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Area code 417

Area code 417 serves Missouri, including Springfield, Joplin and Branson (Central time). It has been in service since January 1, 1950.

Numbers starting with 417 drew 2,087 reports to the FTC from Aug 14, 2026 to Nov 11, 2026 and 468 complaints to the FCC since November 2023. The number on your screen can be faked, so a 417 number proves nothing about where a call came from.

Location
MissouriKansas City, MO-KS Metropolitan Statistical Area
Time zone
Central
In service since
January 1, 1950
Overlay
None: the only code for its area
Local calls
Dial 10 digitsArea code needed, even next door
Exchanges in use
711 of 792held by 65 carriers
Projected to run out
2Q 2032NANPA forecast 2026.2

Complaints about 417 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 417. These are counts of what people reported; the agencies do not verify them.

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

2,087

FCC complaints since November 2023

468

Different 417 numbers reported

2,446

FCC complaints naming a 417 number, by month

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

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MonthComplaints
November 202310
December 202311
January 20246
February 20249
March 20249
April 202410
May 202410
June 202411
July 202417
August 202421
September 202415
October 202420
November 202418
December 202415
January 202518
February 202524
March 202516
April 202514
May 202514
June 202521
July 20257
August 202511
September 20257
October 20251
November 20259
December 20255
January 202612
February 20265
March 20267
April 20267
May 20269
June 202611
July 202620
August 202616
September 202618
October 202626

What people said 417 calls were about

Subjects picked in FTC reports, August 14, 2026 to November 11, 2026. 1,366 of 2,087 reports were robocalls.

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SubjectReports
Other1,166
Medical and prescriptions295
Calls pretending to be government, businesses, or family and friends209
Reducing your debt (credit cards, mortgage, student loans)167
Dropped call or no message73
Home improvement and cleaning31

Places served by 417

NANPA lists 155 rate centers for 417. 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.
  • Springfield161
  • Joplin43
  • Branson37
  • Bolivar20
  • Carthage14
  • Lebanon13
  • Neosho12
  • Monett11
  • West Plains11
  • Nevada10
  • Galena8
  • Lamar8
  • Mount Vernon7
  • Nixa7
  • Ozark7
  • Aurora6
  • Ava6
  • Cassville6
  • El Dorado Springs6
  • Houston6
  • Webb City6
  • Ash Grove5
  • Blue Eye5
  • Crane5
Show all 155 rate centers

Marshfield, Mountain Grove, Republic, Billings, Bradleyville, Buffalo, Clever, Forsyth, Gainesville, Hurley, Marionville, Mountain View, Sparta, Stockton, Walnut Grove, Willow Springs, Arcola, Branson West, Cabool, Carl Junction, Collins, Cross Timbers, East Fort Scott, Everton, Greenfield, Highlandville, Humansville, Jerico Springs, Kimberling City, Liberal, Lockwood, Lowry City, Mansfield, Osceola, Purdy, Reeds Spring, Thayer, Willard, Alton, Anderson, Avilla, Bronaugh, Cape Fair, Caulfield, Cedar Creek, Conway, Dadeville, Dora, East Arcadia, East Pittsburg, Elkland, Exeter, Fair Grove, Fordland, Golden City, Goodman, Grovespring, Halltown, Hartville, Hermitage, Jasper, Jenkins, Koshkonong, Louisburg, Manes, Mano, Metz, Miller, Milo, Morrisville, Myrtle, Niangua, Noel, Norwood, Pierce City, Pineville, Pittsburg, Pleasant Hope, Polk, Powell, Preston, Raymondville, Rich Hill, Richards, Rockaway Beach, Rogersville, Sarcoxie, Schell City, Seymour, Shell Knob, Stella, Stotts City, Strafford, Summersville, Theodosia, Thomasville, Urbana, Verona, Walker, Washburn, Wasola, Weaubleau, Wheatland, Aldrich, Asbury, Deerfield, Diamond, East Mulberry, Eldridge, Fair Play, Fairview, Granby, Half Way, Jacket, Jane, Lanagan, Mindenmines, Nebo, Peace Valley, Protem, Purcell, Roby, Seligman, Seneca, Sheldon, South West City, Stark City, Stoutland, Tiff City, Vanzant, Wheaton.

Phone companies holding 417 exchanges

Each exchange (the three digits after the area code) is assigned to one carrier. 82% 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 65 carriers

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

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Carrier (legal name)Exchanges
Southwestern Bell99
Cellco Partnership dba Verizon Wireless - MO88
Brightspeed of Missouri, LLC82
New Cingular Wireless PCS, LLC - IL51
Aerial Communications, Inc.43
Onvoy, LLC - MO40
Rystec, Inc35
Brightspeed of East Missouri, LLC34

When today's 417 exchanges were assigned

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

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YearExchanges
200141
200232
200321
200443
200511
20067
20076
20084
20091
20107
20118
20122
20135
20146
20158
201610
201710
201812
201924
202015
202112
202213
20236
20247
202510
20267

Check a 417 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 Missouri

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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