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Area code 480

Area code 480 serves Arizona, including Phoenix (Mountain time). It has been in service since March 1, 1999 and shares its area with 602 and 623.

Numbers starting with 480 drew 3,222 reports to the FTC from Aug 14, 2026 to Nov 11, 2026 and 1,469 complaints to the FCC since November 2023. The number on your screen can be faked, so a 480 number proves nothing about where a call came from.

Location
ArizonaPhoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ Metropolitan Statistical Area
Time zone
Mountain
In service since
March 1, 1999Created from 602
Overlay
Same area as 602, 623
Local calls
Dial 10 digitsArea code needed, even next door
Exchanges in use
784 of 792held by 34 carriers
Projected to run out
3Q 2058NANPA forecast 2026.2

Complaints about 480 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 480. These are counts of what people reported; the agencies do not verify them.

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

3,222

FCC complaints since November 2023

1,469

Different 480 numbers reported

4,246

FCC complaints naming a 480 number, by month

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

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MonthComplaints
November 202341
December 202321
January 202431
February 202419
March 202426
April 202441
May 202438
June 202443
July 202440
August 202448
September 202430
October 202469
November 202434
December 202417
January 202537
February 202525
March 202539
April 202546
May 202556
June 202540
July 202539
August 202532
September 202536
October 20251
November 202524
December 202524
January 202655
February 202649
March 202659
April 202650
May 202626
June 202640
July 202631
August 202650
September 2026103
October 202686

What people said 480 calls were about

Subjects picked in FTC reports, August 14, 2026 to November 11, 2026. 2,124 of 3,222 reports were robocalls.

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SubjectReports
Other1,362
Calls pretending to be government, businesses, or family and friends450
Medical and prescriptions437
Dropped call or no message267
Reducing your debt (credit cards, mortgage, student loans)238
Home improvement and cleaning84

Most reported 480 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 480

NANPA lists 1 rate center for 480. 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.
  • Phoenix784

Phone companies holding 480 exchanges

Each exchange (the three digits after the area code) is assigned to one carrier. 68% 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 34 carriers

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

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Carrier (legal name)Exchanges
Qwest Corporation234
Cellco Partnership dba Verizon Wireless - AZ125
New Cingular Wireless PCS, LLC79
T-Mobile USA, Inc.61
Mcimetro Access Transmission Services LLC46
Onvoy, LLC - AZ40
Teleport Communications America, LLC - AZ34
Level 3 Communications, LLC - AZ31

When today's 480 exchanges were assigned

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

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YearExchanges
200127
200215
20033
20048
200516
200624
200718
200820
200912
201025
201121
201217
201324
201428
201528
201616
201712
201819
201921
202025
202121
202229
202313
202410
20263

Check a 480 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 Arizona

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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