731 Area Code: Jackson, Tennessee
Area code 731 serves Jackson, Paris and Dyersburg, Tennessee in the Central time zone, in service since 2001. Consumers have filed 2,118 unwanted-call complaints against 1,880 different 731 numbers, 312 of them with the FTC in the last 30 days. Look up the exact number that called you below.
Area code 731 at a glance
- State
- Tennessee
- Main cities
- Jackson, Paris, Dyersburg, Union City, Humboldt, Brownsville + 63 more
- Counties
- Madison County, Gibson County, Weakley County, Henry County + 14 more
- Local time
- —Central
- In service since
- February 12, 2001
- Split from
- 901
- Local dialing
- 10 digits (area code + number)
- Exchanges
- 70 rate centers, 395 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 731 numbers
No single 731 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 731 numbers are about
969 FTC Do Not Call complaints about 731 numbers since Jul 24. The most common named subject is debt-relief pitches, at 20% of complaints (90% of those were recorded messages). Overall, 73% of callers who answered said the call was a robocall.
FTC complaint subjects
- Other / unspecified37238%
- Debt reduction19820%
- Medical & prescriptions15616%
- Impostor (government, business, family)13214%
- No subject given384%
- Dropped call / no message354%
- Warranties & protection plans162%
FCC complaints by call type, last 2 years
- Prerecorded Voice10659%
- Live Voice5531%
- Text Message1911%
11% of recent FCC complaints about 731 numbers are about text messages, not calls.
When 731 spam calls come in
32% of complaints that give a call time describe calls between 10am and 1pm. 94% 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?
311 FTC complaints about 731 numbers in the last four weeks, up 17% on the four weeks before. FCC complaints about 731 numbers peaked in 2024 (175); 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
54% of the FTC complaints about 731 numbers came from people whose own phone number also starts with 731, and 64% from Tennessee. 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
- Tennessee61864%
- Florida455%
- California384%
- Ohio182%
- Georgia162%
What people with 731 numbers report
People whose own number starts with 731 filed 1,041 FTC complaints since Jul 24. 50% were about calls showing another 731 number. The most common named subject was medical & prescriptions.
Area codes on the calls they reported
- 731 (same code)51950%
- 771374%
- 833 (toll-free)252%
- 901252%
- 202202%
Likely campaigns using 731 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 731 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 731
NANPA has assigned 395 731 prefixes (NPA-NXX central-office codes) across 70 rate centers: 27% to wireless carriers, 71% to landline and VoIP operators; 68% are pooled blocks shared by several carriers. 3 prefixes were assigned in the last 12 months (newest 2026-07-23). 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BellSouth (AT&T) | Incumbent landline (ILEC) | 81(21%) | 39 | 2007-02-19 |
| AT&T Mobility (New Cingular Wireless PCS) | Wireless | 53(13%) | 22 | 2026-07-23 |
| Verizon Wireless (Cellco Partnership) | Wireless | 42(11%) | 20 | 2006-02-14 |
| Level 3 (Lumen) | Competitive / VoIP (CLEC) | 36(9%) | 33 | 2017-11-30 |
| Onvoy (Sinch) | Competitive / VoIP (CLEC) | 36(9%) | 26 | 2026-01-27 |
| PAETEC (Windstream) | Competitive / VoIP (CLEC) | 21(5%) | 18 | 2004-09-16 |
| Aeneas Communications, LLC | Competitive / VoIP (CLEC) | 18(5%) | 18 | 2001-02-26 |
| Charter (Spectrum Voice) | Competitive / VoIP (CLEC) | 14(4%) | 14 | 2023-02-16 |
| Frontier Communications | Incumbent landline (ILEC) | 9(2%) | 6 | 2004-03-25 |
| Powertel Memphis Licenses, INC. | Wireless | 9(2%) | 5 | 2017-06-22 |
| Tennessee Tel. CO. | Incumbent landline (ILEC) | 7(2%) | 5 | 2013-05-29 |
| Bandwidth.com | Competitive / VoIP (CLEC) | 6(2%) | 6 | 2020-03-30 |
Largest rate centers (exchanges) by prefixes: Jackson (57), Paris (23), Dyersburg (18), Union City (14), Brownsville (13), Humboldt (13), Lexington (12), Bolivar (10), Huntingdon (10), Martin (10). Source: NANPA Central Office Code Utilized Assignments (public, refreshed weekly).
What to do about calls from 731 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 731 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 Tennessee
- 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: Tennessee Attorney General.
- Tennessee is one of the states that maintains its own Do Not Call registry alongside the federal National Do Not Call Registry, so telemarketers calling Tennessee numbers are expected to check both lists. Registering on the federal list at donotcall.gov is free and never expires; the state list is administered separately and may have its own registration process and renewal period.
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 731: questions answered from the data
Where is area code 731?
Area code 731 serves Jackson, Paris and Dyersburg, Tennessee, covering Madison County, Gibson County and Weakley County and 15 more counties. It has been in service since February 12, 2001. It was split from area code 901.
What time zone is area code 731 in?
Area code 731 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 731 numbers usually about?
Since Jul 24, consumers filed 969 FTC Do Not Call complaints about 731 numbers. The most common named subject was debt-relief pitches: 20% of complaints, 90% of them recorded messages. Across all subjects, 73% of callers who answered the question said the call was a robocall.
When do 731 spam calls happen?
32% of the complaints that give a call time describe calls between 10am and 1pm, and 94% came on weekdays, most often on Wednesday. Times are as consumers reported them.
Are calls from 731 numbers really local?
Not necessarily. 54% of the FTC complaints about 731 numbers came from people whose own phone number also starts with 731, and 64% from Tennessee. 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 731 robocalls increasing?
In the four weeks to Oct 20, consumers filed 311 FTC complaints about 731 numbers, 17% more than the four weeks before.
How do I report a 731 scam call in Tennessee?
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 Tennessee, the Tennessee Attorney General also handles consumer complaints about scam calls. Reports feed the public data this page is built from.
Other Tennessee 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.