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Area code 315

Area code 315 serves New York, including Syracuse, Utica and Watertown (Eastern time). It has been in service since January 1, 1947 and shares its area with 680.

Numbers starting with 315 drew 1,194 reports to the FTC from Aug 14, 2026 to Nov 11, 2026 and 2,468 complaints to the FCC since November 2023. The number on your screen can be faked, so a 315 number proves nothing about where a call came from.

Location
New York(rochester, NY Metropoilitan Statistical Area) and (syracuse, NY Msa)
Time zone
Eastern
In service since
January 1, 1947
Overlay
Same area as 680
Local calls
Dial 10 digitsArea code needed, even next door
Exchanges in use
781 of 792held by 48 carriers
Projected to run out
2Q 2061NANPA forecast 2026.2

Complaints about 315 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 315. These are counts of what people reported; the agencies do not verify them.

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

1,194

FCC complaints since November 2023

2,468

Different 315 numbers reported

2,786

FCC complaints naming a 315 number, by month

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

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MonthComplaints
November 20239
December 202313
January 202423
February 20243
March 202411
April 202415
May 202424
June 202446
July 202422
August 202470
September 202418
October 202418
November 202415
December 202423
January 202520
February 202540
March 2025299
April 2025348
May 2025177
June 202564
July 202598
August 202576
September 202560
October 20257
November 202510
December 202516
January 2026374
February 2026219
March 2026217
April 202613
May 202611
June 202615
July 202614
August 202620
September 202621
October 202630

What people said 315 calls were about

Subjects picked in FTC reports, August 14, 2026 to November 11, 2026. 680 of 1,194 reports were robocalls.

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SubjectReports
Other466
Reducing your debt (credit cards, mortgage, student loans)240
Calls pretending to be government, businesses, or family and friends121
Dropped call or no message104
Medical and prescriptions51
Lotteries, prizes, and sweepstakes32

Most reported 315 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 315

NANPA lists 149 rate centers for 315. 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.
  • Syracuse177
  • Utica57
  • Watertown35
  • Auburn25
  • Rome20
  • Oswego15
  • Geneva13
  • Liverpool13
  • Potsdam12
  • Herkimer11
  • Massena11
  • Oneida11
  • Madrid10
  • Newark10
  • Baldwinsville8
  • Fayetteville8
  • Fulton8
  • Waterloo8
  • Camillus7
  • Hamilton7
  • Lyons7
  • Penn Yan7
  • Cicero6
  • Ogdensburg6
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Sylvan Beach, Alexandria Bay, Canton, Marion, Seneca Falls, Skaneateles, Carthage, Clayton, Clinton, Gouverneur, Harrisville, Ilion, Little Falls, Macedon, Ontario, Star Lake, Wolcott, Adams, Boonville, Camden, Canastota, Cazenovia, Central Square, Chittenango, Copenhagen, Dolgeville, Jordan, Lowville, Macdougall, Manlius, Marcellus, Mexico, Minoa, Moravia, Palmyra, Phoenix, Poplar Ridge, Sempronius, Sodus, Tully, Waddington, West Winfield, Adams Center, Amber, Barneveld, Belleville, Branchport, Bridgeport, Cape Vincent, Chaumont, Clayville, Cleveland, Clifton Springs, Clyde, Constableville, Constantia, Croghan, Dexter, Eagle Bay, Evans Mills, Fabius, Fair Haven, Forestport, Hammond, Hannibal, Henderson, Hermon, Heuvelton, Holland Patent, La Fargeville, Lafayette, Lyons Falls, Mannsville, Morristown, Munnsville, Nicholville, Norfolk, Norwood, Old Forge, Oriskany Falls, Osceola, Owasco, Parish, Phelps, Philadelphia, Pulaski, Red Creek, Remsen, Richfield Springs, Sackets Harbor, Theresa, Union Springs, Vernon, Waterville, Weedsport, Westernville, Williamson, Winthrop, Antwerp, Brookfield, Cato, De Ruyter, Earlville, Edwards, Fayette, Georgetown, Knoxboro, Leonardsville, Lysander, Macomb, Madison, Middleville, Morrisville, Natural Bridge, New Woodstock, Newport, North Brookfield, North Rose, Poland, Port Byron, Raquette Lake, Sandy Creek, Savannah, South Otselic, Williamstown.

Phone companies holding 315 exchanges

Each exchange (the three digits after the area code) is assigned to one carrier. 79% 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 48 carriers

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

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Carrier (legal name)Exchanges
Verizon New York, Inc.213
Cellco Partnership dba Verizon Wireless - NY78
Paetec Itel, LLC63
New Cingular Wireless PCS, LLC - DC46
Twc IP Enabled Services, LLC46
Tc Systems, Inc. - NY41
Citizens Telecomm CO of NY dba Frontier Comm of NY37
Bandwidth.com CLEC, LLC - NY34

When today's 315 exchanges were assigned

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

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YearExchanges
200116
200214
20037
20044
20052
20069
20078
20086
20092
201013
201116
20125
20132
201413
20156
201620
20176
201810
20194
20212
20222
20236
20241

Check a 315 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 New York

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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