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Area code 239

Area code 239 serves Florida, including Fort Myers, Naples and North Naples (Eastern time). It has been in service since March 11, 2002.

Numbers starting with 239 drew 2,066 reports to the FTC from Aug 14, 2026 to Nov 11, 2026 and 1,194 complaints to the FCC since November 2023. The number on your screen can be faked, so a 239 number proves nothing about where a call came from.

Location
FloridaCape Coral-Fort Myers, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area
Time zone
Eastern
In service since
March 11, 2002Created from 941
Overlay
None: the only code for its area
Local calls
Dial 7 digits
Exchanges in use
522 of 792held by 45 carriers
Projected to run out
3Q 2040NANPA forecast 2026.2

Complaints about 239 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 239. These are counts of what people reported; the agencies do not verify them.

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

2,066

FCC complaints since November 2023

1,194

Different 239 numbers reported

2,766

FCC complaints naming a 239 number, by month

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

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MonthComplaints
November 202310
December 202321
January 202434
February 20248
March 202415
April 202433
May 202433
June 202429
July 202428
August 202458
September 202432
October 202428
November 202433
December 202422
January 202534
February 202529
March 202519
April 202520
May 202526
June 202529
July 202540
August 202519
September 202528
October 20251
November 202510
December 202514
January 202617
February 202632
March 202655
April 202647
May 202624
June 202649
July 202631
August 202625
September 202652
October 202673

What people said 239 calls were about

Subjects picked in FTC reports, August 14, 2026 to November 11, 2026. 1,217 of 2,066 reports were robocalls.

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SubjectReports
Other901
Calls pretending to be government, businesses, or family and friends237
Medical and prescriptions202
Dropped call or no message184
Reducing your debt (credit cards, mortgage, student loans)180
Warranties and protection plans77

Most reported 239 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 239

NANPA lists 11 rate centers for 239. 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.
  • Fort Myers194
  • Naples106
  • North Naples62
  • Cape Coral46
  • Bonita Springs36
  • Immokalee18
  • Fort Myers Beach15
  • Lehigh Acres15
  • Marco Island12
  • Sanibel Captiva Islands11
  • Everglades7

Phone companies holding 239 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
Centurylink of Florida, Inc. (united)124
New Cingular Wireless PCS, LLC - GA66
Onvoy, LLC - FL56
Cellco Partnership dba Verizon Wireless - FL55
Omnipoint Miami E License, LLC39
Paetec Itel, LLC30
Fractel, LLC21
Metropcs, Inc.21

When today's 239 exchanges were assigned

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

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YearExchanges
200125
20027
20034
20048
20057
200618
20073
20082
20093
20105
20113
20127
20133
20145
20154
201611
20178
20188
201917
202022
202126
202225
202321
202416
202520
202613

Check a 239 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 Florida

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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