Phone area code check

Area code lookup: is that text or call a scam?

⚠ The short answer

An area code never proves who's contacting you — caller ID and sender numbers are easy to spoof, and scammers favour local-looking codes so you'll answer. Look up a code below to see where it's from and why you might be getting texts, then check the actual message.

International codes that look like US numbers

These dial like a +1 US/Canada number but are separate countries — the classic "one-ring" callback scam codes. Don't call them back.

Area code 242the Bahamas Area code 246Barbados Area code 268Antigua and Barbuda Area code 284the British Virgin Islands Area code 345the Cayman Islands Area code 441Bermuda Area code 473Grenada Area code 649the Turks and Caicos Islands Area code 664Montserrat Area code 721Sint Maarten Area code 758Saint Lucia Area code 767Dominica Area code 784Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Area code 809the Dominican Republic Area code 829the Dominican Republic Area code 849the Dominican Republic Area code 868Trinidad and Tobago Area code 869Saint Kitts and Nevis Area code 876Jamaica

United States area codes

Area code 202Washington, D.C.Area code 206Seattle, Washington Area code 212New York City, New York Area code 213Los Angeles, California Area code 214Dallas, Texas Area code 215Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Area code 216Cleveland, Ohio Area code 281Houston, Texas Area code 303Denver, Colorado Area code 305Miami, Florida Area code 310Los Angeles, California Area code 312Chicago, Illinois Area code 313Detroit, Michigan Area code 323Los Angeles, California Area code 347New York City, New York Area code 404Atlanta, Georgia Area code 415San Francisco, California Area code 469Dallas, Texas Area code 470Atlanta, Georgia Area code 480Phoenix, Arizona Area code 512Austin, Texas Area code 602Phoenix, Arizona Area code 615Nashville, Tennessee Area code 617Boston, Massachusetts Area code 623Phoenix, Arizona Area code 628San Francisco, California Area code 646New York City, New York Area code 678Atlanta, Georgia Area code 702Las Vegas, Nevada Area code 713Houston, Texas Area code 718New York City, New York Area code 720Denver, Colorado Area code 773Chicago, Illinois Area code 786Miami, Florida Area code 818Los Angeles, California Area code 832Houston, Texas Area code 917New York City, New York Area code 972Dallas, Texas

Canada area codes

Area code 289Greater Toronto Area, Ontario Area code 403Calgary, Alberta Area code 416Toronto, Ontario Area code 437Toronto, Ontario Area code 438Montreal, Quebec Area code 514Montreal, Quebec Area code 587Alberta Area code 604Vancouver, British Columbia Area code 613Ottawa, Ontario Area code 647Toronto, Ontario Area code 778British Columbia Area code 905Greater Toronto Area, Ontario

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