About AreaCodesUSA.org
AreaCodesUSA.org is best online website and resource for US area code information, including location maps, area code specific information, and answers to ‘Who is calling me from this phone number’ and Where is area code xxx located styled questions. Areacodesusa.org is a comprehensive, fact-checked and trustworthy resource that uses official data from the official NANP, The North American Numbering Plan, organization.
AreaCodesUSA.org is an independent, consumer-focused reference hub dedicated to one
thing: bringing every detail you could ever need about a North American area code onto a
single, easy-to-scan page. From Anchorage’s 907 to Montréal’s 514—and the hundreds of
overlays, splits, and brand-new prefixes in between—we’re building the most complete,
fact-checked, and user-friendly database on the web.
Our Mission
The modern phone landscape is confusing: spam texts, spoofed caller-ID, robocalls,
endless overlays, and carriers selling numbers in blocks you’ll never see.
Our mission is to cut through that noise and answer the question you actually have:
“Who is calling me from this area code, and what should I know about it?”
- Empower consumers with context—location, time zone, dialing rules, and history—so they
can make informed decisions about answering unknown calls. - Expose scams and shady robocall patterns by listing known fraudulent prefixes,
text-message templates, and active FTC/FCC alerts in plain English. - Stay neutral: We do not sell phone numbers, vanity lines, or forwarding plans.
Our content is 100 % informational, free of carrier influence, and always will be.
What Makes Us Different
| Typical Area-Code Site | AreaCodesUSA.org |
|---|---|
| Basic facts (state, main city) | Full narrative history (splits, overlays, activation year, dialing-plan changes) |
| Tiny map or none | High-resolution interactive map showing current footprint, overlay boundaries, and time-zone divide |
| Couple of sample numbers | Long, scrollable list of possible central-office prefixes (NXX) with their served towns & carriers |
| No scam data | Dedicated scam-alert box outlining recent robocall campaigns, FTC cases, and user-reported fraud stories |
| External ads, upsells for vanity lines | No number sales, no carrier upsells; our revenue comes from privacy-respecting display ads and reader donations |
Everything You’ll Find on a Single Area-Code Page
- Quick Facts Panel – State(s), major cities, time-zone(s), NANPA assignment date, overlay code list.
- Local Dialing Map – A high-contrast SVG map you can zoom, print, or download.
- “Could-Be Calling You” Numbers – Hundreds of
NXX-XXXXpossibilities pulled from NANPA’s
latest assignment files, updated weekly. - Scam & Spam Watchlist – Real examples of fraudulent texts/calls and the tactics behind them,
plus links to official FTC/FCC complaint tools. - History & Trivia – Fun facts on splits, pop-culture references, and famous uses (e.g., 212 in movies).
- Dialing Rules & Tips – 7-digit vs 10-digit dialing status, required overlays, carrier announcements.
- Resources & Citations – Direct links to NANPA planning letters, state public-utility rulings,
and telecom-regulation PDFs.
How We Research & Stay Current
We ingest data from the North American Numbering Plan Administration (NANPA),
FCC numbering resource updates, CRTC filings (for Canada), and state public-utility dockets.
Every Monday our editors run an in-house script that:
- Checks for newly-assigned or reclaimed central-office codes
- Scans public robocall complaint databases for volume spikes
- Updates page metadata and re-publishes sitewide XML sitemaps
Routine human spot-checks fill the gaps algorithms miss—especially with scam wording,
mass-text templates, and emerging spoof tactics.
Who We Serve
Whether you’re …
- a parent double-checking an unknown missed call,
- a small-business owner wanting local vanity numbers,
- a journalist citing telephone history, or
- a curious trivia buff hunting for tech facts,
… AreaCodesUSA.org aims to be the fastest, richest answer on your screen—no multi-page
click-thrus, no paywalls, just everything about that area code in one place.
Transparency & Independence
- No Sales Pitch: We never broker, lease, or resell phone numbers. Period.
- Revenue Model: Lightweight display advertising + optional reader donations keep the lights on.
Ads never influence our editorial priorities. - Privacy-First: We do not track or store any personally-identifying data beyond standard
server logs. See our Privacy Policy for full details. - Corrections Welcome: Found an error? Email us and we’ll verify & fix it within 48 hours.
Contact Us
AreaCodesUSA.org
660 Congress Ave.
Austin, TX 78701
United States
Phone: +1 763-227-5032
Email: [email protected]
Thanks for visiting. Bookmark us, share us, and check back often—new overlays launch
every few months, and we’ll have the scoop the moment they do.