Robocalls in Delaware
Delaware consumers have filed 2,947 unwanted-call complaints with the FCC against 2,742 different phone numbers between 2014-02-01 and 2026-10-30 — 0.3% of all state-attributed complaints, ranking 44 nationally. Complaints in the last 12 months are up 2% on the 12 months before that.
What Delaware residents are reporting
2,313 FTC Do Not Call complaints from Delaware since Jul 24. The most common named subject is debt reduction, at 16%. 75% of complainants who answered said the call was a recorded message.
Complaint subjects
- Other / unspecified98142%
- No subject given41318%
- Debt reduction36416%
- Impostor (government, business, family)24811%
- Dropped call / no message1155%
- Medical & prescriptions593%
- Warranties & protection plans392%
When the calls come (as reported)
30% between 11am and 2pm; 91% on weekdays, most on Tuesdays.
Week by week
751 complaints from Delaware in the last four weeks, up 45% on the four weeks before.
Neighbor spoofing in Delaware
39% of the calls Delaware residents reported showed the resident's own area code, and 36% showed a Delaware area code of any kind. 13% came from toll-free numbers. Most calls here don't pretend to be local, so a familiar area code is less of a warning sign than in states where spoofing dominates. How neighbor spoofing works.
What the caller ID showed
- The resident's own area code90939%
- Another Delaware area code00%
- Toll-free number29413%
- Out-of-state area code1,19751%
Area codes on the calls
- 302 (Delaware)82236%
- 833874%
- 888482%
- 855412%
- 877412%
- 844402%
Delaware area codes
Each county is coloured by the area code that holds most of its phone prefixes. Overlay codes share one territory and one colour. Complaint counts are from Delaware residents since Jul 24.
| Area code | Main city | Residents' complaints | Calls showing it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 302 | Wilmington | 1,873 | 822 |
Likely campaigns reaching Delaware
6% of Delaware's FTC complaints in the campaign window match one of these statistical groupings: many numbers, the same complaint, the same pattern. They don't identify who is calling.
Delaware complaint volume by year
Unwanted-call complaints filed with the FCC by Delaware consumers each year. The shape of this curve reflects both actual call volume and how aware consumers are that the FCC complaint centre exists.
Area codes most reported in Delaware
The displayed area code of numbers reported by Delaware consumers — often, but not always, a local code, because spoofing favours familiar-looking numbers.
How the calls reached Delaware
- Prerecorded Voice
- 1,333
- Live Voice
- 1,112
- Abandoned Calls
- 333
- Text Message
- 124
- Autodialed Live Voice Call
- 19
- Wireless (cell phone)
- 1,464
- Wired
- 983
- Internet (VOIP)
- 458
Numbers Delaware residents reported this month
The numbers Delaware consumers reported most to the FTC's Do Not Call Registry in the last 30 days — 726 reports in all, 112 of them this week; 75% were described as robocalls. Click a number for what it was reported for.
- (844) 502-3025Other / unspecified5 from DE2026-10-24
- (833) 766-1884Impostor (government, business, family)4 from DE2026-10-31
- (866) 923-1419Warranties & protection plans3 from DE2026-10-08
- (866) 771-6893Other / unspecified2 from DE2026-10-29
- (877) 578-4228Other / unspecified2 from DE2026-10-26
- (844) 515-1854Impostor (government, business, family)2 from DE2026-10-20
- (877) 297-4711Vacation & timeshares2 from DE2026-10-08
- (877) 472-0845Impostor (government, business, family)1 from DE2026-11-02
- (855) 632-3340Other / unspecified1 from DE2026-10-30
- (949) 565-3308Other / unspecified1 from DE2026-10-30
- (833) 769-3521Other / unspecified1 from DE2026-10-30
- (206) 922-0880No subject given1 from DE2026-10-29
- (855) 883-0421Other / unspecified1 from DE2026-10-28
- (877) 578-3610Other / unspecified1 from DE2026-10-27
What Delaware residents were called about this month
- Other / unspecified289
- Debt reduction203
- No subject given84
- Impostor (government, business, family)68
- Dropped call / no message38
- Warranties & protection plans13
- Vacation & timeshares7
- Medical & prescriptions7
Numbers most reported to the FCC by Delaware consumers
Ranked by how many Delaware FCC complaints name them, limited to the last five years. A number appearing here means people in Delaware reported receiving calls that displayed it — not that its owner placed them.
Do Not Call protection in Delaware
Delaware does not run its own Do Not Call registry and has not formally adopted the federal list as a state list. The federal National Do Not Call Registry at donotcall.gov still applies to you — register there, free, and it never expires.
Whatever your state does, the federal National Do Not Call Registry applies, and the Telephone Consumer Protection Act gives you a private right of action against certain unlawful calls. Report unwanted calls at the FCC complaint centre and fraud at ReportFraud.ftc.gov. In Delaware, the Delaware Department of Justice also takes consumer complaints about scam calls.
Do Not Call classification per National Association of Attorneys General — history of Do Not Call. This is general information, not legal advice.
Delaware robocall FAQs
What are Delaware robocalls about right now?
Since 2026-07-24, Delaware residents filed 2,313 FTC Do Not Call complaints. The most common named subject was debt reduction, at 16% of complaints, and 75% of callers who answered said the call was a recorded message.
Are spam calls in Delaware using local numbers?
Often. 39% of the calls Delaware residents reported to the FTC showed the resident's own area code, and 36% showed a Delaware area code of any kind; 13% came from toll-free numbers. A local-looking number is no evidence the caller is local.
When do robocalls hit Delaware?
30% of complaints that give a call time describe calls between 11am and 2pm local time as reported.
How many robocall complaints do Delaware residents file?
Delaware consumers have filed 2,947 unwanted-call complaints with the FCC against 2,742 distinct phone numbers, covering 2014-02-01 to 2026-10-30. That is 0.3% of all state-attributed complaints in the dataset, ranking Delaware 44 among US states and territories by complaint volume.
Does Delaware have its own Do Not Call list?
Delaware does not run its own Do Not Call registry and has not formally adopted the federal list as a state list. The federal National Do Not Call Registry at donotcall.gov still applies to you — register there, free, and it never expires.
Where do the calls reported in Delaware come from?
The FCC records the state the person filing the complaint was in, not where the caller was. Because caller ID is easily spoofed, a call reported in Delaware may have been placed from anywhere in the world and may have displayed a Delaware number that belongs to an uninvolved person. Area code alone tells you nothing reliable about a caller's location.
What kind of calls are reported most in Delaware?
Prerecorded Voice is the most-reported category in Delaware, accounting for 1,333 of the 2,947 complaints (45%). Live Voice is second with 1,112.
Complaint figures from the FCC Consumer Complaint Data Center, imported nightly, and FTC Do Not Call complaints (unverified consumer reports), published every weekday. The state recorded is the state the complainant filed from.