813 Area Code: Tampa, Florida
Area code 813 serves Tampa, Plant City and Zephyrhills, Florida in the Eastern time zone, in service since 1953. Consumers have filed 10,627 unwanted-call complaints against 8,792 different 813 numbers, 1,567 of them with the FTC in the last 30 days. Look up the exact number that called you below.
Area code 813 at a glance
- State
- Florida
- Main cities
- Tampa, Plant City, Zephyrhills
- Counties
- Hillsborough County, Pasco County
- Local time
- —Eastern
- In service since
- 1953
- Overlay code
- 656 (2022)
- Local dialing
- 10 digits (area code + number)
- Exchanges
- 8 rate centers, 783 prefixes
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 813 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.
- (813) 513-1851Impostor (government, business, family)5 this month2026-10-16
- (813) 530-6884Impostor (government, business, family)5 this month2026-10-01
- (813) 420-1069Debt reduction2 this month2026-10-05
- (813) 934-5003Impostor (government, business, family)1 this month2026-10-01
- (813) 815-3486Impostor (government, business, family)16 reports2026-07-30
- (813) 571-4673Impostor (government, business, family)16 reports2026-07-29
- (813) 668-0479Impostor (government, business, family)10 reports2026-07-29
- (813) 755-5485Impostor (government, business, family)10 reports2026-07-29
- (813) 816-69381 report2026-10-21
- (813) 939-86720 reports
What calls from 813 numbers are about
5,729 FTC Do Not Call complaints about 813 numbers since Jul 24. The most common named subject is impostor calls (people pretending to be a government agency, a business or family), at 53% of complaints (95% of those were recorded messages). Overall, 85% of callers who answered said the call was a robocall.
FTC complaint subjects
- Impostor (government, business, family)3,01953%
- Other / unspecified1,51526%
- Debt reduction3396%
- Medical & prescriptions3346%
- Dropped call / no message1893%
- No subject given1883%
- Home improvement & cleaning471%
FCC complaints by call type, last 2 years
- Live Voice23550%
- Prerecorded Voice13428%
- Text Message10322%
22% of recent FCC complaints about 813 numbers are about text messages, not calls.
When 813 spam calls come in
33% of complaints that give a call time describe calls between 10am and 1pm. 95% 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?
1,553 FTC complaints about 813 numbers in the last four weeks, down 13% on the four weeks before. FCC complaints about 813 numbers peaked in 2015 (764); 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
78% of the FTC complaints about 813 numbers came from people whose own phone number also starts with 813, and 85% from Florida. 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
- Florida4,87385%
- California731%
- Texas731%
- New York431%
- Georgia431%
What people with 813 numbers report
People whose own number starts with 813 filed 8,455 FTC complaints since Jul 24. 53% were about calls showing another 813 number. The most common named subject was impostor calls (people pretending to be a government agency, a business or family).
Area codes on the calls they reported
- 813 (same code)4,44153%
- 877 (toll-free)2383%
- 888 (toll-free)2263%
- 833 (toll-free)2123%
- 866 (toll-free)2022%
Likely campaigns using 813 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 813 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 813
NANPA has assigned 783 813 prefixes (NPA-NXX central-office codes) across 8 rate centers: 37% to wireless carriers, 62% to landline and VoIP operators; 66% are pooled blocks shared by several carriers. The newest assignment was 2023-12-07. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frontier Communications | Incumbent landline (ILEC) | 233(30%) | 7 | 2015-10-12 |
| Aerial Communications, INC. | Wireless | 96(12%) | 6 | 2021-07-02 |
| Verizon Wireless (Cellco Partnership) | Wireless | 73(9%) | 5 | 2023-11-14 |
| Metro by T-Mobile (MetroPCS) | Wireless | 53(7%) | 7 | 2021-03-24 |
| AT&T Mobility (New Cingular Wireless PCS) | Wireless | 47(6%) | 6 | 2021-09-21 |
| MCImetro (Verizon Business) | Competitive / VoIP (CLEC) | 35(4%) | 6 | 2021-05-17 |
| PAETEC (Windstream) | Competitive / VoIP (CLEC) | 35(4%) | 8 | 2014-07-02 |
| Bandwidth.com | Competitive / VoIP (CLEC) | 28(4%) | 7 | 2021-10-08 |
| Onvoy (Sinch) | Competitive / VoIP (CLEC) | 24(3%) | 8 | 2022-08-02 |
| Level 3 (Lumen) | Competitive / VoIP (CLEC) | 19(2%) | 8 | 2014-06-19 |
| Level 3 (Lumen) | Competitive / VoIP (CLEC) | 17(2%) | 7 | 2021-09-14 |
| Bhn Ip Enabled Services, LLC | Competitive / VoIP (CLEC) | 16(2%) | 6 | 2018-04-17 |
Largest rate centers (exchanges) by prefixes: Tampa Central (353), Tampa (168), Tampa East (52), Tampa North (52), Plant City (44), Tampa West (44), Zephyrhills (37), Tampa South (33). Source: NANPA Central Office Code Utilized Assignments (public, refreshed weekly).
What to do about calls from 813 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 813 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 Florida
- 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: Florida Attorney General.
- Florida is one of the states that maintains its own Do Not Call registry alongside the federal National Do Not Call Registry, so telemarketers calling Florida 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 813: questions answered from the data
Where is area code 813?
Area code 813 serves Tampa, Plant City and Zephyrhills, Florida, covering Hillsborough County and Pasco County. It has been in service since 1953.
What time zone is area code 813 in?
Area code 813 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 813?
656 (in service 2022) serves the same area as 813. 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 813 numbers usually about?
Since Jul 24, consumers filed 5,729 FTC Do Not Call complaints about 813 numbers. The most common named subject was impostor calls (people pretending to be a government agency, a business or family): 53% of complaints, 95% of them recorded messages. Across all subjects, 85% of callers who answered the question said the call was a robocall.
When do 813 spam calls happen?
33% of the complaints that give a call time describe calls between 10am and 1pm, and 95% came on weekdays, most often on Wednesday. Times are as consumers reported them.
Are calls from 813 numbers really local?
Not necessarily. 78% of the FTC complaints about 813 numbers came from people whose own phone number also starts with 813, and 85% from Florida. 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 813 robocalls increasing?
In the four weeks to Oct 20, consumers filed 1,553 FTC complaints about 813 numbers, 13% fewer than the four weeks before.
How do I report an 813 scam call in Florida?
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 Florida, the Florida 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.