Area code 419
Area code 419 serves Ohio, including Toledo, Lima and Mansfield (Eastern time). It has been in service since January 1, 1947 and shares its area with 567.
Numbers starting with 419 drew 1,651 reports to the FTC from Aug 14, 2026 to Nov 11, 2026 and 632 complaints to the FCC since November 2023. The number on your screen can be faked, so a 419 number proves nothing about where a call came from.
- Location
- Ohio(toledo, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area) and Cleveland, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area
- Time zone
- Eastern
- In service since
- January 1, 1947
- Overlay
- Same area as 567
- Local calls
- Dial 10 digitsArea code needed, even next door
- Exchanges in use
- 783 of 792held by 60 carriers
- Projected to run out
- 4Q 2044NANPA forecast 2026.2
Complaints about 419 numbers
FTC reports, Aug 14, 2026 to Nov 11, 2026
1,651
FCC complaints since November 2023
632
Different 419 numbers reported
2,069
FCC complaints naming a 419 number, by month
November 2023 to October 2026. Source: FCC Consumer Complaints Data.
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| Month | Complaints |
|---|---|
| November 2023 | 103 |
| December 2023 | 12 |
| January 2024 | 10 |
| February 2024 | 9 |
| March 2024 | 18 |
| April 2024 | 12 |
| May 2024 | 17 |
| June 2024 | 11 |
| July 2024 | 12 |
| August 2024 | 16 |
| September 2024 | 17 |
| October 2024 | 18 |
| November 2024 | 10 |
| December 2024 | 7 |
| January 2025 | 67 |
| February 2025 | 9 |
| March 2025 | 13 |
| April 2025 | 21 |
| May 2025 | 16 |
| June 2025 | 16 |
| July 2025 | 11 |
| August 2025 | 10 |
| September 2025 | 11 |
| October 2025 | 0 |
| November 2025 | 9 |
| December 2025 | 15 |
| January 2026 | 17 |
| February 2026 | 11 |
| March 2026 | 9 |
| April 2026 | 9 |
| May 2026 | 15 |
| June 2026 | 14 |
| July 2026 | 20 |
| August 2026 | 21 |
| September 2026 | 13 |
| October 2026 | 23 |
What people said 419 calls were about
Subjects picked in FTC reports, August 14, 2026 to November 11, 2026. 871 of 1,651 reports were robocalls.
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| Subject | Reports |
|---|---|
| Other | 893 |
| Medical and prescriptions | 167 |
| Calls pretending to be government, businesses, or family and friends | 156 |
| Reducing your debt (credit cards, mortgage, student loans) | 121 |
| Dropped call or no message | 49 |
| Home improvement and cleaning | 19 |
Most reported 419 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 419
- Toledo167
- Lima40
- Mansfield35
- Sandusky24
- Findlay21
- Bowling Green17
- Defiance13
- Fremont13
- Norwalk12
- Ashland10
- Sylvania10
- Celina9
- Napoleon9
- Port Clinton9
- Van Wert9
- Bryan8
- Bucyrus8
- Maumee7
- Tiffin7
- Wauseon7
- Fostoria6
- Holland6
- Mount Gilead6
- Upper Sandusky6
Show all 205 rate centers
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Phone companies holding 419 exchanges
Exchanges held, top 8 of 60 carriers
NANPA central office code assignments, file of November 11, 2026.
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| Carrier (legal name) | Exchanges |
|---|---|
| Brightspeed of Northwest Ohio, Inc. | 114 |
| Frontier North, Inc. - OH | 114 |
| Ohio Bell Tel CO | 111 |
| Cellco Partnership dba Verizon Wireless - OH | 100 |
| New Cingular Wireless PCS, LLC - IL | 52 |
| Onvoy, LLC - OH | 50 |
| Omnipoint Communications Midwest Operations, LLC | 41 |
| Qualstar Communications, Inc. - OH | 29 |
When today's 419 exchanges were assigned
Exchanges still assigned, by year of assignment. Exchanges returned since are not counted.
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| Year | Exchanges |
|---|---|
| 2001 | 78 |
| 2002 | 45 |
| 2003 | 10 |
| 2004 | 2 |
| 2005 | 3 |
| 2006 | 1 |
| 2007 | 6 |
| 2008 | 1 |
| 2009 | 2 |
| 2012 | 1 |
| 2014 | 4 |
| 2015 | 1 |
| 2019 | 1 |
| 2020 | 1 |
| 2021 | 7 |
| 2022 | 2 |
| 2023 | 14 |
| 2024 | 1 |
Check a 419 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 Ohio
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.
Official sources (7)ShowHide
- NPA Reports (NPA database, area code definitions, exhaust projections), North American Numbering Plan Administrator (NANPA) (NPA database file dated 11/11/2026; exhaust forecast 2026-2). Checked November 11, 2026.
- Central Office Code Assignment Records (all states, utilized codes), North American Numbering Plan Administrator (NANPA) (File updated 11/11/2026). Checked November 11, 2026.
- Thousands-Block Reports: NPA rate center report, all states, North American Numbering Plan Administrator (NANPA). Checked November 11, 2026.
- CO Codes/Thousands-Blocks, North American Numbering Plan Administrator (NANPA). Checked November 11, 2026.
- CGB - Consumer Complaints Data, Federal Communications Commission (Updated daily; licence: Public Domain U.S. Government). Checked November 11, 2026.
- Do Not Call (DNC) Reported Calls Data, Federal Trade Commission (Updated each weekday). Checked November 11, 2026.
- Caller ID Spoofing, Federal Communications Commission (Last updated November 13, 2024). Checked November 11, 2026.