714 Area Code: Anaheim, California
Area code 714 serves Anaheim, Santa Ana and Orange, California in the Pacific time zone, in service since 1951. Consumers have filed 5,858 unwanted-call complaints against 4,397 different 714 numbers, 451 of them with the FTC in the last 30 days. Look up the exact number that called you below.
Area code 714 at a glance
- State
- California
- Main cities
- Anaheim, Santa Ana, Orange, Huntington Beach, Westminster, Fullerton + 9 more
- County
- Orange County
- Local time
- —Pacific
- In service since
- 1951
- Split from
- 213
- Overlay code
- 657 (2008)
- Local dialing
- 10 digits (area code + number)
- Exchanges
- 15 rate centers, 786 prefixes
- Relief planning
- Under way: NANPA is planning a new code for this area
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 714 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 714 numbers are about
1,308 FTC Do Not Call complaints about 714 numbers since Jul 24. The most common named subject is impostor calls (people pretending to be a government agency, a business or family), at 9% of complaints (37% of those were recorded messages). Overall, 52% of callers who answered said the call was a robocall.
FTC complaint subjects
- Other / unspecified53941%
- Dropped call / no message30723%
- Impostor (government, business, family)1139%
- Debt reduction1048%
- No subject given816%
- Home improvement & cleaning625%
- Medical & prescriptions433%
FCC complaints by call type, last 2 years
- Live Voice12463%
- Prerecorded Voice4020%
- Text Message3216%
16% of recent FCC complaints about 714 numbers are about text messages, not calls.
When 714 spam calls come in
33% of complaints that give a call time describe calls between 9am and 12pm. 93% came Monday to Friday, most on Thursdays, 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?
481 FTC complaints about 714 numbers in the last four weeks, up 14% on the four weeks before. FCC complaints about 714 numbers peaked in 2015 (843); 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
65% of the FTC complaints about 714 numbers came from people whose own phone number also starts with 714, and 82% from California. Calls that look local to the person receiving them are the signature of neighbor spoofing: robocallers display a number from your own area code because you're more likely to answer.
Where complainants live
- California1,06882%
- Oregon413%
- Florida333%
- Texas161%
- Arizona131%
What people with 714 numbers report
People whose own number starts with 714 filed 5,176 FTC complaints since Jul 24. 17% were about calls showing another 714 number. The most common named subject was debt-relief pitches.
Area codes on the calls they reported
- 714 (same code)85517%
- 833 (toll-free)1974%
- 9491924%
- 888 (toll-free)1914%
- 855 (toll-free)1884%
Busiest 714 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (714) 312-xxxx | 25 | 16 | Ip Horizon LLC | Yorba Linda |
| (714) 844-xxxx | 18 | 16 | Onvoy (Sinch) | Anaheim |
| (714) 627-xxxx | 13 | 13 | U.S. Telepacific CORP. dba Tpx Communications | Orange |
| (714) 831-xxxx | 11 | 11 | Bandwidth.com | Brea |
| (714) 735-xxxx | 10 | 7 | Teleport Communications America, LLC | Buena Park |
Carriers operating in 714
NANPA has assigned 786 714 prefixes (NPA-NXX central-office codes) across 15 rate centers: 39% to wireless carriers, 60% to landline and VoIP operators; 53% are pooled blocks shared by several carriers. The newest assignment was 2025-10-09. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pacific Bell (AT&T) | Incumbent landline (ILEC) | 266(34%) | 11 | 2008-11-04 |
| Verizon Wireless (Cellco Partnership) | Wireless | 78(10%) | 8 | 2025-10-09 |
| AT&T Mobility (New Cingular Wireless PCS) | Wireless | 72(9%) | 6 | 2006-08-09 |
| Metro by T-Mobile (MetroPCS) | Wireless | 62(8%) | 7 | 2012-02-09 |
| T-Mobile USA | Wireless | 56(7%) | 11 | 2015-03-09 |
| Frontier Communications | Incumbent landline (ILEC) | 39(5%) | 2 | — |
| U.S. Telepacific CORP. dba Tpx Communications | Competitive / VoIP (CLEC) | 29(4%) | 11 | 2009-05-14 |
| MCImetro (Verizon Business) | Competitive / VoIP (CLEC) | 23(3%) | 12 | 2008-11-24 |
| Spok, INC. | Wireless | 23(3%) | 1 | — |
| MCImetro (Verizon Business) | Competitive / VoIP (CLEC) | 22(3%) | 12 | 2005-11-29 |
| Teleport Communications America, LLC | Competitive / VoIP (CLEC) | 21(3%) | 11 | 2023-08-16 |
| Level 3 (Lumen) | Competitive / VoIP (CLEC) | 18(2%) | 8 | 2007-06-22 |
Largest rate centers (exchanges) by prefixes: Anaheim (243), Santa Ana (194), Orange (53), Huntington Beach (50), Westminster (45), Fullerton (37), Garden Grove (35), Cypress (30), Placentia (26), Buena Park (23). Source: NANPA Central Office Code Utilized Assignments (public, refreshed weekly).
What to do about calls from 714 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 714 with no voicemail is usually a robocall; anyone who needs you will leave a message.
- If it looks like a neighbor's number, it may be spoofed. See calls from your own area code.
- Block repeat callers: iPhone, Android, or your carrier's free filter (Verizon, AT&T, T-Mobile).
Report it in California
- 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: California Attorney General.
- California 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 714: questions answered from the data
Where is area code 714?
Area code 714 serves Anaheim, Santa Ana and Orange, California, covering Orange County. It has been in service since 1951. It was split from area code 213.
What time zone is area code 714 in?
Area code 714 is in the Pacific time zone (UTC−8, or UTC−7 during daylight saving time). The current local time is shown at the top of this page.
Which area codes overlay 714?
657 (in service 2008) serves the same area as 714. New numbers there can be issued with any of these codes, and local calls need all 10 digits. A spoofed call can display any of them.
What are calls from 714 numbers usually about?
Since Jul 24, consumers filed 1,308 FTC Do Not Call complaints about 714 numbers. The most common named subject was impostor calls (people pretending to be a government agency, a business or family): 9% of complaints, 37% of them recorded messages. Across all subjects, 52% of callers who answered the question said the call was a robocall.
When do 714 spam calls happen?
33% of the complaints that give a call time describe calls between 9am and 12pm, and 93% came on weekdays, most often on Thursday. Times are as consumers reported them.
Are calls from 714 numbers really local?
Not necessarily. 65% of the FTC complaints about 714 numbers came from people whose own phone number also starts with 714, and 82% from California. Calls that look local to the person receiving them are the signature of neighbor spoofing: robocallers display a number from your own area code because you're more likely to answer.
Are 714 robocalls increasing?
In the four weeks to Oct 15, consumers filed 481 FTC complaints about 714 numbers, 14% more than the four weeks before.
How do I report a 714 scam call in California?
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 California, the California Attorney General 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.