640 Area Code: Atlantic City, New Jersey
Area code 640 serves Atlantic City, Lawrenceville and Pleasantville, New Jersey in the Eastern time zone, in service since 2018. Consumers have filed 540 unwanted-call complaints against 465 different 640 numbers, 145 of them with the FTC in the last 30 days. Look up the exact number that called you below.
Area code 640 at a glance
- State
- New Jersey
- Main cities
- Atlantic City, Lawrenceville, Pleasantville, Trenton, Princeton, Allentown + 29 more
- Counties
- Mercer County, Atlantic County, Burlington County, Cumberland County + 5 more
- Local time
- —Eastern
- In service since
- September 17, 2018
- Overlay of
- 609
- Local dialing
- 10 digits (area code + number)
- Exchanges
- 35 rate centers, 133 prefixes
Sources: NANPA area code and central office code records (refreshed weekly); cities and counties matched from US Census Bureau and USGS place names.
Most-reported 640 numbers
Ranked by FTC Do Not Call complaints this month, then all-time FTC and FCC complaints. Only numbers with enough complaints for a full report page are listed. Click one for what it was reported for and where.
What calls from 640 numbers are about
392 FTC Do Not Call complaints about 640 numbers since Jul 24. The most common named subject is debt-relief pitches, at 35% of complaints (92% of those were recorded messages). Overall, 71% of callers who answered said the call was a robocall.
FTC complaint subjects
- Other / unspecified15840%
- Debt reduction13635%
- Impostor (government, business, family)379%
- Dropped call / no message297%
- No subject given205%
- Energy, solar & utilities41%
- Medical & prescriptions31%
FCC complaints by call type, last 2 years
- Prerecorded Voice3455%
- Live Voice2235%
- Text Message610%
10% of recent FCC complaints about 640 numbers are about text messages, not calls.
When 640 spam calls come in
33% of complaints that give a call time describe calls between 11am and 2pm. 93% came Monday to Friday, most on Wednesdays, 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?
167 FTC complaints about 640 numbers in the last four weeks, up 109% on the four weeks before. FCC complaints about 640 numbers peaked in 2024 (39); 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
Only 28% of the FTC complaints about 640 numbers came from New Jersey residents; the most came from California, Florida and Texas. 640 numbers are being used for nationwide campaigns, so the area code says little about where the caller is.
Where complainants live
- New Jersey11028%
- California338%
- Florida297%
- Texas246%
- Pennsylvania164%
Likely campaigns using 640 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 640 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.
Carriers operating in 640
NANPA has assigned 133 640 prefixes (NPA-NXX central-office codes) across 35 rate centers: 47% to wireless carriers, 51% to landline and VoIP operators; 100% are pooled blocks shared by several carriers. 19 prefixes were assigned in the last 12 months (newest 2026-10-15). 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AT&T Mobility (New Cingular Wireless PCS) | Wireless | 33(25%) | 8 | 2026-09-03 |
| Onvoy (Sinch) | Competitive / VoIP (CLEC) | 27(20%) | 22 | 2026-09-04 |
| Omnipoint Communications Enterprises, LP | Wireless | 16(12%) | 11 | 2025-09-15 |
| Verizon Wireless (Cellco Partnership) | Wireless | 9(7%) | 6 | 2026-10-15 |
| Bandwidth.com | Competitive / VoIP (CLEC) | 7(5%) | 7 | 2022-10-19 |
| Fractel, LLC | Competitive / VoIP (CLEC) | 7(5%) | 7 | 2021-08-17 |
| Onvoy (Sinch) | Competitive / VoIP (CLEC) | 5(4%) | 5 | 2021-04-08 |
| Boost Subscriberco L.L.C. | Wireless | 4(3%) | 4 | 2023-05-31 |
| Nuso, LLC | Competitive / VoIP (CLEC) | 4(3%) | 4 | 2023-02-09 |
| Ton80 Communications, LLC | Competitive / VoIP (CLEC) | 4(3%) | 4 | 2022-03-01 |
| Terra Nova Telecom INC. | Competitive / VoIP (CLEC) | 3(2%) | 3 | 2019-03-27 |
| Comcast (Xfinity Voice) | Competitive / VoIP (CLEC) | 2(2%) | 2 | 2021-07-16 |
Largest rate centers (exchanges) by prefixes: Atlantic City (18), Lawrenceville (17), Pleasantville (14), Princeton (7), Trenton (7), Allentown (6), Barnegat (5), Cranbury (5), Mount Holly (4), New Egypt (4). Source: NANPA Central Office Code Utilized Assignments (public, refreshed weekly).
What to do about calls from 640 numbers
Before you call back
- Debt reduction is the top named complaint here. Don't pay upfront fees for debt relief; the FTC's Telemarketing Sales Rule bans them. Talk to your lender or a nonprofit credit counselor instead. Read about debt-relief robocalls.
- Look up the full number above. A missed call from 640 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 New Jersey
- 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: New Jersey Division of Consumer Affairs.
- New Jersey 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 640: questions answered from the data
Where is area code 640?
Area code 640 serves Atlantic City, Lawrenceville and Pleasantville, New Jersey, covering Mercer County, Atlantic County and Burlington County and 6 more counties. It has been in service since September 17, 2018.
What time zone is area code 640 in?
Area code 640 is in the Eastern time zone (UTC−5, or UTC−4 during daylight saving time). The current local time is shown at the top of this page.
What are calls from 640 numbers usually about?
Since Jul 24, consumers filed 392 FTC Do Not Call complaints about 640 numbers. The most common named subject was debt-relief pitches: 35% of complaints, 92% of them recorded messages. Across all subjects, 71% of callers who answered the question said the call was a robocall.
When do 640 spam calls happen?
33% of the complaints that give a call time describe calls between 11am and 2pm, and 93% came on weekdays, most often on Wednesday. Times are as consumers reported them.
Are calls from 640 numbers really local?
Not necessarily. Only 28% of the FTC complaints about 640 numbers came from New Jersey residents; the most came from California, Florida and Texas. 640 numbers are being used for nationwide campaigns, so the area code says little about where the caller is.
Are 640 robocalls increasing?
In the four weeks to Oct 15, consumers filed 167 FTC complaints about 640 numbers, 109% more than the four weeks before.
How do I report a 640 scam call in New Jersey?
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 New Jersey, the New Jersey Division of Consumer Affairs also handles consumer complaints about scam calls. Reports feed the public data this page is built from.
Overlay and nearby area codes
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.