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Area code 217

Area code 217 serves Illinois, including Springfield, Champaign-Urbana and Decatur (Central time). It has been in service since January 1, 1947 and shares its area with 447.

Numbers starting with 217 drew 5,161 reports to the FTC from Aug 14, 2026 to Nov 11, 2026 and 2,670 complaints to the FCC since November 2023. The number on your screen can be faked, so a 217 number proves nothing about where a call came from.

Location
IllinoisChicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Metropolitan Statistical Area and St. Louis, MO-IL Metropolitan Statistical Area
Time zone
Central
In service since
January 1, 1947
Overlay
Same area as 447
Local calls
Dial 10 digitsArea code needed, even next door
Exchanges in use
786 of 792held by 52 carriers
Projected to run out
3Q 2051NANPA forecast 2026.2

Complaints about 217 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 217. These are counts of what people reported; the agencies do not verify them.

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

5,161

FCC complaints since November 2023

2,670

Different 217 numbers reported

3,565

FCC complaints naming a 217 number, by month

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

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MonthComplaints
November 2023343
December 2023170
January 2024192
February 2024158
March 202454
April 202416
May 20248
June 202424
July 202421
August 202417
September 202417
October 202435
November 202434
December 202425
January 202538
February 202529
March 20259
April 202515
May 202522
June 202564
July 202557
August 202519
September 202516
October 20250
November 20257
December 202510
January 202611
February 202620
March 202616
April 2026200
May 2026185
June 202641
July 202638
August 2026103
September 2026130
October 2026343

What people said 217 calls were about

Subjects picked in FTC reports, August 14, 2026 to November 11, 2026. 4,343 of 5,161 reports were robocalls.

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SubjectReports
Reducing your debt (credit cards, mortgage, student loans)2,293
Other1,959
Calls pretending to be government, businesses, or family and friends477
Dropped call or no message95
Medical and prescriptions77
Warranties and protection plans33

Places served by 217

NANPA lists 265 rate centers for 217. 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.
  • Springfield91
  • Champaign-Urbana81
  • Decatur44
  • Danville27
  • Quincy25
  • Mattoon24
  • Jacksonville21
  • Lincoln14
  • Taylorville14
  • Charleston12
  • Effingham11
  • Litchfield7
  • Marshall7
  • Paris7
  • Rantoul6
  • Arcola5
  • Clinton5
  • Gibson City5
  • Beason4
  • Carrollton4
  • Carthage4
  • Chatham4
  • Pittsfield4
  • Rochester4
Show all 265 rate centers

Atlanta, Auburn, Beardstown, Buffalo, Carlinville, Casey, Emden, Hoopeston, Lovington, Monticello, Mount Pulaski, Mount Zion, Roodhouse, Saint Joseph, Warsaw, Waynesville, Winchester, Arenzville, Arthur, Ashmore, Assumption, Athens, Atwood, Bement, Blue Mound, Bluffs, Brocton, Camp Point, Catlin, Clayton, Dallas City, De Land, Edinburg, Elkhart, Elwin, Fairmount, Farmersville, Fithian, Gays, Georgetown, Girard, Greenfield, Greenview, Hamilton, Hartsburg, Hillsboro, Humboldt, Kenney, Kincaid, Lomax, Macon, Mahomet, Manchester, Martinsville, Mason City, Middletown New Holland, Morrisonville, Mount Auburn, Mount Sterling, Moweaqua, Nauvoo, Niantic, Niota, Nokomis, Oakland, Oakwood, Owaneco, Palmyra, Pana, Pawnee, Paxton, Perry, Petersburg, Raymond, Ridge Farm, Riverton, Rossville, Rushville, Shelbyville, Shumway, Sigel, Stewardson, Stonington, Strasburg, Sullivan, Teutopolis, Thomasboro, Tuscola, Versailles, Villa Grove, Virden, Warrensburg, Waverly, West Dana, Westville, White Hall, Windsor, Witt, Alexander, Alvin, Argenta, Armstrong, Ashland, Augusta, Barry, Basco, Baylis, Benld, Bethany, Bismarck, Bondville, Bowen, Broadlands, Buckley, Burton, Cantrall, Cerro Gordo, Chambersburg, Chandlerville, Chapin, Cheneyville, Chestnut, Chrisman, Cisco, Clarksville, Coatsburg, Coffeen, Collison, Columbus, Colusa, Concord, Cowden, Dalton City, Dieterich, Divernon, Donnellson, East Lynn, Eldred, Elliott, Elliottstown, Elvaston, Ferris, Fillmore, Findlay, Fisher, Fishhook, Flatville, Foosland, Fountain Green, Fowler, Franklin, Gifford, Gila, Gillespie, Golden, Grandview, Greenup, Griggsville, Hammond, Harristown, Henning, Hersman, Hillview, Homer, Hull, Illiopolis, Indianola, Irving, Ivesdale, Kansas, Kirksville, La Harpe, La Place, Latham, Liberty, Lima, Literberry, Loami, Loda, Loraine, Ludlow, Mansfield, Maroa, Melvin, Mendon, Meredosia, Metcalf, Meyer, Milton, Mindale, Modesto, Montrose, Mount Olive, Murrayville, Neoga, New Berlin, New Canton, New Douglas, Newman, Oakford, Oconee, Ogden, Oreana, Patterson, Payson, Pearl, Penfield, Pesotum, Philo, Pleasant Hill, Pleasant Plains, Potomac, Rankin, Redmon, Roberts, Rockport, Royal, Sadorus, Scottville, Seymour, Sherman, Sibley, Sidell, Sidney, Sorento, Sutter, Tallula, Thawville, Toledo, Tolono, Tower Hill, Ursa, Vermilion, Virginia, Watson, Weldon, West Union, Westervelt, Westfield, Williamsville, Woodson.

Phone companies holding 217 exchanges

Each exchange (the three digits after the area code) is assigned to one carrier. 70% 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 52 carriers

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

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Carrier (legal name)Exchanges
Illinois Bell Tel CO129
Frontier North, Inc. - IL114
New Cingular Wireless PCS, LLC - IL72
Level 3 Communications, LLC - IL59
Cellco Partnership dba Verizon Wireless - IL51
Illinois Consolidated Tel. CO.45
T-Mobile USA, Inc.44
Frontier Communications of the Carolinas, Inc - IL36

When today's 217 exchanges were assigned

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

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YearExchanges
200124
200232
200322
200410
200516
200612
20076
20082
20097
201012
20115
20137
20143
20156
20165
20178
20185
20198
20209
20213
20221
20233
20244

Check a 217 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 Illinois

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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