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Area code 225

Area code 225 serves Louisiana, including Baton Rouge, Denham Springs and Gonzales (Central time). It has been in service since August 17, 1998.

Numbers starting with 225 drew 1,696 reports to the FTC from Aug 14, 2026 to Nov 11, 2026 and 412 complaints to the FCC since November 2023. The number on your screen can be faked, so a 225 number proves nothing about where a call came from.

Location
LouisianaBaton Rouge, LA Metropolitan Statistical Area and New Orleans-Metairie, LA Metropolitan Statistical Area
Time zone
Central
In service since
August 17, 1998Created from 504
Overlay
None: the only code for its area
Local calls
Dial 7 digits
Exchanges in use
501 of 792held by 45 carriers
Projected to run out
1Q 2062NANPA forecast 2026.2

Complaints about 225 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 225. These are counts of what people reported; the agencies do not verify them.

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

1,696

FCC complaints since November 2023

412

Different 225 numbers reported

1,937

FCC complaints naming a 225 number, by month

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

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MonthComplaints
November 202317
December 20236
January 202410
February 20246
March 20249
April 20248
May 202416
June 20248
July 202411
August 202414
September 20249
October 202411
November 202411
December 20246
January 202519
February 202518
March 202510
April 202510
May 202512
June 20255
July 202515
August 202513
September 20259
October 20250
November 20258
December 20254
January 20268
February 20264
March 20263
April 202610
May 202611
June 20268
July 20266
August 202611
September 202619
October 202651

What people said 225 calls were about

Subjects picked in FTC reports, August 14, 2026 to November 11, 2026. 1,294 of 1,696 reports were robocalls.

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SubjectReports
Other535
Reducing your debt (credit cards, mortgage, student loans)501
Medical and prescriptions244
Calls pretending to be government, businesses, or family and friends211
Dropped call or no message73
Warranties and protection plans16

Most reported 225 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 225

NANPA lists 35 rate centers for 225. 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.
  • Baton Rouge290
  • Denham Springs21
  • Gonzales18
  • Plaquemine14
  • Donaldsonville13
  • Zachary11
  • Albany8
  • Lutcher8
  • Saint Gabriel8
  • Clinton7
  • Dutch Town7
  • New Roads7
  • Saint Francisville7
  • Convent6
  • Livingston6
  • Springfield6
  • Vacherie6
  • Jackson5
  • Rougon5
  • Tunica5
  • White Castle5
  • Galvez4
  • Greensburg4
  • North Cornor4
Show all 35 rate centers

Sorrento, Wilson, Morganza, French Settlement, Innis, Livonia, Maringouin, Maurepas, Montpelier, Rosedale, Xxxxxxxxxx.

Phone companies holding 225 exchanges

Each exchange (the three digits after the area code) is assigned to one carrier. 76% 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 45 carriers

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

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Carrier (legal name)Exchanges
Bellsouth Telecomm Inc dba South Central Bell Tel132
New Cingular Wireless PCS, LLC - GA87
Onvoy, LLC - LA36
Voicestream Gsm I, LLC31
Cellco Partnership dba Verizon Wireless - LA28
Paetec Itel, LLC21
Bandwidth.com CLEC, LLC - LA13
Comcast IP Phone, LLC13

When today's 225 exchanges were assigned

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

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YearExchanges
200113
20029
20033
20043
200510
200610
20074
20087
20099
20103
201115
20122
20133
20144
201510
201610
20178
20187
20197
20207
202130
202221
202313
20248
20257
20265

Check a 225 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 Louisiana

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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