901 Area Code — Scam Calls, Location & Who's Calling
Area code 901 serves Tennessee in the Central time zone, in service since 1947. The FCC has 3,685 unwanted-call complaints against 3,142 different 901 numbers on record. Look up the exact number that called you below.
Most-reported 901 numbers
Ranked by FCC unwanted-call complaints. Click a number for its full report.
- (901) 237-••••75 complaints · 2015-09-07
- (901) 300-••••28 complaints · 2016-02-26
- (901) 922-••••16 complaints · 2018-08-23
- (901) 676-••••15 complaints · 2023-12-19
- (901) 249-••••15 complaints · 2016-03-01
- (901) 594-••••15 complaints · 2015-08-13
- (901) 373-••••14 complaints · 2017-02-06
- (901) 300-••••14 complaints · 2016-03-15
- (901) 922-••••11 complaints · 2018-08-22
- (901) 466-••••11 complaints · 2015-07-24
- (901) 617-••••10 complaints · 2020-09-21
- (901) 553-••••10 complaints · 2016-05-27
- (901) 203-••••9 complaints · 2017-07-14
- (901) 378-••••9 complaints · 2015-01-22
- (901) 458-••••8 complaints · 2020-11-05
- (901) 411-••••8 complaints · 2015-06-11
- (901) 453-••••7 complaints · 2020-12-11
- (901) 334-••••7 complaints · 2020-10-06
- (901) 267-••••7 complaints · 2017-03-01
- (901) 544-••••6 complaints · 2023-09-11
- (901) 617-••••6 complaints · 2021-02-02
- (901) 329-••••6 complaints · 2020-06-25
- (901) 290-••••6 complaints · 2018-01-30
- (901) 209-••••6 complaints · 2017-10-28
- (901) 726-••••5 complaints · 2022-01-06
901 unwanted-call complaints, last 12 months
Monthly FCC complaint volume against 901 numbers. Spikes usually mark an active robocall campaign cycling through the code.
Carriers operating in 901
Carriers assigned to 901 prefixes that visitors have looked up so far — resolved from official NPA-NXX assignment records.
- BELLSOUTH TELECOMM INC DBA SOUTH CENTRAL BELL TELI · 12 prefixes
- BANDWIDTH.COM CLEC, LLC - TNC · 8 prefixes
- ONVOY, LLC - TNC · 5 prefixes
- CELLCO PARTNERSHIP DBA VERIZON WIRELESS - TNWireless · 4 prefixes
- NEW CINGULAR WIRELESS PCS, LLC - GAWireless · 3 prefixes
- LEVEL 3 COMMUNICATIONS, LLC - TNC · 3 prefixes
- POWERTEL MEMPHIS LICENSES, INC.Wireless · 3 prefixes
- LEVEL 3 TELECOM OF TENNESSEE, LLC - TNC · 2 prefixes
About area code 901
- Serves
- Tennessee
- Time zone
- Central
- In service since
- 1947-01-01
- Overlay
- No
Source: NANPA numbering records, refreshed weekly.
Spam calls from 901? What to know
Seeing repeated missed calls from 901 numbers you don't recognize is the classic signature of neighbor-spoofing robocall campaigns. The caller isn't necessarily in Tennessee — 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 901 FAQs
Where is area code 901?
Area code 901 serves Tennessee, in the Central time zone. It has been in service since 1947.
Why do I keep getting calls from 901 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 901 may not originate from Tennessee at all. Look up the full 10-digit number on this site to see its complaint history before calling back.
Are 901 numbers safe to call back?
Area codes themselves are neither safe nor unsafe — 901 contains millions of legitimate lines alongside any spoofed or spam numbers. The FCC has logged 3,685 unwanted-call complaints against 3,142 distinct 901 numbers in our current data window. Check the specific number's report page before returning a missed call.