigned to 515 prefixes that visitors have looked up so far — resolved from official NPA-NXX assignment records.
- QWEST CORPORATIONI · 15 prefixes
- CELLCO PARTNERSHIP DBA VERIZON WIRELESS - IAWireless · 10 prefixes
- UNITED STATES CELLULAR - IAWireless · 8 prefixes
- T-MOBILE USA, INC.Wireless · 7 prefixes
- BANDWIDTH.COM CLEC, LLC - IAC · 5 prefixes
- MCC TELEPHONY OF IOWA, LLC - IAC · 5 prefixes
- TELEPORT COMMUNICATIONS AMERICA, LLC - IAC · 3 prefixes
- ONVOY, LLC - IAC · 2 prefixes
About area code 515
- Serves
- Iowa
- Time zone
- Central
- In service since
- 1947-01-01
- Overlay
- No
Source: NANPA numbering records, refreshed weekly.
Spam calls from 515? What to know
Seeing repeated missed calls from 515 numbers you don't recognize is the classic signature of neighbor-spoofing robocall campaigns. The caller isn't necessarily in Iowa — 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 515 FAQs
Where is area code 515?
Area code 515 serves Iowa, in the Central time zone. It has been in service since 1947.
Why do I keep getting calls from 515 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 515 may not originate from Iowa at all. Look up the full 10-digit number on this site to see its complaint history before calling back.
Are 515 numbers safe to call back?
Area codes themselves are neither safe nor unsafe — 515 contains millions of legitimate lines alongside any spoofed or spam numbers. The FCC has logged 2,480 unwanted-call complaints against 1,662 distinct 515 numbers in our current data window. Check the specific number's report page before returning a missed call.