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Area code 447

Area code 447 serves Illinois, including Danville, Springfield and Champaign-Urbana (Central time). It has been in service since March 27, 2021 and shares its area with 217.

Numbers starting with 447 drew 366 reports to the FTC from Aug 14, 2026 to Nov 11, 2026 and 108 complaints to the FCC since November 2023. The number on your screen can be faked, so a 447 number proves nothing about where a call came from.

Location
IllinoisSt. Louis, MO-IL Metropolitan Statistical Area
Time zone
Central
In service since
March 27, 2021Created from 217
Overlay
Same area as 217
Local calls
Dial 10 digitsArea code needed, even next door
Exchanges in use
221 of 792held by 32 carriers
Projected to run out
3Q 2051NANPA forecast 2026.2

Complaints about 447 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 447. These are counts of what people reported; the agencies do not verify them.

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

366

FCC complaints since November 2023

108

Different 447 numbers reported

454

FCC complaints naming a 447 number, by month

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

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MonthComplaints
November 20234
December 20230
January 20241
February 20240
March 20241
April 20243
May 20246
June 20247
July 20241
August 20243
September 20241
October 20243
November 20242
December 20241
January 20255
February 20253
March 20253
April 20252
May 20253
June 20251
July 20255
August 20253
September 20252
October 20251
November 20252
December 20251
January 20263
February 20262
March 20261
April 20267
May 20263
June 20264
July 20264
August 20263
September 20264
October 20269

What people said 447 calls were about

Subjects picked in FTC reports, August 14, 2026 to November 11, 2026. 290 of 366 reports were robocalls.

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SubjectReports
Reducing your debt (credit cards, mortgage, student loans)142
Other131
Calls pretending to be government, businesses, or family and friends34
Dropped call or no message19
Vacation and timeshares3
Energy, solar, and utilities3

Places served by 447

NANPA lists 119 rate centers for 447. 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.
  • Danville20
  • Springfield18
  • Champaign-Urbana16
  • Charleston16
  • Mattoon15
  • Quincy7
  • Decatur5
  • Jacksonville4
  • Beardstown2
  • Chatham2
  • Effingham2
  • Harristown2
  • La Harpe2
  • Marshall2
  • Mount Sterling2
  • Oakford2
  • West Dana2
  • Alexander1
  • Armstrong1
  • Ashland1
  • Athens1
  • Augusta1
  • Barry1
  • Basco1
Show all 119 rate centers

Baylis, Bismarck, Bondville, Bowen, Broadlands, Buckley, Buffalo, Cantrall, Catlin, Chapin, Cheneyville, Chrisman, Collison, Columbus, Divernon, East Lynn, Elkhart, Elvaston, Emden, Ferris, Fillmore, Findlay, Fisher, Fithian, Flatville, Fowler, Franklin, Georgetown, Gifford, Greenup, Hammond, Henning, Homer, Hull, Illiopolis, Indianola, Ivesdale, Kirksville, Liberty, Lincoln, Loami, Loda, Ludlow, Mahomet, Mansfield, Mason City, Melvin, Modesto, Mount Pulaski, Mount Zion, New Berlin, Oakwood, Ogden, Oreana, Paris, Pawnee, Paxton, Payson, Penfield, Pesotum, Petersburg, Philo, Pleasant Plains, Potomac, Rankin, Rantoul, Ridge Farm, Riverton, Roberts, Royal, Rushville, Sadorus, Scottville, Seymour, Shelbyville, Sherman, Sibley, Sidell, Sidney, Sullivan, Sutter, Tallula, Taylorville, Thawville, Tolono, Tuscola, Vermilion, Villa Grove, Watson, West Union, Westervelt, Westville, Williamsville, Winchester, Woodson.

Phone companies holding 447 exchanges

Each exchange (the three digits after the area code) is assigned to one carrier. 99% 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 32 carriers

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

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Carrier (legal name)Exchanges
Onvoy, LLC58
New Cingular Wireless PCS, LLC - IL38
Fractel, LLC30
Nuso, LLC8
Onvoy Spectrum, LLC8
Teleport Communications America, LLC - IL8
Ton80 Communications, LLC8
Boost Subscriberco L.L.C.7

When today's 447 exchanges were assigned

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

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YearExchanges
2021104
202220
202337
202423
202524
202611

Check a 447 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 Illinois

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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