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800 Area Code — Toll-free Code

Area code 800 is a toll-free code, not tied to any state in the Eastern time zone, in service since 1966. Consumers have filed 24,243 unwanted-call complaints against 9,563 different 800 numbers, 1,086 of them with the FTC in the last 30 days. Look up the exact number that called you below.

800 is a toll-free code. Read the 800 toll-free number guide (what 800 numbers are, who uses them, this month's scam patterns and how to block them) or see the toll-free number lookup for all seven codes.

Area code 800 at a glance

Type
Toll-free (no fixed location)
Local time
—Eastern
In service since
1966
Overlay codes
888 (1996), 877 (1998), 866 (2000), 855 (2010), 844 (2013), 833 (2017)

Sources: NANPA area code and central office code records (refreshed weekly); cities and counties matched from US Census Bureau and USGS place names.

9,563
Reported numbers
3,001
FTC DNC reports
21,242
FCC complaints
1,086
Last 30 days (FTC)

Most-reported 800 numbers this month

Ranked by FTC Do Not Call complaints filed in the last 30 days. 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 800 numbers are about

3,001 FTC Do Not Call complaints about 800 numbers since Jul 24. The most common named subject is impostor calls (people pretending to be a government agency, a business or family), at 18% of complaints (42% of those were recorded messages). Overall, 59% of callers who answered said the call was a robocall.

FTC complaint subjects

  • Other / unspecified1,22841%
  • Impostor (government, business, family)54318%
  • Debt reduction39013%
  • No subject given2247%
  • Dropped call / no message2117%
  • Medical & prescriptions1495%
  • Warranties & protection plans1214%

FCC complaints by call type, last 2 years

  • Live Voice42657%
  • Prerecorded Voice29640%
  • Text Message263%

Live-voice calls are from a person; prerecorded calls are robocalls.

When 800 spam calls come in

27% of complaints that give a call time describe calls between 9am and 12pm. 91% came Monday to Friday, most on Tuesdays, 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?

1,079 FTC complaints about 800 numbers in the last four weeks, up 16% on the four weeks before. FCC complaints about 800 numbers peaked in 2019 (5,268); 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.

Busiest 800 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.

PrefixComplaintsNumbers
(800) 942-xxxx1212
(800) 935-xxxx273
(800) 290-xxxx226
(800) 528-xxxx202
(800) 513-xxxx194

Recently reported 800 numbers

800 numbers with the newest FTC or FCC complaints: the callers active right now.

What to do about calls from 800 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 800 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

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 800: questions answered from the data

Where is area code 800?

Area code 800 is not tied to a location. It is a toll-free code reachable from anywhere in the North American Numbering Plan, so the digits say nothing about where the caller is.

What time zone is area code 800 in?

Area code 800 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.

Which area codes overlay 800?

888 (in service 1996), 877 (in service 1998), 866 (in service 2000), 855 (in service 2010), 844 (in service 2013) and 833 (in service 2017) serve the same area as 800. 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 800 numbers usually about?

Since Jul 24, consumers filed 3,001 FTC Do Not Call complaints about 800 numbers. The most common named subject was impostor calls (people pretending to be a government agency, a business or family): 18% of complaints, 42% of them recorded messages. Across all subjects, 59% of callers who answered the question said the call was a robocall.

When do 800 spam calls happen?

27% of the complaints that give a call time describe calls between 9am and 12pm, and 91% came on weekdays, most often on Tuesday. Times are as consumers reported them.

Are 800 robocalls increasing?

In the four weeks to Oct 20, consumers filed 1,079 FTC complaints about 800 numbers, 16% more than the four weeks before.

How do I report an 800 scam call?

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. 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.