609 Area Code — Scam Calls, Location & Who's Calling
Area code 609 serves New Jersey in the Eastern time zone, in service since 1957. The FCC has 4,586 unwanted-call complaints against 3,079 different 609 numbers on record. Look up the exact number that called you below.
Most-reported 609 numbers
Ranked by FCC unwanted-call complaints. Click a number for its full report.
- (609) 270-••••127 complaints · 2015-12-10
- (609) 225-••••105 complaints · 2022-07-01
- (609) 606-••••86 complaints · 2020-03-18
- (609) 279-••••61 complaints · 2018-11-12
- (609) 710-••••32 complaints · 2021-05-18
- (609) 777-••••26 complaints · 2016-05-19
- (609) 232-••••25 complaints · 2017-05-23
- (609) 718-••••25 complaints · 2017-05-03
- (609) 236-••••23 complaints · 2018-06-01
- (609) 208-••••23 complaints · 2016-05-03
- (609) 337-••••22 complaints · 2017-05-22
- (609) 279-••••21 complaints · 2018-04-16
- (609) 249-••••18 complaints · 2015-03-11
- (609) 337-••••17 complaints · 2017-08-23
- (609) 960-••••16 complaints · 2019-06-20
- (609) 961-••••16 complaints · 2017-11-09
- (609) 555-••••16 complaints · 2016-02-18
- (609) 952-••••15 complaints · 2020-12-16
- (609) 337-••••14 complaints · 2017-08-22
- (609) 250-••••13 complaints · 2019-03-29
- (609) 300-••••13 complaints · 2017-10-24
- (609) 208-••••13 complaints · 2017-08-21
- (609) 357-••••13 complaints · 2016-12-30
- (609) 208-••••13 complaints · 2016-05-12
- (609) 479-••••12 complaints · 2018-09-11
609 unwanted-call complaints, last 12 months
Monthly FCC complaint volume against 609 numbers. Spikes usually mark an active robocall campaign cycling through the code.
Carriers operating in 609
Carriers assigned to 609 prefixes that visitors have looked up so far — resolved from official NPA-NXX assignment records.
- VERIZON NEW JERSEY, INC.I · 18 prefixes
- LEVEL 3 COMMUNICATIONS, LLC - NJC · 18 prefixes
- PAETEC ITEL, LLCC · 12 prefixes
- OMNIPOINT COMMUNICATIONS ENTERPRISES, LPWireless · 11 prefixes
- ONVOY, LLC - NJC · 7 prefixes
- NEW CINGULAR WIRELESS PCS, LLC - DCWireless · 6 prefixes
- CELLCO PARTNERSHIP DBA VERIZON WIRELESS - NJWireless · 5 prefixes
- MCIMETRO ACCESS TRANSMISSION SERVICES LLC - NJC · 5 prefixes
About area code 609
- Serves
- New Jersey
- Time zone
- Eastern
- In service since
- 1957-01-01
- Overlay
- Yes — 10-digit dialing
Source: NANPA numbering records, refreshed weekly.
Spam calls from 609? What to know
Seeing repeated missed calls from 609 numbers you don't recognize is the classic signature of neighbor-spoofing robocall campaigns. The caller isn't necessarily in New Jersey — 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 609 FAQs
Where is area code 609?
Area code 609 serves New Jersey, in the Eastern time zone. It is part of an overlay complex, so multiple area codes serve the same territory and 10-digit dialing is required. It has been in service since 1957.
Why do I keep getting calls from 609 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 609 may not originate from New Jersey at all. Look up the full 10-digit number on this site to see its complaint history before calling back.
Are 609 numbers safe to call back?
Area codes themselves are neither safe nor unsafe — 609 contains millions of legitimate lines alongside any spoofed or spam numbers. The FCC has logged 4,586 unwanted-call complaints against 3,079 distinct 609 numbers in our current data window. Check the specific number's report page before returning a missed call.