971 Area Code: Portland, Oregon
Area code 971 serves Portland, Beaverton and Salem, Oregon in the Pacific time zone, in service since 2000. Consumers have filed 3,055 unwanted-call complaints against 2,557 different 971 numbers, 456 of them with the FTC in the last 30 days. Look up the exact number that called you below.
Area code 971 at a glance
- State
- Oregon
- Main cities
- Portland, Beaverton, Salem, Clackamas, McMinnville, Tillamook + 47 more
- Counties
- Multnomah County, Washington County, Marion County, Clackamas County + 6 more
- Local time
- —Pacific
- In service since
- October 1, 2000
- Overlay of
- 503
- Local dialing
- 10 digits (area code + number)
- Exchanges
- 55 rate centers, 443 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 971 numbers
No single 971 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.
What calls from 971 numbers are about
1,338 FTC Do Not Call complaints about 971 numbers since Jul 24. The most common named subject is home improvement & cleaning, at 13% of complaints (25% of those were recorded messages). Overall, 58% of callers who answered said the call was a robocall.
FTC complaint subjects
- Other / unspecified57743%
- Home improvement & cleaning17713%
- Debt reduction16012%
- Dropped call / no message14411%
- Impostor (government, business, family)1018%
- No subject given957%
- Warranties & protection plans282%
FCC complaints by call type, last 2 years
- Live Voice7141%
- Text Message5331%
- Prerecorded Voice4928%
31% of recent FCC complaints about 971 numbers are about text messages, not calls.
When 971 spam calls come in
34% of complaints that give a call time describe calls between 10am and 1pm. 95% came Monday to Friday, most on Wednesdays, 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?
449 FTC complaints about 971 numbers in the last four weeks, down 15% on the four weeks before. FCC complaints about 971 numbers peaked in 2015 (286); 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
54% of the FTC complaints about 971 numbers came from Oregon residents, but only 9% from people with 971 numbers themselves. The calls are mostly regional rather than aimed at 971 phones specifically.
Where complainants live
- Oregon71654%
- Washington1279%
- California937%
- New York474%
- Texas343%
What people with 971 numbers report
People whose own number starts with 971 filed 384 FTC complaints since Jul 24. 33% were about calls showing another 971 number. The most common named subject was impostor calls (people pretending to be a government agency, a business or family).
Area codes on the calls they reported
- 971 (same code)12633%
- 503339%
- 877 (toll-free)123%
- 458113%
- 866 (toll-free)103%
Likely campaigns using 971 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 971 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (971) 479-xxxx | 30 | 29 | T-Mobile USA | Astoria |
| (971) 316-xxxx | 22 | 20 | CenturyLink (Lumen) | Grand Island |
| (971) 704-xxxx | 20 | 20 | Peerless Network | Astoria |
| (971) 606-xxxx | 16 | 15 | Verizon Wireless (Cellco Partnership) | Astoria |
| (971) 612-xxxxcampaign | 14 | 14 | Bandwidth.com | Dallas |
Carriers operating in 971
NANPA has assigned 443 971 prefixes (NPA-NXX central-office codes) across 55 rate centers: 42% to wireless carriers, 55% to landline and VoIP operators; 98% are pooled blocks shared by several carriers. 23 prefixes were assigned in the last 12 months (newest 2026-10-13). 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AT&T Mobility (New Cingular Wireless PCS) | Wireless | 64(14%) | 15 | 2026-10-02 |
| T-Mobile USA | Wireless | 60(14%) | 13 | 2025-09-19 |
| Onvoy (Sinch) | Competitive / VoIP (CLEC) | 56(13%) | 24 | 2026-07-28 |
| Verizon Wireless (Cellco Partnership) | Wireless | 52(12%) | 12 | 2026-09-29 |
| Bandwidth.com | Competitive / VoIP (CLEC) | 42(9%) | 20 | 2024-09-10 |
| Level 3 (Lumen) | Competitive / VoIP (CLEC) | 15(3%) | 8 | 2022-02-28 |
| Electric Lightwave LLC dba Allstream | Competitive / VoIP (CLEC) | 14(3%) | 7 | 2014-11-05 |
| MCImetro (Verizon Business) | Competitive / VoIP (CLEC) | 13(3%) | 4 | 2018-10-15 |
| Ton80 Communications, LLC | Competitive / VoIP (CLEC) | 13(3%) | 13 | 2022-03-29 |
| Metro by T-Mobile (MetroPCS) | Wireless | 11(2%) | 5 | 2020-01-27 |
| Comcast (Xfinity Voice) | Competitive / VoIP (CLEC) | 10(2%) | 4 | 2023-10-04 |
| Fractel, LLC | Competitive / VoIP (CLEC) | 7(2%) | 7 | 2021-08-26 |
Largest rate centers (exchanges) by prefixes: Portland (155), Beaverton (71), Salem (36), Clackamas (20), McMinnville (13), Tillamook (11), Gresham (10), Woodburn (9), Newberg (8), Stafford–Sandy (8). Source: NANPA Central Office Code Utilized Assignments (public, refreshed weekly).
What to do about calls from 971 numbers
Before you call back
- Home improvement & cleaning is the top named complaint here. Get written quotes from contractors you contacted yourself. Duct-cleaning and "free inspection" robocalls are a common upsell.
- Look up the full number above. A missed call from 971 with no voicemail is usually a robocall; anyone who needs you will leave a message.
- Block repeat callers: iPhone, Android, or your carrier's free filter (Verizon, AT&T, T-Mobile).
Report it in Oregon
- 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: Oregon Department of Justice.
- Oregon 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 971: questions answered from the data
Where is area code 971?
Area code 971 serves Portland, Beaverton and Salem, Oregon, covering Multnomah County, Washington County and Marion County and 7 more counties. It has been in service since October 1, 2000.
What time zone is area code 971 in?
Area code 971 is in the Pacific time zone (UTC−8, or UTC−7 during daylight saving time). The current local time is shown at the top of this page.
What are calls from 971 numbers usually about?
Since Jul 24, consumers filed 1,338 FTC Do Not Call complaints about 971 numbers. The most common named subject was home improvement & cleaning: 13% of complaints, 25% of them recorded messages. Across all subjects, 58% of callers who answered the question said the call was a robocall.
When do 971 spam calls happen?
34% of the complaints that give a call time describe calls between 10am and 1pm, and 95% came on weekdays, most often on Wednesday. Times are as consumers reported them.
Are calls from 971 numbers really local?
Not necessarily. 54% of the FTC complaints about 971 numbers came from Oregon residents, but only 9% from people with 971 numbers themselves. The calls are mostly regional rather than aimed at 971 phones specifically.
Are 971 robocalls increasing?
In the four weeks to Oct 20, consumers filed 449 FTC complaints about 971 numbers, 15% fewer than the four weeks before.
How do I report a 971 scam call in Oregon?
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 Oregon, the Oregon Department of Justice 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.