937 Area Code: Dayton, Ohio
Area code 937 serves Dayton, Springfield and Xenia, Ohio in the Eastern time zone, in service since 1996. Consumers have filed 4,376 unwanted-call complaints against 3,883 different 937 numbers, 539 of them with the FTC in the last 30 days. Look up the exact number that called you below.
Area code 937 at a glance
- State
- Ohio
- Main cities
- Dayton, Springfield, Xenia, Beavercreek, Bellefontaine, Marysville + 115 more
- Counties
- Greene County, Clark County, Montgomery County, Miami County + 16 more
- Local time
- —Eastern
- In service since
- September 28, 1996
- Split from
- 513
- Overlay code
- 326 (2020)
- Local dialing
- 10 digits (area code + number)
- Exchanges
- 123 rate centers, 781 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 937 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 937 numbers are about
1,694 FTC Do Not Call complaints about 937 numbers since Jul 24. The most common named subject is debt-relief pitches, at 13% of complaints (84% of those were recorded messages). Overall, 65% of callers who answered said the call was a robocall.
FTC complaint subjects
- Other / unspecified77346%
- Debt reduction22113%
- Impostor (government, business, family)18711%
- Dropped call / no message17110%
- Medical & prescriptions1479%
- No subject given1106%
- Home improvement & cleaning352%
FCC complaints by call type, last 2 years
- Live Voice12150%
- Prerecorded Voice9539%
- Text Message2611%
11% of recent FCC complaints about 937 numbers are about text messages, not calls.
When 937 spam calls come in
30% of complaints that give a call time describe calls between 10am and 1pm. 94% came Monday to Friday, most on Thursdays, 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?
534 FTC complaints about 937 numbers in the last four weeks, up 1% on the four weeks before. FCC complaints about 937 numbers peaked in 2018 (472); 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
63% of the FTC complaints about 937 numbers came from people whose own phone number also starts with 937, and 70% from Ohio. 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
- Ohio1,17870%
- California543%
- Florida483%
- North Carolina422%
- Texas372%
What people with 937 numbers report
People whose own number starts with 937 filed 2,503 FTC complaints since Jul 24. 42% were about calls showing another 937 number. The most common named subject was debt-relief pitches.
Area codes on the calls they reported
- 937 (same code)1,06342%
- 513944%
- 833 (toll-free)542%
- 216502%
- 614442%
Likely campaigns using 937 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 937 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (937) 955-xxxxcampaign | 19 | 18 | Metro by T-Mobile (MetroPCS) | Germantown |
| (937) 326-xxxx | 19 | 16 | T-Mobile USA | Miamisburg–West Carrollton |
| (937) 637-xxxx | 18 | 16 | Onvoy (Sinch) | Dayton |
| (937) 907-xxxx | 13 | 13 | Bandwidth.com | Centerville |
| (937) 641-xxxx | 10 | 2 | Ameritech (AT&T) | Dayton |
Carriers operating in 937
NANPA has assigned 781 937 prefixes (NPA-NXX central-office codes) across 123 rate centers: 31% to wireless carriers, 69% to landline and VoIP operators; 70% are pooled blocks shared by several carriers. 1 prefix was assigned in the last 12 months (newest 2026-10-12). 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ameritech (AT&T) | Incumbent landline (ILEC) | 159(20%) | 37 | 2001-11-26 |
| AT&T Mobility (New Cingular Wireless PCS) | Wireless | 73(9%) | 17 | 2019-10-03 |
| T-Mobile USA | Wireless | 64(8%) | 16 | 2024-02-20 |
| Verizon Wireless (Cellco Partnership) | Wireless | 61(8%) | 15 | 2024-04-04 |
| Brightspeed of Northwest Ohio, INC. | Incumbent landline (ILEC) | 55(7%) | 38 | 2001-05-29 |
| Frontier Communications | Incumbent landline (ILEC) | 53(7%) | 41 | 2016-03-30 |
| Level 3 (Lumen) | Competitive / VoIP (CLEC) | 53(7%) | 40 | 2014-05-15 |
| Twc Ip Enabled Services, LLC | Competitive / VoIP (CLEC) | 32(4%) | 27 | 2023-04-19 |
| PAETEC (Windstream) | Competitive / VoIP (CLEC) | 25(3%) | 16 | 2022-02-17 |
| Onvoy (Sinch) | Competitive / VoIP (CLEC) | 20(3%) | 14 | 2026-10-12 |
| Bandwidth.com | Competitive / VoIP (CLEC) | 17(2%) | 16 | 2022-07-21 |
| Level 3 (Lumen) | Competitive / VoIP (CLEC) | 16(2%) | 7 | 2014-02-26 |
Largest rate centers (exchanges) by prefixes: Dayton (251), Springfield (42), Beavercreek (19), Xenia (19), Bellefontaine (18), Marysville (17), Sidney (17), Wilmington (17), Fairborn (15), Greenville (15). Source: NANPA Central Office Code Utilized Assignments (public, refreshed weekly).
What to do about calls from 937 numbers
Before you call back
- Debt reduction is the top named complaint here. Don't pay upfront fees for debt relief; the FTC's Telemarketing Sales Rule bans them. Talk to your lender or a nonprofit credit counselor instead. Read about debt-relief robocalls.
- Look up the full number above. A missed call from 937 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 Ohio
- 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: Ohio Attorney General.
- Ohio 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 937: questions answered from the data
Where is area code 937?
Area code 937 serves Dayton, Springfield and Xenia, Ohio, covering Greene County, Clark County and Montgomery County and 17 more counties. It has been in service since September 28, 1996. It was split from area code 513.
What time zone is area code 937 in?
Area code 937 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 937?
326 (in service 2020) serves the same area as 937. 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 937 numbers usually about?
Since Jul 24, consumers filed 1,694 FTC Do Not Call complaints about 937 numbers. The most common named subject was debt-relief pitches: 13% of complaints, 84% of them recorded messages. Across all subjects, 65% of callers who answered the question said the call was a robocall.
When do 937 spam calls happen?
30% of the complaints that give a call time describe calls between 10am and 1pm, and 94% came on weekdays, most often on Thursday. Times are as consumers reported them.
Are calls from 937 numbers really local?
Not necessarily. 63% of the FTC complaints about 937 numbers came from people whose own phone number also starts with 937, and 70% from Ohio. 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 937 robocalls increasing?
In the four weeks to Oct 20, consumers filed 534 FTC complaints about 937 numbers, 1% more than the four weeks before.
How do I report a 937 scam call in Ohio?
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 Ohio, the Ohio 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.