989 Area Code — Scam Calls, Location & Who's Calling
Area code 989 serves Michigan in the Eastern time zone, in service since 2001. The FCC has 1,815 unwanted-call complaints against 1,248 different 989 numbers on record. Look up the exact number that called you below.
Most-reported 989 numbers
Ranked by FCC unwanted-call complaints. Click a number for its full report.
- (989) 738-••••67 complaints · 2015-09-22
- (989) 641-••••25 complaints · 2015-07-10
- (989) 496-••••24 complaints · 2015-07-16
- (989) 220-••••21 complaints · 2018-04-12
- (989) 256-••••18 complaints · 2015-07-17
- (989) 256-••••16 complaints · 2021-08-06
- (989) 244-••••16 complaints · 2016-05-10
- (989) 777-••••16 complaints · 2015-09-16
- (989) 641-••••15 complaints · 2016-02-17
- (989) 214-••••14 complaints · 2019-03-13
- (989) 832-••••14 complaints · 2015-01-05
- (989) 633-••••12 complaints · 2023-08-16
- (989) 244-••••11 complaints · 2018-01-16
- (989) 488-••••11 complaints · 2015-09-16
- (989) 658-••••11 complaints · 2015-09-16
- (989) 463-••••10 complaints · 2018-03-12
- (989) 575-••••10 complaints · 2017-02-07
- (989) 343-••••9 complaints · 2025-09-23
- (989) 259-••••9 complaints · 2019-03-27
- (989) 308-••••9 complaints · 2017-03-22
- (989) 754-••••9 complaints · 2015-08-27
- (989) 792-••••9 complaints · 2015-01-15
- (989) 777-••••8 complaints · 2015-09-18
- (989) 607-••••8 complaints · 2015-08-11
- (989) 366-••••7 complaints · 2015-10-29
989 unwanted-call complaints, last 12 months
Monthly FCC complaint volume against 989 numbers. Spikes usually mark an active robocall campaign cycling through the code.
Carriers operating in 989
Carriers assigned to 989 prefixes that visitors have looked up so far — resolved from official NPA-NXX assignment records.
- MICHIGAN BELL TEL COI · 13 prefixes
- LEVEL 3 COMMUNICATIONS, LLC - MIC · 7 prefixes
- FRONTIER NORTH, INC. - MII · 6 prefixes
- NEW CINGULAR WIRELESS PCS, LLC - ILWireless · 5 prefixes
- CELLCO PARTNERSHIP DBA VERIZON WIRELESS - MIWireless · 4 prefixes
- ONVOY, LLCV - MIC · 3 prefixes
- PAETEC ITEL, LLCC · 3 prefixes
- TELEPORT COMMUNICATIONS AMERICA, LLC - MIC · 2 prefixes
About area code 989
- Serves
- Michigan
- Time zone
- Eastern
- In service since
- 2001-04-07
- Overlay
- No
Source: NANPA numbering records, refreshed weekly.
Spam calls from 989? What to know
Seeing repeated missed calls from 989 numbers you don't recognize is the classic signature of neighbor-spoofing robocall campaigns. The caller isn't necessarily in Michigan — 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 989 FAQs
Where is area code 989?
Area code 989 serves Michigan, in the Eastern time zone. It has been in service since 2001.
Why do I keep getting calls from 989 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 989 may not originate from Michigan at all. Look up the full 10-digit number on this site to see its complaint history before calling back.
Are 989 numbers safe to call back?
Area codes themselves are neither safe nor unsafe — 989 contains millions of legitimate lines alongside any spoofed or spam numbers. The FCC has logged 1,815 unwanted-call complaints against 1,248 distinct 989 numbers in our current data window. Check the specific number's report page before returning a missed call.