861 Area Code: Peoria, Illinois
Area code 861 serves Peoria, Rock Island and Moline, Illinois in the Central time zone, in service since 2023. Consumers have filed 19 unwanted-call complaints against 17 different 861 numbers, 1 of them with the FTC in the last 30 days. Look up the exact number that called you below.
Area code 861 at a glance
- State
- Illinois
- Main cities
- Peoria, Rock Island, Moline
- Counties
- Peoria County, Rock Island County
- Local time
- —Central
- In service since
- February 24, 2023
- Overlay of
- 309
- Local dialing
- 10 digits (area code + number)
- Exchanges
- 3 rate centers, 8 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 861 numbers
No single 861 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.
Is it getting worse?
FCC complaints about 861 numbers peaked in 2015 (4); the FTC's daily Do Not Call data has carried most of the volume since mid-2026.
FCC complaints per year
Years shown as '15 to '26; the current year is partial.
Carriers operating in 861
NANPA has assigned 8 861 prefixes (NPA-NXX central-office codes) across 5 rate centers: 0% to wireless carriers, 75% to landline and VoIP operators; 100% are pooled blocks shared by several carriers. 8 prefixes were assigned in the last 12 months (newest 2026-10-08). 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Exiant Communications LLC | Competitive / VoIP (CLEC) | 3(38%) | 3 | 2026-09-25 |
| 8x8, INC. | Competitive / VoIP (CLEC) | 1(13%) | 1 | 2026-09-15 |
| Ahoi LLC | Unclassified | 1(13%) | 1 | 2026-09-09 |
| Intrado Communications, LLC | Competitive / VoIP (CLEC) | 1(13%) | 1 | 2026-09-09 |
| Onvoy (Sinch) | Competitive / VoIP (CLEC) | 1(13%) | 1 | 2026-10-08 |
| Opentact INC. | Unclassified | 1(13%) | 1 | 2026-09-11 |
Largest rate centers (exchanges) by prefixes: Peoria (4), Danvers (1), Moline (1), Pekin (1), Rock Island (1). Source: NANPA Central Office Code Utilized Assignments (public, refreshed weekly).
What to do about calls from 861 numbers
Before you call back
Report it in Illinois
- 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: Illinois Attorney General.
- Illinois 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 861: questions answered from the data
Where is area code 861?
Area code 861 serves Peoria, Rock Island and Moline, Illinois, covering Peoria County and Rock Island County. It has been in service since February 24, 2023.
What time zone is area code 861 in?
Area code 861 is in the Central time zone (UTC−6, or UTC−5 during daylight saving time). The current local time is shown at the top of this page.
How do I report an 861 scam call in Illinois?
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 Illinois, the Illinois 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.