856 Area Code — Scam Calls, Location & Who's Calling
Area code 856 serves New Jersey in the Eastern time zone, in service since 1999. The FCC has 2,803 unwanted-call complaints against 2,103 different 856 numbers on record. Look up the exact number that called you below.
Most-reported 856 numbers
Ranked by FCC unwanted-call complaints. Click a number for its full report.
- (856) 282-••••47 complaints · 2015-12-10
- (856) 295-••••42 complaints · 2016-12-28
- (856) 792-••••22 complaints · 2020-09-15
- (856) 477-••••21 complaints · 2016-09-01
- (856) 409-••••19 complaints · 2018-12-04
- (856) 212-••••17 complaints · 2017-10-31
- (856) 234-••••17 complaints · 2016-02-23
- (856) 229-••••15 complaints · 2015-04-30
- (856) 355-••••14 complaints · 2020-03-10
- (856) 282-••••14 complaints · 2015-04-23
- (856) 812-••••12 complaints · 2018-08-13
- (856) 208-••••12 complaints · 2017-11-01
- (856) 874-••••11 complaints · 2024-02-28
- (856) 316-••••11 complaints · 2018-02-22
- (856) 246-••••11 complaints · 2017-11-27
- (856) 212-••••11 complaints · 2017-07-17
- (856) 258-••••10 complaints · 2015-09-04
- (856) 291-••••9 complaints · 2020-01-14
- (856) 284-••••9 complaints · 2017-10-04
- (856) 249-••••8 complaints · 2017-09-06
- (856) 319-••••8 complaints · 2017-07-12
- (856) 325-••••8 complaints · 2015-10-07
- (856) 776-••••7 complaints · 2020-10-13
- (856) 432-••••7 complaints · 2019-08-12
- (856) 212-••••7 complaints · 2017-09-12
856 unwanted-call complaints, last 12 months
Monthly FCC complaint volume against 856 numbers. Spikes usually mark an active robocall campaign cycling through the code.
Carriers operating in 856
Carriers assigned to 856 prefixes that visitors have looked up so far — resolved from official NPA-NXX assignment records.
- PAETEC ITEL, LLCC · 14 prefixes
- LEVEL 3 COMMUNICATIONS, LLC - NJC · 12 prefixes
- TELEPORT COMMUNICATIONS AMERICA, LLC - NJC · 9 prefixes
- VERIZON NEW JERSEY, INC.I · 9 prefixes
- ONVOY, LLC - NJC · 7 prefixes
- PEERLESS NETWORK OF NEW JERSEY, LLC - NJC · 4 prefixes
- MCIMETRO ACCESS TRANSMISSION SERVICES LLC - NJC · 3 prefixes
- OMNIPOINT COMMUNICATIONS ENTERPRISES, LPWireless · 3 prefixes
About area code 856
- Serves
- New Jersey
- Time zone
- Eastern
- In service since
- 1999-06-12
- Overlay
- No
Source: NANPA numbering records, refreshed weekly.
Spam calls from 856? What to know
Seeing repeated missed calls from 856 numbers you don't recognize is the classic signature of neighbor-spoofing robocall campaigns. The caller isn't necessarily in New Jersey — 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 856 FAQs
Where is area code 856?
Area code 856 serves New Jersey, in the Eastern time zone. It has been in service since 1999.
Why do I keep getting calls from 856 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 856 may not originate from New Jersey at all. Look up the full 10-digit number on this site to see its complaint history before calling back.
Are 856 numbers safe to call back?
Area codes themselves are neither safe nor unsafe — 856 contains millions of legitimate lines alongside any spoofed or spam numbers. The FCC has logged 2,803 unwanted-call complaints against 2,103 distinct 856 numbers in our current data window. Check the specific number's report page before returning a missed call.