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Area code 209

Area code 209 serves California, including Stockton, Modesto and Merced (Pacific time). It has been in service since January 1, 1958 and shares its area with 350.

Numbers starting with 209 drew 2,096 reports to the FTC from Aug 14, 2026 to Nov 11, 2026 and 2,644 complaints to the FCC since November 2023. The number on your screen can be faked, so a 209 number proves nothing about where a call came from.

Location
California(modesto, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area) and Fresno, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area
Time zone
Pacific
In service since
January 1, 1958Created from 415
Overlay
Same area as 350
Local calls
Dial 1 + 10 digits
Exchanges in use
784 of 792held by 46 carriers
Projected to run out
3Q 2061NANPA forecast 2026.2

Complaints about 209 numbers

Reports where the number on the consumer's caller ID (or, for the FCC, the number the caller asked them to call back) starts with 209. These are counts of what people reported; the agencies do not verify them.

FTC reports, Aug 14, 2026 to Nov 11, 2026

2,096

FCC complaints since November 2023

2,644

Different 209 numbers reported

4,379

FCC complaints naming a 209 number, by month

November 2023 to October 2026. Source: FCC Consumer Complaints Data.

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MonthComplaints
November 202325
December 202318
January 202425
February 202427
March 202430
April 202429
May 202438
June 202448
July 202456
August 202451
September 202443
October 202455
November 202435
December 202430
January 202536
February 202537
March 202519
April 202529
May 202528
June 202526
July 202516
August 202547
September 2025273
October 20252
November 2025421
December 2025714
January 2026205
February 202662
March 202616
April 202618
May 202624
June 202618
July 202620
August 202623
September 202630
October 202659

What people said 209 calls were about

Subjects picked in FTC reports, August 14, 2026 to November 11, 2026. 1,272 of 2,096 reports were robocalls.

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SubjectReports
Other903
Reducing your debt (credit cards, mortgage, student loans)465
Dropped call or no message214
Calls pretending to be government, businesses, or family and friends182
Medical and prescriptions69
Energy, solar, and utilities41

Most reported 209 numbers

Numbers with at least five reports from three or more places in the last twelve months. Many of them are likely spoofed.

Places served by 209

NANPA lists 63 rate centers for 209. A rate center is the town or district a block of numbers is tied to for billing; sorted here by how many exchanges each holds.
  • Stockton138
  • Modesto137
  • Merced57
  • Manteca44
  • Lodi36
  • Tracy32
  • Turlock31
  • Angels Camp22
  • Fresno19
  • Atwater18
  • Los Banos17
  • Sonora: Main DA16
  • Jackson13
  • Oakdale11
  • Galt9
  • Jamestown7
  • Riverbank7
  • Dos Palos6
  • Hughson6
  • Ione6
  • Ripon6
  • Sonora: Juno DA6
  • Yosemite6
  • Coulterville5
Show all 63 rate centers

Escalon, Mokelumne Hill, Pinecrest, Planada, San Andreas, Tuolumne, Waterford: Main DA, Crows Landing, Groveland, Gustine, Herald, Le Grand, Linden, Livingston, Lockeford, Milton, Newman, Patterson, Plymouth, Sutter Creek, Valley Springs, Wallace, Clements, Farmington, Knights Ferry, Mariposa, Moccasin, Snelling, Thornton, Waterford: Don Pedro DA, Hornitos, Catheys Valley, Copperopolis, Jenny Lind, Kirkwood Meadows, Mount Bullion, Pioneer, Volcano, West Point.

Phone companies holding 209 exchanges

Each exchange (the three digits after the area code) is assigned to one carrier. 77% of these exchanges are pooled: their numbers are handed out in blocks of 1,000 to other carriers, so the holder below is not always the company serving a given number.

Exchanges held, top 8 of 46 carriers

NANPA central office code assignments, file of November 11, 2026.

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Carrier (legal name)Exchanges
Pacific Bell180
New Cingular Wireless PCS, LLC128
Onvoy, LLC - CA76
Cellco Partnership dba Verizon Wireless - CA71
T-Mobile USA, Inc.69
Bandwidth.com CLEC, LLC - CA42
Metropcs, Inc.26
Level 3 Communications, LLC - CA21

When today's 209 exchanges were assigned

Exchanges still assigned, by year of assignment. Exchanges returned since are not counted.

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YearExchanges
200118
200219
20032
20043
20054
20068
200711
20084
20096
20104
20116
20123
20135
201419
201532
201620
20179
201810
201912
202042
202122
202218
20235
20241
20251

Check a 209 number

A check shows the carrier and rate center of the number's exchange and every FTC and FCC report about that exact number. Why the number on screen can be fake.

Other area codes in California

NANPA area code database and central office code file of November 11, 2026; FCC complaints November 1, 2023 to November 11, 2026; FTC reports August 14, 2026 to November 11, 2026. How the data is used.

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