970 Area Code — Scam Calls, Location & Who's Calling
Area code 970 serves Colorado in the Mountain time zone, in service since 1995. The FCC has 5,090 unwanted-call complaints against 3,946 different 970 numbers on record. Look up the exact number that called you below.
Most-reported 970 numbers
Ranked by FCC unwanted-call complaints. Click a number for its full report.
- (970) 944-••••318 complaints · 2017-08-16
- (970) 399-••••47 complaints · 2016-01-11
- (970) 236-••••23 complaints · 2016-05-27
- (970) 829-••••17 complaints · 2017-08-25
- (970) 778-••••15 complaints · 2020-02-13
- (970) 401-••••13 complaints · 2020-10-21
- (970) 760-••••11 complaints · 2017-08-25
- (970) 517-••••11 complaints · 2017-02-06
- (970) 236-••••10 complaints · 2016-09-20
- (970) 514-••••9 complaints · 2019-06-19
- (970) 344-••••9 complaints · 2018-12-28
- (970) 788-••••9 complaints · 2017-07-27
- (970) 289-••••9 complaints · 2017-05-30
- (970) 235-••••9 complaints · 2016-10-05
- (970) 840-••••9 complaints · 2016-08-03
- (970) 695-••••9 complaints · 2015-09-22
- (970) 614-••••8 complaints · 2020-10-13
- (970) 287-••••8 complaints · 2018-03-20
- (970) 930-••••8 complaints · 2018-01-01
- (970) 320-••••7 complaints · 2026-08-10
- (970) 441-••••7 complaints · 2021-05-18
- (970) 514-••••7 complaints · 2019-07-10
- (970) 944-••••7 complaints · 2019-02-13
- (970) 922-••••7 complaints · 2017-10-23
- (970) 447-••••7 complaints · 2017-04-28
970 unwanted-call complaints, last 12 months
Monthly FCC complaint volume against 970 numbers. Spikes usually mark an active robocall campaign cycling through the code.
Carriers operating in 970
Carriers assigned to 970 prefixes that visitors have looked up so far — resolved from official NPA-NXX assignment records.
- ONVOY, LLC - COC · 22 prefixes
- QWEST CORPORATIONI · 20 prefixes
- LEVEL 3 COMMUNICATIONS, LLC - COC · 15 prefixes
- CELLCO PARTNERSHIP DBA VERIZON WIRELESS - COWireless · 9 prefixes
- T-MOBILE USA, INC.Wireless · 5 prefixes
- PEERLESS NETWORK OF COLORADO, LLC - COC · 5 prefixes
- CENTURYTEL OF EAGLE, INC. DBA CENTURYLINKI · 2 prefixes
- BANDWIDTH.COM CLEC, LLC - COC · 2 prefixes
About area code 970
- Serves
- Colorado
- Time zone
- Mountain
- In service since
- 1995-04-02
- Overlay
- Yes — 10-digit dialing
Source: NANPA numbering records, refreshed weekly.
Spam calls from 970? What to know
Seeing repeated missed calls from 970 numbers you don't recognize is the classic signature of neighbor-spoofing robocall campaigns. The caller isn't necessarily in Colorado — 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 970 FAQs
Where is area code 970?
Area code 970 serves Colorado, in the Mountain 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 1995.
Why do I keep getting calls from 970 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 970 may not originate from Colorado at all. Look up the full 10-digit number on this site to see its complaint history before calling back.
Are 970 numbers safe to call back?
Area codes themselves are neither safe nor unsafe — 970 contains millions of legitimate lines alongside any spoofed or spam numbers. The FCC has logged 5,090 unwanted-call complaints against 3,946 distinct 970 numbers in our current data window. Check the specific number's report page before returning a missed call.