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Area code 214

Area code 214 serves Texas, including Dallas, Grand Prairie and Mckinney (Central time). It has been in service since January 1, 1947 and shares its area with 469, 945 and 972.

Numbers starting with 214 drew 2,887 reports to the FTC from Aug 14, 2026 to Nov 11, 2026 and 1,019 complaints to the FCC since November 2023. The number on your screen can be faked, so a 214 number proves nothing about where a call came from.

Location
TexasDallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area
Time zone
Central
In service since
January 1, 1947
Overlay
Same area as 469, 945, 972
Local calls
Dial 10 digitsArea code needed, even next door
Exchanges in use
785 of 792held by 31 carriers
Projected to run out
2Q 2036NANPA forecast 2026.2

Complaints about 214 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 214. These are counts of what people reported; the agencies do not verify them.

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

2,887

FCC complaints since November 2023

1,019

Different 214 numbers reported

3,493

FCC complaints naming a 214 number, by month

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

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MonthComplaints
November 202312
December 202315
January 202422
February 202419
March 202412
April 202414
May 202416
June 202437
July 202429
August 202431
September 20247
October 202436
November 202433
December 202430
January 202548
February 202522
March 202523
April 202552
May 202537
June 202542
July 202546
August 202515
September 202522
October 20251
November 202514
December 202514
January 202646
February 202620
March 202631
April 202618
May 202622
June 202627
July 202633
August 202637
September 202660
October 202644

What people said 214 calls were about

Subjects picked in FTC reports, August 14, 2026 to November 11, 2026. 1,666 of 2,887 reports were robocalls.

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SubjectReports
Other1,508
Calls pretending to be government, businesses, or family and friends448
Medical and prescriptions357
Dropped call or no message154
Reducing your debt (credit cards, mortgage, student loans)113
Warranties and protection plans30

Most reported 214 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 214

NANPA lists 23 rate centers for 214. 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.
  • Dallas363
  • Grand Prairie269
  • Mckinney30
  • Irving25
  • Frisco19
  • Plano17
  • Waxahachie10
  • Allen8
  • Lewisville8
  • Dallas Fort Worth Airport7
  • Carrollton3
  • Cedar Hill3
  • Ennis3
  • Prosper3
  • Xxxxxxxxxx3
  • Anna2
  • Celina2
  • Midlothian2
  • Red Oak2
  • Rockwall2
  • Seagoville2
  • De Soto1
  • Kaufman1

Phone companies holding 214 exchanges

Each exchange (the three digits after the area code) is assigned to one carrier. 58% 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 31 carriers

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

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Carrier (legal name)Exchanges
Southwestern Bell276
New Cingular Wireless PCS, LLC - IL111
T-Mobile USA, Inc.71
Cellco Partnership dba Verizon Wireless - TX50
Metropcs, Inc.41
Onvoy, LLC - TX34
Mcimetro Access Transmission Services LLC32
Spok, Inc.31

When today's 214 exchanges were assigned

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

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YearExchanges
200140
20028
20034
200410
200515
200615
200716
200812
20095
201015
20112
20123
20132
20149
20163
20177
20182
20201
20213
20224
20231
20244
20264

Check a 214 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 Texas

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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