712 Area Code — Scam Calls, Location & Who's Calling
Area code 712 serves Iowa in the Central time zone, in service since 1947. The FCC has 2,316 unwanted-call complaints against 2,013 different 712 numbers on record. Look up the exact number that called you below.
Most-reported 712 numbers
Ranked by FCC unwanted-call complaints. Click a number for its full report.
- (712) 243-••••36 complaints · 2018-08-09
- (712) 243-••••11 complaints · 2018-08-09
- (712) 828-••••10 complaints · 2016-06-08
- (712) 243-••••9 complaints · 2018-08-15
- (712) 201-••••9 complaints · 2018-07-19
- (712) 243-••••8 complaints · 2016-05-09
- (712) 243-••••7 complaints · 2018-08-08
- (712) 621-••••7 complaints · 2016-05-11
- (712) 587-••••6 complaints · 2018-02-21
- (712) 621-••••6 complaints · 2016-08-24
- (712) 485-••••5 complaints · 2018-06-22
- (712) 202-••••5 complaints · 2017-05-10
- (712) 225-••••4 complaints · 2022-07-14
- (712) 566-••••4 complaints · 2021-04-26
- (712) 214-••••4 complaints · 2021-04-19
- (712) 566-••••4 complaints · 2021-02-08
- (712) 866-••••4 complaints · 2017-12-06
- (712) 624-••••4 complaints · 2017-08-03
- (712) 598-••••4 complaints · 2017-06-01
- (712) 308-••••4 complaints · 2017-01-24
- (712) 382-••••4 complaints · 2015-11-13
- (712) 216-••••3 complaints · 2024-10-24
- (712) 220-••••3 complaints · 2024-08-15
- (712) 216-••••3 complaints · 2023-08-31
- (712) 566-••••3 complaints · 2021-10-18
712 unwanted-call complaints, last 12 months
Monthly FCC complaint volume against 712 numbers. Spikes usually mark an active robocall campaign cycling through the code.
Carriers operating in 712
Carriers assigned to 712 prefixes that visitors have looked up so far — resolved from official NPA-NXX assignment records.
- QWEST CORPORATIONI · 11 prefixes
- ONVOY, LLC - IAC · 3 prefixes
- CELLCO PARTNERSHIP DBA VERIZON WIRELESS - IAWireless · 3 prefixes
- NEW CINGULAR WIRELESS PCS, LLC - ILWireless · 2 prefixes
- UNITED STATES CELLULAR - IAWireless · 2 prefixes
- LTE WIRELESS, INC. - IAWireless · 1 prefix
- LEVEL 3 COMMUNICATIONS, LLC - IAC · 1 prefix
- FRONTIER COMMUNICATIONS OF IOWA, INC.I · 1 prefix
About area code 712
- Serves
- Iowa
- Time zone
- Central
- In service since
- 1947-01-01
- Overlay
- No
Source: NANPA numbering records, refreshed weekly.
Spam calls from 712? What to know
Seeing repeated missed calls from 712 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 712 FAQs
Where is area code 712?
Area code 712 serves Iowa, in the Central time zone. It has been in service since 1947.
Why do I keep getting calls from 712 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 712 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 712 numbers safe to call back?
Area codes themselves are neither safe nor unsafe — 712 contains millions of legitimate lines alongside any spoofed or spam numbers. The FCC has logged 2,316 unwanted-call complaints against 2,013 distinct 712 numbers in our current data window. Check the specific number's report page before returning a missed call.