814 Area Code: Erie, Pennsylvania
Area code 814 serves Erie, Altoona and Johnstown, Pennsylvania in the Eastern time zone, in service since 1947. Consumers have filed 4,132 unwanted-call complaints against 3,595 different 814 numbers, 413 of them with the FTC in the last 30 days. Look up the exact number that called you below.
Area code 814 at a glance
- State
- Pennsylvania
- Main cities
- Erie, Altoona, Johnstown, State College, Meadville + 171 more
- Counties
- Erie County, Cambria County, Centre County, Blair County + 20 more
- Local time
- —Eastern
- In service since
- 1947
- Overlay code
- 582 (2021)
- Local dialing
- 10 digits (area code + number)
- Exchanges
- 178 rate centers, 784 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 814 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.
What calls from 814 numbers are about
1,662 FTC Do Not Call complaints about 814 numbers since Jul 24. The most common named subject is medical & prescriptions, at 16% of complaints (64% of those were recorded messages). Overall, 67% of callers who answered said the call was a robocall.
FTC complaint subjects
- Other / unspecified64639%
- Medical & prescriptions26716%
- Impostor (government, business, family)24115%
- No subject given18911%
- Debt reduction1117%
- Dropped call / no message1097%
- Home improvement & cleaning302%
FCC complaints by call type, last 2 years
- Prerecorded Voice7345%
- Live Voice7043%
- Text Message1912%
12% of recent FCC complaints about 814 numbers are about text messages, not calls.
When 814 spam calls come in
34% of complaints that give a call time describe calls between 9am and 12pm. 96% came Monday to Friday, most on Mondays, 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?
407 FTC complaints about 814 numbers in the last four weeks, down 30% on the four weeks before. FCC complaints about 814 numbers peaked in 2017 (448); 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
73% of the FTC complaints about 814 numbers came from people whose own phone number also starts with 814, and 79% from Pennsylvania. 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
- Pennsylvania1,31379%
- Colorado392%
- Florida392%
- Illinois211%
- California171%
What people with 814 numbers report
People whose own number starts with 814 filed 2,416 FTC complaints since Jul 24. 50% were about calls showing another 814 number. The most common named subject was debt-relief pitches.
Area codes on the calls they reported
- 814 (same code)1,22050%
- 833 (toll-free)673%
- 888 (toll-free)402%
- 877 (toll-free)331%
- 855 (toll-free)321%
Likely campaigns using 814 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 814 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (814) 890-xxxx | 32 | 29 | Hd Carrier LLC | Beaverdale |
| (814) 823-xxxxcampaign | 19 | 19 | Verizon (landline) | Erie |
| (814) 610-xxxx | 14 | 13 | Hd Carrier LLC | Altoona |
| (814) 744-xxxx | 8 | 8 | Verizon (landline) | Leeper |
| (814) 667-xxxx | 7 | 7 | Verizon (landline) | Alexandria |
Carriers operating in 814
NANPA has assigned 784 814 prefixes (NPA-NXX central-office codes) across 178 rate centers: 21% to wireless carriers, 76% to landline and VoIP operators; 79% are pooled blocks shared by several carriers. 1 prefix was assigned in the last 12 months (newest 2026-07-20). 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Verizon (landline) | Incumbent landline (ILEC) | 110(14%) | 60 | 2019-08-20 |
| Verizon (landline) | Incumbent landline (ILEC) | 98(13%) | 39 | 2019-07-30 |
| Windstream | Incumbent landline (ILEC) | 71(9%) | 43 | 2018-02-09 |
| Verizon Wireless (Cellco Partnership) | Wireless | 59(8%) | 20 | 2020-10-22 |
| Core Communications, INC. | Competitive / VoIP (CLEC) | 48(6%) | 48 | 2018-06-06 |
| Level 3 (Lumen) | Competitive / VoIP (CLEC) | 48(6%) | 40 | 2021-08-30 |
| AT&T Mobility (New Cingular Wireless PCS) | Wireless | 43(5%) | 20 | 2012-05-31 |
| Onvoy (Sinch) | Competitive / VoIP (CLEC) | 38(5%) | 34 | 2024-08-14 |
| Brightspeed of Pennsylvania, LLC | Incumbent landline (ILEC) | 25(3%) | 24 | — |
| Idt America, CORP. | Unclassified | 21(3%) | 21 | 2020-11-25 |
| PAETEC (Windstream) | Competitive / VoIP (CLEC) | 20(3%) | 10 | 2017-11-28 |
| Bandwidth.com | Competitive / VoIP (CLEC) | 17(2%) | 14 | 2019-05-28 |
Largest rate centers (exchanges) by prefixes: Erie (86), Altoona (53), Johnstown (36), State College (30), Meadville (16), Bellefonte (15), Somerset (14), Clarion (13), Clearfield (13), DuBois (13). Source: NANPA Central Office Code Utilized Assignments (public, refreshed weekly).
What to do about calls from 814 numbers
Before you call back
- Medical & prescriptions is the top named complaint here. Don't confirm your Medicare or insurance number to a caller. Medicare won't cold-call you to sell braces, test kits or plans. Read about Medicare scam calls.
- Look up the full number above. A missed call from 814 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 Pennsylvania
- 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: Pennsylvania Attorney General.
- Pennsylvania is one of the states that maintains its own Do Not Call registry alongside the federal National Do Not Call Registry, so telemarketers calling Pennsylvania 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 814: questions answered from the data
Where is area code 814?
Area code 814 serves Erie, Altoona and Johnstown, Pennsylvania, covering Erie County, Cambria County and Centre County and 21 more counties. It has been in service since 1947.
What time zone is area code 814 in?
Area code 814 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 814?
582 (in service 2021) serves the same area as 814. 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 814 numbers usually about?
Since Jul 24, consumers filed 1,662 FTC Do Not Call complaints about 814 numbers. The most common named subject was medical & prescriptions: 16% of complaints, 64% of them recorded messages. Across all subjects, 67% of callers who answered the question said the call was a robocall.
When do 814 spam calls happen?
34% of the complaints that give a call time describe calls between 9am and 12pm, and 96% came on weekdays, most often on Monday. Times are as consumers reported them.
Are calls from 814 numbers really local?
Not necessarily. 73% of the FTC complaints about 814 numbers came from people whose own phone number also starts with 814, and 79% from Pennsylvania. 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 814 robocalls increasing?
In the four weeks to Oct 20, consumers filed 407 FTC complaints about 814 numbers, 30% fewer than the four weeks before.
How do I report an 814 scam call in Pennsylvania?
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 Pennsylvania, the Pennsylvania 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.