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Area code 321

Area code 321 serves Florida, including Cocoa, Melbourne and Orlando (Eastern time). It has been in service since November 1, 1999.

Numbers starting with 321 drew 4,380 reports to the FTC from Aug 14, 2026 to Nov 11, 2026 and 1,865 complaints to the FCC since November 2023. The number on your screen can be faked, so a 321 number proves nothing about where a call came from.

Location
FloridaDeltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area and Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area
Time zone
Eastern
In service since
November 1, 1999Created from 407
Overlay
None: the only code for its area
Local calls
Dial 10 digitsArea code needed, even next door
Exchanges in use
502 of 792held by 38 carriers
Projected to run out
3Q 2046NANPA forecast 2026.2

Complaints about 321 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 321. These are counts of what people reported; the agencies do not verify them.

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

4,380

FCC complaints since November 2023

1,865

Different 321 numbers reported

3,787

FCC complaints naming a 321 number, by month

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

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MonthComplaints
November 202326
December 202320
January 202421
February 202417
March 202417
April 202417
May 202417
June 202418
July 202422
August 202419
September 202423
October 202438
November 202430
December 202426
January 202534
February 202528
March 202526
April 202542
May 202521
June 202523
July 202518
August 202524
September 202515
October 20250
November 20257
December 202510
January 202610
February 202622
March 202628
April 2026124
May 2026116
June 2026295
July 2026364
August 2026127
September 2026127
October 202674

What people said 321 calls were about

Subjects picked in FTC reports, August 14, 2026 to November 11, 2026. 3,528 of 4,380 reports were robocalls.

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SubjectReports
Other1,476
Reducing your debt (credit cards, mortgage, student loans)1,189
Calls pretending to be government, businesses, or family and friends338
Medical and prescriptions158
Vacation and timeshares112
Dropped call or no message85

Most reported 321 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 321

NANPA lists 21 rate centers for 321. 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.
  • Cocoa164
  • Melbourne85
  • Orlando71
  • Eau Gallie36
  • Titusville35
  • Cocoa Beach26
  • Winter Park25
  • Sanford14
  • Kissimmee13
  • Oviedo5
  • Apopka4
  • East Orange4
  • Saint Cloud4
  • Geneva3
  • West Kissimmee3
  • Celebration2
  • Kenansville2
  • Montverde2
  • Reedy Creek2
  • Lake Buena Vista1
  • Winter Garden1

Phone companies holding 321 exchanges

Each exchange (the three digits after the area code) is assigned to one carrier. 83% 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 38 carriers

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

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Carrier (legal name)Exchanges
Bellsouth Telecomm Inc dba Southern Bell Tel & Tel70
Omnipoint Miami E License, LLC60
New Cingular Wireless PCS, LLC - GA53
Paetec Itel, LLC46
Onvoy, LLC - FL39
Metropcs Networks, LLC38
Level 3 Communications, LLC - FL36
Cellco Partnership dba Verizon Wireless - FL26

When today's 321 exchanges were assigned

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

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YearExchanges
200121
20028
20033
20045
200517
20069
20078
20081
20091
20109
201111
20124
20138
201415
201513
20167
20174
20184
20196
202013
202124
202221
202316
202414
202517
20268

Check a 321 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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