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Area code 445

Area code 445 serves Pennsylvania, including Philadelphia Zone 1, Philadelphia Zone 2 and Morrisville (Eastern time). It has been in service since March 3, 2018 and shares its area with 215 and 267.

Numbers starting with 445 drew 485 reports to the FTC from Aug 14, 2026 to Nov 11, 2026 and 329 complaints to the FCC since November 2023. The number on your screen can be faked, so a 445 number proves nothing about where a call came from.

Location
PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Metropolitan Statistical Area
Time zone
Eastern
In service since
March 3, 2018Created from 267
Overlay
Same area as 215, 267
Local calls
Dial 10 digitsArea code needed, even next door
Exchanges in use
187 of 792held by 31 carriers
Projected to run out
1Q 2054NANPA forecast 2026.2

Complaints about 445 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 445. These are counts of what people reported; the agencies do not verify them.

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

485

FCC complaints since November 2023

329

Different 445 numbers reported

758

FCC complaints naming a 445 number, by month

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

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MonthComplaints
November 20238
December 20232
January 20244
February 20243
March 20243
April 20240
May 20244
June 202410
July 20246
August 202413
September 202423
October 20248
November 20247
December 20243
January 20256
February 202512
March 202523
April 202514
May 202511
June 202519
July 202516
August 202519
September 202516
October 20251
November 20252
December 20259
January 202619
February 202613
March 202611
April 20263
May 20263
June 20264
July 20263
August 20264
September 20264
October 20268

What people said 445 calls were about

Subjects picked in FTC reports, August 14, 2026 to November 11, 2026. 345 of 485 reports were robocalls.

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SubjectReports
Other185
Reducing your debt (credit cards, mortgage, student loans)150
Medical and prescriptions44
Calls pretending to be government, businesses, or family and friends31
Dropped call or no message27
Warranties and protection plans9

Most reported 445 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 445

NANPA lists 30 rate centers for 445. 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.
  • Philadelphia Zone 142
  • Philadelphia Zone 230
  • Morrisville14
  • Philadelphia Zone 414
  • Philadelphia Suburban Zone 3913
  • Philadelphia Zone 310
  • Philadelphia Suburban Zone 438
  • Doylestown6
  • Quakertown6
  • Lansdale4
  • Philadelphia Suburban Zone 324
  • Philadelphia Suburban Zone 334
  • Philadelphia Suburban Zone 404
  • Newtown3
  • Philadelphia Suburban Zone 383
  • Yardley3
  • Harleysville2
  • Philadelphia Suburban Zone 342
  • Philadelphia Suburban Zone 452
  • Plumsteadville2
  • Souderton2
  • Buckingham1
  • Dublin1
  • Green Lane1
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Pennsburg, Perkasie, Philadelphia Suburban Zone 41, Philadelphia Suburban Zone 42, Philadelphia Suburban Zone 44, Wycombe.

Phone companies holding 445 exchanges

Each exchange (the three digits after the area code) is assigned to one carrier. 100% 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 31 carriers

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

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Carrier (legal name)Exchanges
New Cingular Wireless PCS, LLC - DC38
Cellco Partnership dba Verizon Wireless - PA37
Onvoy, LLC - PA37
Omnipoint Communications Enterprises, LP17
Fractel, LLC6
Onvoy Spectrum, LLC6
Core Communications, Inc. - PA5
Ton80 Communications, LLC5

When today's 445 exchanges were assigned

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

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YearExchanges
201814
20192
202014
202132
202242
202317
202426
202517
202620

Check a 445 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 Pennsylvania

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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