802 Area Code: Burlington, Vermont
Area code 802 serves Burlington, Rutland and White River Junction, Vermont in the Eastern time zone, in service since 1947. Consumers have filed 2,358 unwanted-call complaints against 1,922 different 802 numbers, 215 of them with the FTC in the last 30 days. Look up the exact number that called you below.
Area code 802 at a glance
- State
- Vermont
- Main cities
- Burlington, Rutland, White River Junction, Montpelier, Essex Junction, Brattleboro + 135 more
- Counties
- Chittenden County, Rutland County, Windsor County, Washington County + 10 more
- Local time
- —Eastern
- In service since
- 1947
- Local dialing
- 10 digits (area code + number)
- Exchanges
- 141 rate centers, 571 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 802 numbers
No single 802 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 802 numbers are about
536 FTC Do Not Call complaints about 802 numbers since Jul 24. The most common named subject is impostor calls (people pretending to be a government agency, a business or family), at 19% of complaints (44% of those were recorded messages). Overall, 59% of callers who answered said the call was a robocall.
FTC complaint subjects
- Other / unspecified23143%
- Impostor (government, business, family)10019%
- Debt reduction7614%
- Dropped call / no message6011%
- No subject given204%
- Computer & tech support143%
- Warranties & protection plans102%
FCC complaints by call type, last 2 years
- Live Voice12164%
- Prerecorded Voice5027%
- Text Message179%
Live-voice calls are from a person; prerecorded calls are robocalls.
When 802 spam calls come in
27% of complaints that give a call time describe calls between 2pm and 5pm. 93% 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?
213 FTC complaints about 802 numbers in the last four weeks, up 18% on the four weeks before. FCC complaints about 802 numbers peaked in 2015 (225); 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
Only 21% of the FTC complaints about 802 numbers came from Vermont residents; the most came from California, Ohio and New Hampshire. 802 numbers are being used for nationwide campaigns, so the area code says little about where the caller is.
Where complainants live
- Vermont11221%
- California5110%
- Ohio306%
- New Hampshire295%
- Florida255%
What people with 802 numbers report
People whose own number starts with 802 filed 487 FTC complaints since Jul 24. 26% were about calls showing another 802 number. The most common named subject was debt-relief pitches.
Area codes on the calls they reported
- 802 (same code)12826%
- 833 (toll-free)337%
- 855 (toll-free)173%
- 800 (toll-free)122%
- 877 (toll-free)112%
Busiest 802 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (802) 200-xxxx | 16 | 16 | Northfield Tel. CO. | Northfield |
| (802) 827-xxxx | 10 | 9 | Consolidated Communications of Vermont Company | East Fairfield |
| (802) 809-xxxx | 8 | 8 | Hd Carrier LLC | Burlington |
| (802) 521-xxxx | 8 | 7 | PAETEC (Windstream) | Morrisville |
| (802) 689-xxxx | 7 | 6 | Verizon Wireless (Cellco Partnership) | Brattleboro |
Carriers operating in 802
NANPA has assigned 571 802 prefixes (NPA-NXX central-office codes) across 141 rate centers: 16% to wireless carriers, 80% to landline and VoIP operators; 79% are pooled blocks shared by several carriers. 7 prefixes were assigned in the last 12 months (newest 2026-09-10). 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Consolidated Communications of Vermont Company | Incumbent landline (ILEC) | 153(27%) | 99 | 2021-07-16 |
| Level 3 (Lumen) | Competitive / VoIP (CLEC) | 115(20%) | 78 | 2023-02-10 |
| Onvoy (Sinch) | Competitive / VoIP (CLEC) | 53(9%) | 45 | 2026-07-30 |
| Verizon Wireless (Cellco Partnership) | Wireless | 27(5%) | 12 | 2026-01-22 |
| Comcast (Xfinity Voice) | Competitive / VoIP (CLEC) | 25(4%) | 24 | 2022-06-14 |
| AT&T Mobility (New Cingular Wireless PCS) | Wireless | 25(4%) | 13 | 2024-01-08 |
| National Mobile Communications Corporation | Wireless | 15(3%) | 14 | 2006-05-01 |
| PAETEC (Windstream) | Competitive / VoIP (CLEC) | 14(2%) | 11 | 2010-11-24 |
| Vermont Telephone CO., INC. | Incumbent landline (ILEC) | 14(2%) | 13 | — |
| Waitsfield-Fayston Telephone CO., INC. | Incumbent landline (ILEC) | 11(2%) | 9 | — |
| Bandwidth.com | Competitive / VoIP (CLEC) | 10(2%) | 9 | 2025-09-26 |
| Consolidated Communications of Northland Company | Incumbent landline (ILEC) | 8(1%) | 8 | 2003-12-02 |
Largest rate centers (exchanges) by prefixes: Burlington (75), Rutland (23), White River Junction (21), Montpelier (19), Essex Junction (18), Barre (14), Brattleboro (14), St. Albans (13), Middlebury (11), Saint Johnsbury (11). Source: NANPA Central Office Code Utilized Assignments (public, refreshed weekly).
What to do about calls from 802 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 802 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 in Vermont
- 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: Vermont Attorney General.
- Vermont 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 802: questions answered from the data
Where is area code 802?
Area code 802 serves Burlington, Rutland and White River Junction, Vermont, covering Chittenden County, Rutland County and Windsor County and 11 more counties. It has been in service since 1947.
What time zone is area code 802 in?
Area code 802 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.
What are calls from 802 numbers usually about?
Since Jul 24, consumers filed 536 FTC Do Not Call complaints about 802 numbers. The most common named subject was impostor calls (people pretending to be a government agency, a business or family): 19% of complaints, 44% of them recorded messages. Across all subjects, 59% of callers who answered the question said the call was a robocall.
When do 802 spam calls happen?
27% of the complaints that give a call time describe calls between 2pm and 5pm, and 93% came on weekdays, most often on Wednesday. Times are as consumers reported them.
Are calls from 802 numbers really local?
Not necessarily. Only 21% of the FTC complaints about 802 numbers came from Vermont residents; the most came from California, Ohio and New Hampshire. 802 numbers are being used for nationwide campaigns, so the area code says little about where the caller is.
Are 802 robocalls increasing?
In the four weeks to Oct 20, consumers filed 213 FTC complaints about 802 numbers, 18% more than the four weeks before.
How do I report an 802 scam call in Vermont?
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 Vermont, the Vermont Attorney General also handles consumer complaints about scam calls. Reports feed the public data this page is built from.
Other Vermont 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.