816 Area Code — Scam Calls, Location & Who's Calling
Area code 816 serves Missouri in the Central time zone, in service since 1947. The FCC has 2,470 unwanted-call complaints against 1,916 different 816 numbers on record. Look up the exact number that called you below.
Most-reported 816 numbers
Ranked by FCC unwanted-call complaints. Click a number for its full report.
- (816) 420-••••90 complaints · 2019-11-22
- (816) 448-••••32 complaints · 2020-02-19
- (816) 245-••••27 complaints · 2019-02-07
- (816) 420-••••27 complaints · 2018-12-15
- (816) 527-••••24 complaints · 2015-09-08
- (816) 555-••••18 complaints · 2015-11-06
- (816) 207-••••15 complaints · 2019-12-19
- (816) 679-••••12 complaints · 2016-08-17
- (816) 564-••••12 complaints · 2016-03-31
- (816) 321-••••9 complaints · 2016-05-11
- (816) 321-••••9 complaints · 2016-04-26
- (816) 678-••••8 complaints · 2016-05-20
- (816) 897-••••8 complaints · 2016-01-19
- (816) 400-••••7 complaints · 2017-07-06
- (816) 297-••••7 complaints · 2016-02-18
- (816) 897-••••6 complaints · 2025-01-20
- (816) 298-••••6 complaints · 2024-07-29
- (816) 310-••••6 complaints · 2023-10-19
- (816) 765-••••6 complaints · 2017-03-17
- (816) 918-••••6 complaints · 2016-08-04
- (816) 297-••••6 complaints · 2016-06-08
- (816) 448-••••5 complaints · 2022-06-09
- (816) 343-••••5 complaints · 2018-03-02
- (816) 800-••••5 complaints · 2016-11-23
- (816) 465-••••5 complaints · 2016-03-25
816 unwanted-call complaints, last 12 months
Monthly FCC complaint volume against 816 numbers. Spikes usually mark an active robocall campaign cycling through the code.
Carriers operating in 816
Carriers assigned to 816 prefixes that visitors have looked up so far — resolved from official NPA-NXX assignment records.
- SOUTHWESTERN BELLI · 16 prefixes
- AERIAL COMMUNICATIONS, INC.Wireless · 12 prefixes
- ONVOY, LLC - MOC · 7 prefixes
- LEVEL 3 COMMUNICATIONS, LLC - MOC · 4 prefixes
- TELEPORT COMMUNICATIONS AMERICA, LLC - MOC · 4 prefixes
- CELLCO PARTNERSHIP DBA VERIZON WIRELESS - MOWireless · 3 prefixes
- EMBARQ MISSOURI, INC. DBA CENTURYLINK - MOI · 2 prefixes
- AVID COMMUNICATIONS, LLC - MOC · 2 prefixes
About area code 816
- Serves
- Missouri
- Time zone
- Central
- In service since
- 1947-01-01
- Overlay
- Yes — 10-digit dialing
Source: NANPA numbering records, refreshed weekly.
Spam calls from 816? What to know
Seeing repeated missed calls from 816 numbers you don't recognize is the classic signature of neighbor-spoofing robocall campaigns. The caller isn't necessarily in Missouri — spoofing software displays whatever digits the campaign chooses. Never call unknown numbers back; look them up first, and report unwanted calls to the FCC to build the public record.
Area code 816 FAQs
Where is area code 816?
Area code 816 serves Missouri, in the Central time zone. It is part of an overlay complex, so multiple area codes serve the same territory and 10-digit dialing is required. It has been in service since 1947.
Why do I keep getting calls from 816 numbers?
Robocallers use "neighbor spoofing" — displaying a number with a local area code to make you more likely to answer. A call showing area code 816 may not originate from Missouri at all. Look up the full 10-digit number on this site to see its complaint history before calling back.
Are 816 numbers safe to call back?
Area codes themselves are neither safe nor unsafe — 816 contains millions of legitimate lines alongside any spoofed or spam numbers. The FCC has logged 2,470 unwanted-call complaints against 1,916 distinct 816 numbers in our current data window. Check the specific number's report page before returning a missed call.