Robocalls in North Carolina
North Carolina consumers have filed 30,080 unwanted-call complaints with the FCC against 26,345 different phone numbers between 2014-05-07 and 2026-07-25 — 3.1% of all state-attributed complaints, ranking 12 nationally. Complaints in the last 12 months are down 7% on the 12 months before that.
North Carolina complaint volume by year
Unwanted-call complaints filed with the FCC by North Carolina 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 North Carolina
The displayed area code of numbers reported by North Carolina consumers — often, but not always, a local code, because spoofing favours familiar-looking numbers.
- 919NC2,788
- 704NC2,424
- 336NC1,752
- 828NC1,528
- 910NC1,446
- 252NC1,178
- 980NC717
- 800NANP AREA565
- 202DC475
- 984NC397
- 855NANP AREA395
- 888NANP AREA371
How the calls reached North Carolina
- Prerecorded Voice
- 13,362
- Live Voice
- 9,741
- Abandoned Calls
- 4,653
- Text Message
- 2,044
- Autodialed Live Voice Call
- 172
- 4
- Wireless (cell phone)
- 16,438
- Wired
- 8,889
- Internet (VOIP)
- 4,701
Numbers most reported by North Carolina consumers
Ranked by how many North Carolina complaints name them, limited to the last five years. A number appearing here means people in North Carolina reported receiving calls that displayed it — not that its owner placed them.
- (850) 724-••••42 from NC · 2026-02-18
- (704) 937-••••11 from NC · 2025-06-04
- (844) 206-••••7 from NC · 2026-03-12
- (555) 555-••••6 from NC · 2024-11-14
- (843) 867-••••6 from NC · 2024-04-25
- (704) 588-••••6 from NC · 2023-08-18
- (800) 869-••••5 from NC · 2025-09-07
- (906) 208-••••5 from NC · 2024-04-08
- (540) 315-••••5 from NC · 2024-01-02
- (743) 223-••••5 from NC · 2023-02-08
- (778) 222-••••5 from NC · 2022-03-09
- (385) 388-••••5 from NC · 2022-02-07
- (901) 664-••••4 from NC · 2025-08-27
- (901) 554-••••4 from NC · 2025-08-26
- (800) 531-••••4 from NC · 2025-08-10
Do Not Call protection in North Carolina
North Carolina 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.
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.
Do Not Call classification per National Association of Attorneys General — history of Do Not Call. This is general information, not legal advice.
North Carolina robocall FAQs
How many robocall complaints do North Carolina residents file?
North Carolina consumers have filed 30,080 unwanted-call complaints with the FCC against 26,345 distinct phone numbers, covering 2014-05-07 to 2026-07-25. That is 3.1% of all state-attributed complaints in the dataset, ranking North Carolina 12 among US states and territories by complaint volume.
Does North Carolina have its own Do Not Call list?
North Carolina 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.
Where do the calls reported in North Carolina 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 North Carolina may have been placed from anywhere in the world and may have displayed a North Carolina 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 North Carolina?
Prerecorded Voice is the most-reported category in North Carolina, accounting for 13,362 of the 30,080 complaints (44%). Live Voice is second with 9,741.
Complaint figures from the FCC Consumer Complaint Data Center, imported nightly. The state recorded is the state the complainant filed from.