563 Area Code — Scam Calls, Location & Who's Calling
Area code 563 serves Iowa in the Central time zone, in service since 2001. The FCC has 952 unwanted-call complaints against 741 different 563 numbers on record. Look up the exact number that called you below.
Most-reported 563 numbers
Ranked by FCC unwanted-call complaints. Click a number for its full report.
- (563) 723-••••40 complaints · 2016-03-11
- (563) 723-••••34 complaints · 2015-12-15
- (563) 579-••••24 complaints · 2016-02-22
- (563) 209-••••10 complaints · 2016-07-29
- (563) 503-••••10 complaints · 2016-07-20
- (563) 387-••••9 complaints · 2017-06-05
- (563) 528-••••9 complaints · 2016-04-18
- (563) 571-••••9 complaints · 2016-02-08
- (563) 579-••••6 complaints · 2015-12-02
- (563) 518-••••4 complaints · 2020-08-06
- (563) 424-••••4 complaints · 2019-11-11
- (563) 292-••••4 complaints · 2019-01-02
- (563) 316-••••4 complaints · 2017-03-10
- (563) 495-••••4 complaints · 2016-11-14
- (563) 424-••••4 complaints · 2014-12-23
- (563) 334-••••3 complaints · 2021-10-22
- (563) 593-••••3 complaints · 2021-08-06
- (563) 242-••••3 complaints · 2021-04-01
- (563) 213-••••3 complaints · 2016-06-15
- (563) 562-••••3 complaints · 2016-01-27
- (563) 242-••••3 complaints · 2015-07-21
- (563) 424-••••3 complaints · 2015-06-25
- (563) 213-••••3 complaints · 2015-04-29
- (563) 468-••••3 complaints · 2015-01-24
- (563) 279-••••2 complaints · 2023-09-30
563 unwanted-call complaints, last 12 months
Monthly FCC complaint volume against 563 numbers. Spikes usually mark an active robocall campaign cycling through the code.
Carriers operating in 563
Carriers assigned to 563 prefixes that visitors have looked up so far — resolved from official NPA-NXX assignment records.
- T-MOBILE USA, INC.Wireless · 7 prefixes
- QWEST CORPORATIONI · 4 prefixes
- AIRUS, INC - IAC · 3 prefixes
- MCIMETRO ACCESS TRANSMISSION SERVICES LLCC · 1 prefix
- METROPCS, INC.C · 1 prefix
- ONVOY, LLC - IAC · 1 prefix
- MCC TELEPHONY OF IOWA, LLC - IAC · 1 prefix
- CS TECHNOLOGIES, INC. - IAC · 1 prefix
About area code 563
- Serves
- Iowa
- Time zone
- Central
- In service since
- 2001-03-25
- Overlay
- No
Source: NANPA numbering records, refreshed weekly.
Spam calls from 563? What to know
Seeing repeated missed calls from 563 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 563 FAQs
Where is area code 563?
Area code 563 serves Iowa, in the Central time zone. It has been in service since 2001.
Why do I keep getting calls from 563 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 563 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 563 numbers safe to call back?
Area codes themselves are neither safe nor unsafe — 563 contains millions of legitimate lines alongside any spoofed or spam numbers. The FCC has logged 952 unwanted-call complaints against 741 distinct 563 numbers in our current data window. Check the specific number's report page before returning a missed call.