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Robocalls in West Virginia

West Virginia consumers have filed 4,706 unwanted-call complaints with the FCC against 4,210 different phone numbers between 2014-01-01 and 2026-10-22 — 0.5% of all state-attributed complaints, ranking 40 nationally. Complaints in the last 12 months are up 21% on the 12 months before that.

4,706
FCC complaints
3,235
FTC DNC reports
924
FTC reports, last 30 days
#40
National rank (FCC)

What West Virginia residents are reporting

3,235 FTC Do Not Call complaints from West Virginia since Jul 24. The most common named subject is medical & prescriptions, at 30%. 81% of complainants who answered said the call was a recorded message.

These shares include Morgantown (806 phones), flagged under “Week by week” as an unusually concentrated source, so they lean toward what that source reports.

Complaint subjects

  • Other / unspecified1,04932%
  • Medical & prescriptions97530%
  • Debt reduction58918%
  • Impostor (government, business, family)30910%
  • No subject given1475%
  • Warranties & protection plans522%
  • Dropped call / no message471%

When the calls come (as reported)

31% between 10am and 1pm; 94% on weekdays, most on Tuesdays.

Week by week

1,091 complaints from West Virginia in the last four weeks; leaving out the concentrated source below, complaints are up 3% on the four weeks before.

Data note: 312 of West Virginia's last-four-week complaints (29%) came from one place, Morgantown, WV (callers' own phones in area code 806), about 17× the state's per-resident rate. That pattern usually means one or a few very active filers, so trend figures here leave it out.

Neighbor spoofing in West Virginia

61% of the calls West Virginia residents reported showed the resident's own area code, and 35% showed a West Virginia area code of any kind. 11% came from toll-free numbers. Robocallers display a local-looking number because people are more likely to answer one; the number on screen usually has nothing to do with who is calling. How neighbor spoofing works.

These shares include Morgantown (806 phones), flagged under “Week by week” as an unusually concentrated source, so they lean toward what that source reports.

What the caller ID showed

  • The resident's own area code1,98161%
  • Another West Virginia area code00%
  • Toll-free number35411%
  • Out-of-state area code1,73454%

Area codes on the calls

  • 304 (West Virginia)98530%
  • 80676924%
  • 681 (West Virginia)1625%
  • 833953%
  • 877582%
  • 888552%

West Virginia 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 West Virginia residents since Jul 24.

Map of West Virginia counties coloured by area code: 304/681
Built from NANPA prefix assignments and US Census Bureau county boundaries. Area codes follow exchange boundaries, so county colours are approximate at the edges.
Area codeResidents' complaintsCalls showing it
304 · 6812,0111,147

Likely campaigns reaching West Virginia

7% of West Virginia'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.

West Virginia complaint volume by year

Unwanted-call complaints filed with the FCC by West Virginia 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 West Virginia

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

How the calls reached West Virginia

Prerecorded Voice
2,170
Live Voice
1,758
Abandoned Calls
586
Text Message
160
Autodialed Live Voice Call
13
Email
1
Wireless (cell phone)
2,439
Wired
1,824
Internet (VOIP)
437

Numbers West Virginia residents reported this month

The numbers West Virginia consumers reported most to the FTC's Do Not Call Registry in the last 30 days — 924 reports in all, 93 of them this week; 81% were described as robocalls. Click a number for what it was reported for.

What West Virginia residents were called about this month

  • Other / unspecified
    311
  • Medical & prescriptions
    256
  • Debt reduction
    206
  • Impostor (government, business, family)
    77
  • No subject given
    22
  • Warranties & protection plans
    12
  • Dropped call / no message
    11
  • Lotteries, prizes & sweepstakes
    11

Numbers most reported to the FCC by West Virginia consumers

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

Do Not Call protection in West Virginia

West Virginia 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 West Virginia, the West Virginia Attorney General 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.

West Virginia robocall FAQs

What are West Virginia robocalls about right now?

Since 2026-07-24, West Virginia residents filed 3,235 FTC Do Not Call complaints. The most common named subject was medical & prescriptions, at 30% of complaints, and 81% of callers who answered said the call was a recorded message.

Are spam calls in West Virginia using local numbers?

Often. 61% of the calls West Virginia residents reported to the FTC showed the resident's own area code, and 35% showed a West Virginia area code of any kind; 11% came from toll-free numbers. A local-looking number is no evidence the caller is local.

When do robocalls hit West Virginia?

31% of complaints that give a call time describe calls between 10am and 1pm local time as reported.

How many robocall complaints do West Virginia residents file?

West Virginia consumers have filed 4,706 unwanted-call complaints with the FCC against 4,210 distinct phone numbers, covering 2014-01-01 to 2026-10-22. That is 0.5% of all state-attributed complaints in the dataset, ranking West Virginia 40 among US states and territories by complaint volume.

Does West Virginia have its own Do Not Call list?

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

Prerecorded Voice is the most-reported category in West Virginia, accounting for 2,170 of the 4,706 complaints (46%). Live Voice is second with 1,758.

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.