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Robocalls in Washington

Washington consumers have filed 30,948 unwanted-call complaints with the FCC against 25,731 different phone numbers between 2014-01-15 and 2026-07-24 — 3.2% of all state-attributed complaints, ranking 10 nationally. Complaints in the last 12 months are down 43% on the 12 months before that.

30,948
Complaints
25,731
Numbers reported
2,247
Last 12 months
#10
National rank

Washington complaint volume by year

Unwanted-call complaints filed with the FCC by Washington 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 Washington

The displayed area code of numbers reported by Washington consumers — often, but not always, a local code, because spoofing favours familiar-looking numbers.

How the calls reached Washington

Prerecorded Voice
13,213
Live Voice
8,994
Text Message
5,210
Abandoned Calls
3,293
Autodialed Live Voice Call
178
Wireless (cell phone)
18,923
Wired
8,643
Internet (VOIP)
3,370

Numbers most reported by Washington consumers

Ranked by how many Washington complaints name them, limited to the last five years. A number appearing here means people in Washington reported receiving calls that displayed it — not that its owner placed them.

Do Not Call protection in Washington

Washington 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.

Do Not Call classification per National Association of Attorneys General — history of Do Not Call. This is general information, not legal advice.

Washington robocall FAQs

How many robocall complaints do Washington residents file?

Washington consumers have filed 30,948 unwanted-call complaints with the FCC against 25,731 distinct phone numbers, covering 2014-01-15 to 2026-07-24. That is 3.2% of all state-attributed complaints in the dataset, ranking Washington 10 among US states and territories by complaint volume.

Does Washington have its own Do Not Call list?

Washington 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 Washington 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 Washington may have been placed from anywhere in the world and may have displayed a Washington 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 Washington?

Prerecorded Voice is the most-reported category in Washington, accounting for 13,213 of the 30,948 complaints (43%). Live Voice is second with 8,994.

Complaint figures from the FCC Consumer Complaint Data Center, imported nightly. The state recorded is the state the complainant filed from.