716 Area Code — Scam Calls, Location & Who's Calling
Area code 716 serves New York in the Eastern time zone, in service since 1947. The FCC has 4,151 unwanted-call complaints against 3,189 different 716 numbers on record. Look up the exact number that called you below.
Most-reported 716 numbers
Ranked by FCC unwanted-call complaints. Click a number for its full report.
- (716) 263-••••56 complaints · 2017-06-05
- (716) 462-••••33 complaints · 2015-08-24
- (716) 531-••••33 complaints · 2015-08-19
- (716) 200-••••27 complaints · 2015-09-08
- (716) 706-••••22 complaints · 2019-11-10
- (716) 328-••••20 complaints · 2016-03-26
- (716) 926-••••16 complaints · 2017-03-01
- (716) 775-••••11 complaints · 2016-05-06
- (716) 288-••••10 complaints · 2017-09-22
- (716) 809-••••10 complaints · 2016-11-18
- (716) 210-••••10 complaints · 2016-08-24
- (716) 650-••••10 complaints · 2015-04-15
- (716) 215-••••9 complaints · 2018-01-15
- (716) 442-••••9 complaints · 2016-11-17
- (716) 328-••••9 complaints · 2016-03-10
- (716) 263-••••9 complaints · 2016-02-23
- (716) 259-••••9 complaints · 2015-04-07
- (716) 206-••••8 complaints · 2019-12-10
- (716) 242-••••8 complaints · 2017-10-24
- (716) 328-••••8 complaints · 2017-08-28
- (716) 266-••••8 complaints · 2017-08-28
- (716) 259-••••8 complaints · 2015-05-15
- (716) 796-••••8 complaints · 2015-03-09
- (716) 265-••••7 complaints · 2021-02-25
- (716) 322-••••7 complaints · 2019-10-30
716 unwanted-call complaints, last 12 months
Monthly FCC complaint volume against 716 numbers. Spikes usually mark an active robocall campaign cycling through the code.
Carriers operating in 716
Carriers assigned to 716 prefixes that visitors have looked up so far — resolved from official NPA-NXX assignment records.
- VERIZON NEW YORK, INC.I · 16 prefixes
- LEVEL 3 COMMUNICATIONS, LLC - NYC · 15 prefixes
- NEW CINGULAR WIRELESS PCS, LLC - DCWireless · 9 prefixes
- CELLCO PARTNERSHIP DBA VERIZON WIRELESS - NYWireless · 8 prefixes
- PAETEC ITEL, LLCC · 8 prefixes
- TWC IP ENABLED SERVICES, LLCC · 6 prefixes
- BANDWIDTH.COM CLEC, LLC - NYC · 4 prefixes
- OMNIPOINT COMMUNICATIONS, INC. - NYWireless · 4 prefixes
About area code 716
- Serves
- New York
- Time zone
- Eastern
- In service since
- 1947-01-01
- Overlay
- Yes — 10-digit dialing
Source: NANPA numbering records, refreshed weekly.
Spam calls from 716? What to know
Seeing repeated missed calls from 716 numbers you don't recognize is the classic signature of neighbor-spoofing robocall campaigns. The caller isn't necessarily in New York — 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 716 FAQs
Where is area code 716?
Area code 716 serves New York, 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 1947.
Why do I keep getting calls from 716 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 716 may not originate from New York at all. Look up the full 10-digit number on this site to see its complaint history before calling back.
Are 716 numbers safe to call back?
Area codes themselves are neither safe nor unsafe — 716 contains millions of legitimate lines alongside any spoofed or spam numbers. The FCC has logged 4,151 unwanted-call complaints against 3,189 distinct 716 numbers in our current data window. Check the specific number's report page before returning a missed call.