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Area code 269

Area code 269 serves Michigan, including Kalamazoo, Battle Creek and Benton Harbor (Eastern time). It has been in service since July 13, 2002.

Numbers starting with 269 drew 1,345 reports to the FTC from Aug 14, 2026 to Nov 11, 2026 and 342 complaints to the FCC since November 2023. The number on your screen can be faked, so a 269 number proves nothing about where a call came from.

Location
Michigan(grand Rapids--Muskegon--Holland, MI Msa) and Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area
Time zone
Eastern
In service since
July 13, 2002Created from 616
Overlay
None: the only code for its area
Local calls
Dial 7 digits
Exchanges in use
545 of 792held by 41 carriers
Projected to run out
4Q 2055NANPA forecast 2026.2

Complaints about 269 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 269. These are counts of what people reported; the agencies do not verify them.

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

1,345

FCC complaints since November 2023

342

Different 269 numbers reported

1,481

FCC complaints naming a 269 number, by month

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

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MonthComplaints
November 202312
December 202310
January 202411
February 20242
March 20246
April 202411
May 202414
June 202410
July 202415
August 202411
September 202410
October 202415
November 20248
December 20246
January 20258
February 20258
March 202512
April 202513
May 20259
June 20257
July 202511
August 20259
September 20254
October 20250
November 20254
December 20258
January 202610
February 202610
March 20265
April 20268
May 20265
June 20264
July 202616
August 202613
September 20267
October 202620

What people said 269 calls were about

Subjects picked in FTC reports, August 14, 2026 to November 11, 2026. 956 of 1,345 reports were robocalls.

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SubjectReports
Other545
Reducing your debt (credit cards, mortgage, student loans)292
Calls pretending to be government, businesses, or family and friends174
Dropped call or no message100
Medical and prescriptions63
Warranties and protection plans46

Places served by 269

NANPA lists 76 rate centers for 269. 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.
  • Kalamazoo114
  • Battle Creek79
  • Benton Harbor34
  • Saint Joseph18
  • Niles17
  • Hastings14
  • Three Rivers13
  • Sturgis12
  • Allegan11
  • South Haven9
  • Wayland8
  • Buchanan7
  • Dowagiac7
  • Marshall7
  • Bellevue6
  • Berrien Springs6
  • Middleville6
  • New Buffalo6
  • Plainwell6
  • Bridgman5
  • Galesburg5
  • Hartford5
  • Paw Paw5
  • Sawyer5
Show all 76 rate centers

Three Oaks, Athens, Baroda, Cassopolis, Colon, Edwardsburg, Olivet, Otsego, Richland, Vicksburg, Watervliet, Climax, Coloma, Eau Claire, Fennville, Fulton, Galien, Hamilton, Hopkins, Lawrence, Marcellus, Martin, Mattawan, Saugatuck, Scotts, Union, White Pigeon, Augusta, Banfield, Bangor, Bloomingdale, Burr Oak, Centreville, Constantine, Covert, Decatur, Delton, Ganges, Glenn, Gobles, Hickory Corners, Lacey, Lawton, Mendon, Pine Lake, Pullman, Schoolcraft, Vandalia, Woodland, Grand Junction, Lacota, Sister Lakes.

Phone companies holding 269 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 41 carriers

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

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Carrier (legal name)Exchanges
Michigan Bell Tel CO95
New Cingular Wireless PCS, LLC - IL76
Omnipoint Communications Midwest Operations, LLC61
Cellco Partnership dba Verizon Wireless - MI43
Frontier North, Inc. - MI42
Onvoy, Llcv - MI34
Interactive Services Network, Inc.25
Level 3 Communications, LLC - MI20

When today's 269 exchanges were assigned

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

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YearExchanges
200120
200219
20034
200415
20053
200610
20074
20089
20099
20108
20116
20127
20135
20147
20157
20167
20174
20184
20195
202011
202129
202222
202311
20249
20258
20264

Check a 269 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 Michigan

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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