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Area code 541

Area code 541 serves Oregon, including Eugene, Bend and Medford (Mountain and Pacific time). It has been in service since November 5, 1995 and shares its area with 458.

Numbers starting with 541 drew 1,178 reports to the FTC from Aug 14, 2026 to Nov 11, 2026 and 510 complaints to the FCC since November 2023. The number on your screen can be faked, so a 541 number proves nothing about where a call came from.

Location
OregonPortland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA Metropolitan Statistical Area
Time zone
Mountain and Pacific
In service since
November 5, 1995Created from 503
Overlay
Same area as 458
Local calls
Dial 10 digitsArea code needed, even next door
Exchanges in use
783 of 792held by 53 carriers
Projected to run out
2Q 2053NANPA forecast 2026.2

Complaints about 541 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 541. These are counts of what people reported; the agencies do not verify them.

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

1,178

FCC complaints since November 2023

510

Different 541 numbers reported

1,596

FCC complaints naming a 541 number, by month

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

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MonthComplaints
November 202311
December 202318
January 202419
February 20249
March 202412
April 202413
May 202413
June 20248
July 202413
August 202426
September 202419
October 202445
November 202413
December 202412
January 202522
February 202517
March 202510
April 202522
May 202516
June 20258
July 20257
August 202510
September 202512
October 20250
November 20253
December 20256
January 202613
February 202610
March 202611
April 202617
May 202610
June 202612
July 202611
August 202617
September 202620
October 202614

What people said 541 calls were about

Subjects picked in FTC reports, August 14, 2026 to November 11, 2026. 743 of 1,178 reports were robocalls.

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SubjectReports
Other638
Reducing your debt (credit cards, mortgage, student loans)139
Calls pretending to be government, businesses, or family and friends121
Dropped call or no message99
Home improvement and cleaning37
Medical and prescriptions35

Places served by 541

NANPA lists 191 rate centers for 541. 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.
  • Eugene95
  • Bend48
  • Medford48
  • Corvallis30
  • Roseburg26
  • Albany24
  • Grants Pass21
  • Klamath Falls20
  • Coos Bay16
  • The Dalles14
  • Pendleton13
  • Hermiston12
  • Hood River11
  • Baker9
  • La Grande9
  • Lincoln City9
  • Newport9
  • Redmond9
  • Madras8
  • Ashland7
  • Brookings7
  • Florence7
  • Lebanon7
  • Ontario7
Show all 191 rate centers

Central Point, Cottage Grove, Lakeview, Prineville, Reedsport, White City, Gold Beach, John Day, Junction City, Oakland, Sisters, Bandon, Boardman, Burns, Cave Junction, Creswell, Enterprise, Harrisburg, Heppner, Huntington, Jacksonville, Lapine, Milton Freewater, Myrtle Creek, Philomath, Phoenix, Pilot Rock, Port Orford, Provolt Murphy, Sumpter, Toledo, Umatilla, Arlington, Athena, Black Butte, Blue River, Bly, Bonanza, Brownsville, Camas Valley, Canyonville, Cascade Locks, Chemult, Chiloquin, Coquille, Culver, Depoe Bay, Drain, Durkee, Elgin, Fort Klamath, Fossil, Gilchrist, Glide, Gold Hill, Grass Valley, Halsey, Jefferson, Joseph, Langlois, Leaburg, Lexington, Long Creek, Lowell, Malin, Mapleton, Merrill, Mitchell, Monument, Mosier, Myrtle Point, North Harney, North Powder, North Umpqua, Nyssa, Oakridge, Paisley, Parkdale, Paulina, Pine Grove, Richland, Rocky Point, Rogue River, Seneca, Siletz, South Harney, Sprague River, Spray, Stanfield, Stateline, Sweet Home, Triangle Lake, Tygh Valley, Ukiah, Union, Vale, Veneta, Wallowa, Wamic, Wolf Creek, Yoncalla, Adrian, Alsea, Antelope-Rajneesh, Ash Valley, Azalea, Bates, Bellfountain, Blodgett, Butte Falls, Chitwood, Condon, Cove, Crater Lake, Days Creek, Dayville, Diamond Lake, Dufur, Echo, Elkton, Fish Lake, Flora Troy, Glendale, Haines, Halfway, Harlan, Harper, Helix, Hereford Unity, Horton, Imbler, Ione, Jordan Valley, Juntura, Lakeside, Lobster Valley, Lostine, Marcola, Maupin, Meacham, Medical Springs, Monroe, Moro, Mount Vernon, O'brien, Odell, Oregon Slope, Oxbow, Powers, Prairie City, Prospect, Quinn, Riddle, Ridgeview, Rufus, Scottsburg, Selma, Shady Cove, Shedd, Silver Lake, South Beach, Summit, Three Rivers, Tidewater, Waldport, Wasco, Yachats.

Phone companies holding 541 exchanges

Each exchange (the three digits after the area code) is assigned to one carrier. 65% 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 53 carriers

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

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Carrier (legal name)Exchanges
Qwest Corporation184
Onvoy, LLC - OR70
Cellco Partnership dba Verizon Wireless - OR69
T-Mobile USA, Inc.62
Centurytel of Oregon, Inc. dba Centurylink53
New Cingular Wireless PCS, LLC50
Level 3 Communications, LLC - OR37
United States Cellular - OR35

When today's 541 exchanges were assigned

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

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YearExchanges
200128
200238
20038
20046
200510
200616
200714
200853
20098
20103
20115
20127
201310
201411
201514
20162
20171
20181
20233
20241
20251
20262

Check a 541 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 Oregon

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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