612 Area Code: Minneapolis–St. Paul, Minnesota
Area code 612 serves Minneapolis–St. Paul, Minnesota in the Central time zone, in service since 1947. Consumers have filed 3,647 unwanted-call complaints against 2,934 different 612 numbers, 279 of them with the FTC in the last 30 days. Look up the exact number that called you below.
Area code 612 at a glance
- State
- Minnesota
- Main cities
- Minneapolis–St. Paul
- Counties
- Hennepin County, Isanti County
- Local time
- —Central
- In service since
- 1947
- Local dialing
- 7 digits allowed
- Exchanges
- 2 rate centers, 590 prefixes
Sources: NANPA area code and central office code records (refreshed weekly); cities and counties matched from US Census Bureau and USGS place names.
Reported 612 numbers
No single 612 number has enough complaints yet for a full report page, so none are listed. Look up the exact number that called you: the lookup works on every US number, whether or not it has complaint history.
What calls from 612 numbers are about
946 FTC Do Not Call complaints about 612 numbers since Jul 24. The most common named subject is impostor calls (people pretending to be a government agency, a business or family), at 11% of complaints (63% of those were recorded messages). Overall, 59% of callers who answered said the call was a robocall.
FTC complaint subjects
- Other / unspecified44147%
- Dropped call / no message10912%
- Impostor (government, business, family)10511%
- Debt reduction718%
- No subject given697%
- Home improvement & cleaning596%
- Medical & prescriptions313%
FCC complaints by call type, last 2 years
- Live Voice9345%
- Text Message6532%
- Prerecorded Voice4723%
32% of recent FCC complaints about 612 numbers are about text messages, not calls.
When 612 spam calls come in
29% of complaints that give a call time describe calls between 10am and 1pm. 93% 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?
304 FTC complaints about 612 numbers in the last four weeks, up 6% on the four weeks before. FCC complaints about 612 numbers peaked in 2016 (455); 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
71% of the FTC complaints about 612 numbers came from Minnesota residents, but only 37% from people with 612 numbers themselves. The calls are mostly regional rather than aimed at 612 phones specifically.
Where complainants live
- Minnesota67471%
- Illinois303%
- Wisconsin202%
- North Carolina192%
- Texas162%
What people with 612 numbers report
People whose own number starts with 612 filed 1,433 FTC complaints since Jul 24. 24% were about calls showing another 612 number. The most common named subject was debt-relief pitches.
Area codes on the calls they reported
- 612 (same code)35024%
- 833 (toll-free)655%
- 651564%
- 855 (toll-free)564%
- 866 (toll-free)554%
Likely campaigns using 612 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 612 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (612) 665-xxxx | 39 | 39 | Boost Subscriberco L.L.C. | Minneapolis–St. Paul |
| (612) 485-xxxx | 11 | 11 | Teleport Communications America, LLC | Minneapolis–St. Paul |
| (612) 473-xxxx | 9 | 9 | Onvoy (Sinch) | Minneapolis–St. Paul |
| (612) 279-xxxx | 9 | 9 | Level 3 (Lumen) | Minneapolis–St. Paul |
| (612) 405-xxxxcampaign | 9 | 8 | Nuso, LLC | Minneapolis–St. Paul |
Carriers operating in 612
NANPA has assigned 590 612 prefixes (NPA-NXX central-office codes) across 2 rate centers: 50% to wireless carriers, 50% to landline and VoIP operators; 56% are pooled blocks shared by several carriers. 5 prefixes were assigned in the last 12 months (newest 2026-09-14). 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) | 145(25%) | 1 | 2018-11-21 |
| Verizon Wireless (Cellco Partnership) | Wireless | 95(16%) | 2 | 2025-12-16 |
| Aerial Communications, INC. | Wireless | 93(16%) | 1 | 2022-01-19 |
| AT&T Mobility (New Cingular Wireless PCS) | Wireless | 66(11%) | 1 | 2026-07-16 |
| Onvoy (Sinch) | Competitive / VoIP (CLEC) | 27(5%) | 1 | 2022-11-07 |
| American Messaging Services, LLC | Wireless | 18(3%) | 1 | — |
| MCImetro (Verizon Business) | Competitive / VoIP (CLEC) | 18(3%) | 1 | 2014-05-08 |
| Level 3 (Lumen) | Competitive / VoIP (CLEC) | 17(3%) | 1 | 2020-04-17 |
| Bandwidth.com | Competitive / VoIP (CLEC) | 16(3%) | 1 | 2022-09-28 |
| Teleport Communications America, LLC | Competitive / VoIP (CLEC) | 14(2%) | 1 | 2022-06-09 |
| Spok, INC. | Wireless | 12(2%) | 1 | — |
| Electric Lightwave LLC dba Allstream | Competitive / VoIP (CLEC) | 8(1%) | 1 | 2014-05-22 |
Largest rate centers (exchanges) by prefixes: Minneapolis–St. Paul (588), Cambridge (2). Source: NANPA Central Office Code Utilized Assignments (public, refreshed weekly).
What to do about calls from 612 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 612 with no voicemail is usually a robocall; anyone who needs you will leave a message.
- Block repeat callers: iPhone, Android, or your carrier's free filter (Verizon, AT&T, T-Mobile).
Report it in Minnesota
- 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: Minnesota Attorney General.
- Minnesota formally adopted the FTC's National Do Not Call Registry as its own state list rather than running a separate one, so a single free registration at donotcall.gov covers you. State authorities can still enforce against telemarketers who ignore it, in addition to any federal penalty.
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 612: questions answered from the data
Where is area code 612?
Area code 612 serves Minneapolis–St. Paul, Minnesota, covering Hennepin County and Isanti County. It has been in service since 1947.
What time zone is area code 612 in?
Area code 612 is in the Central time zone (UTC−6, or UTC−5 during daylight saving time). The current local time is shown at the top of this page.
What are calls from 612 numbers usually about?
Since Jul 24, consumers filed 946 FTC Do Not Call complaints about 612 numbers. The most common named subject was impostor calls (people pretending to be a government agency, a business or family): 11% of complaints, 63% of them recorded messages. Across all subjects, 59% of callers who answered the question said the call was a robocall.
When do 612 spam calls happen?
29% of the complaints that give a call time describe calls between 10am and 1pm, and 93% came on weekdays, most often on Tuesday. Times are as consumers reported them.
Are calls from 612 numbers really local?
Not necessarily. 71% of the FTC complaints about 612 numbers came from Minnesota residents, but only 37% from people with 612 numbers themselves. The calls are mostly regional rather than aimed at 612 phones specifically.
Are 612 robocalls increasing?
In the four weeks to Oct 15, consumers filed 304 FTC complaints about 612 numbers, 6% more than the four weeks before.
How do I report a 612 scam call in Minnesota?
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 Minnesota, the Minnesota Attorney General also handles consumer complaints about scam calls. Reports feed the public data this page is built from.
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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.