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Area code 415

Area code 415 serves California, including San Francisco, San Rafael and Novato (Pacific time). It has been in service since January 1, 1947 and shares its area with 628.

Numbers starting with 415 drew 1,709 reports to the FTC from Aug 14, 2026 to Nov 11, 2026 and 885 complaints to the FCC since November 2023. The number on your screen can be faked, so a 415 number proves nothing about where a call came from.

Location
CaliforniaSan Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area
Time zone
Pacific
In service since
January 1, 1947
Overlay
Same area as 628
Local calls
Dial 1 + 10 digits
Exchanges in use
785 of 792held by 33 carriers
Projected to run out
1Q 2087NANPA forecast 2026.2

Complaints about 415 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 415. These are counts of what people reported; the agencies do not verify them.

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

1,709

FCC complaints since November 2023

885

Different 415 numbers reported

2,289

FCC complaints naming a 415 number, by month

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

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MonthComplaints
November 202320
December 202322
January 202411
February 202419
March 202420
April 202422
May 202424
June 202422
July 202419
August 202426
September 202422
October 202439
November 202432
December 202424
January 202518
February 202520
March 202532
April 202524
May 202535
June 202513
July 202520
August 202542
September 202521
October 20252
November 202511
December 202522
January 202636
February 202611
March 202620
April 202638
May 202626
June 202621
July 202621
August 202629
September 202637
October 202650

What people said 415 calls were about

Subjects picked in FTC reports, August 14, 2026 to November 11, 2026. 1,017 of 1,709 reports were robocalls.

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SubjectReports
Other726
Reducing your debt (credit cards, mortgage, student loans)392
Calls pretending to be government, businesses, or family and friends244
Dropped call or no message125
Medical and prescriptions34
Home improvement and cleaning26

Most reported 415 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 415

NANPA lists 14 rate centers for 415. 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.
  • San Francisco: Central DA483
  • San Rafael62
  • San Francisco: Montrose-Evergreen DA61
  • San Francisco: Juniper DA56
  • Novato21
  • Sausalito18
  • Mill Valley16
  • Belvedere15
  • Corte Madera13
  • Ignacio13
  • Point Reyes8
  • Stinson Beach-Bolinas8
  • Nicasio6
  • Inverness5

Phone companies holding 415 exchanges

Each exchange (the three digits after the area code) is assigned to one carrier. 63% 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 33 carriers

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

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Carrier (legal name)Exchanges
Pacific Bell326
New Cingular Wireless PCS, LLC67
Cellco Partnership dba Verizon Wireless - CA48
T-Mobile USA, Inc.45
Onvoy, LLC - CA40
Mcimetro Access Transmission Services LLC36
Bandwidth.com CLEC, LLC - CA35
Level 3 Communications, LLC - CA34

When today's 415 exchanges were assigned

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

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YearExchanges
200121
20025
20053
20063
20073
20082
20093
20106
201119
201219
201315
201433
201511
20201
20211
20243
20251
20261

Check a 415 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 California

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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