Robocalls in Wisconsin
Wisconsin consumers have filed 14,680 unwanted-call complaints with the FCC against 13,229 different phone numbers between 2014-01-01 and 2026-07-23 — 1.5% of all state-attributed complaints, ranking 20 nationally. Complaints in the last 12 months are down 35% on the 12 months before that.
Wisconsin complaint volume by year
Unwanted-call complaints filed with the FCC by Wisconsin 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 Wisconsin
The displayed area code of numbers reported by Wisconsin consumers — often, but not always, a local code, because spoofing favours familiar-looking numbers.
- 414WI1,672
- 262WI1,192
- 608WI1,186
- 920WI1,166
- 715WI827
- 800NANP AREA276
- 847IL266
- 855NANP AREA205
- 888NANP AREA178
- 202DC175
- 844NANP AREA162
- 877NANP AREA158
How the calls reached Wisconsin
- Prerecorded Voice
- 7,034
- Live Voice
- 4,406
- Abandoned Calls
- 2,185
- Text Message
- 957
- Autodialed Live Voice Call
- 85
- 3
- Wireless (cell phone)
- 8,878
- Wired
- 4,002
- Internet (VOIP)
- 1,799
Numbers most reported by Wisconsin consumers
Ranked by how many Wisconsin complaints name them, limited to the last five years. A number appearing here means people in Wisconsin reported receiving calls that displayed it — not that its owner placed them.
- (608) 351-••••10 from WI · 2024-08-12
- (715) 452-••••6 from WI · 2023-01-01
- (414) 212-••••5 from WI · 2024-11-05
- (828) 639-••••4 from WI · 2025-09-02
- (562) 543-••••4 from WI · 2025-03-19
- (555) 555-••••3 from WI · 2026-02-01
- (920) 257-••••3 from WI · 2025-07-29
- (847) 447-••••3 from WI · 2025-03-29
- (715) 831-••••3 from WI · 2025-02-12
- (414) 253-••••3 from WI · 2024-10-27
- (414) 509-••••3 from WI · 2024-10-25
- (414) 285-••••3 from WI · 2024-10-23
- (877) 406-••••3 from WI · 2024-09-26
- (262) 330-••••3 from WI · 2024-07-18
- (469) 757-••••3 from WI · 2023-10-15
Do Not Call protection in Wisconsin
Wisconsin 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.
Wisconsin robocall FAQs
How many robocall complaints do Wisconsin residents file?
Wisconsin consumers have filed 14,680 unwanted-call complaints with the FCC against 13,229 distinct phone numbers, covering 2014-01-01 to 2026-07-23. That is 1.5% of all state-attributed complaints in the dataset, ranking Wisconsin 20 among US states and territories by complaint volume.
Does Wisconsin have its own Do Not Call list?
Wisconsin 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 Wisconsin 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 Wisconsin may have been placed from anywhere in the world and may have displayed a Wisconsin 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 Wisconsin?
Prerecorded Voice is the most-reported category in Wisconsin, accounting for 7,034 of the 14,680 complaints (48%). Live Voice is second with 4,406.
Complaint figures from the FCC Consumer Complaint Data Center, imported nightly. The state recorded is the state the complainant filed from.