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Area code 601

Area code 601 serves Mississippi, including Jackson, Hattiesburg and Meridian (Central time). It has been in service since January 1, 1947 and shares its area with 769.

Numbers starting with 601 drew 1,743 reports to the FTC from Aug 14, 2026 to Nov 11, 2026 and 600 complaints to the FCC since November 2023. The number on your screen can be faked, so a 601 number proves nothing about where a call came from.

Location
Mississippi(jackson, MS Metropolitan Statistical Area) and Jackson, MS Metropolitan Statistical Area
Time zone
Central
In service since
January 1, 1947
Overlay
Same area as 769
Local calls
Dial 10 digitsArea code needed, even next door
Exchanges in use
783 of 792held by 34 carriers
Projected to run out
4Q 2054NANPA forecast 2026.2

Complaints about 601 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 601. These are counts of what people reported; the agencies do not verify them.

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

1,743

FCC complaints since November 2023

600

Different 601 numbers reported

2,147

FCC complaints naming a 601 number, by month

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

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MonthComplaints
November 202321
December 20238
January 202419
February 202412
March 20248
April 20244
May 202420
June 202421
July 202414
August 202412
September 20246
October 202411
November 20247
December 20244
January 202516
February 202528
March 202516
April 202520
May 202527
June 202528
July 202512
August 202512
September 202510
October 20250
November 20253
December 202510
January 202612
February 20269
March 202612
April 202625
May 20265
June 202612
July 202641
August 202647
September 202638
October 202630

What people said 601 calls were about

Subjects picked in FTC reports, August 14, 2026 to November 11, 2026. 1,334 of 1,743 reports were robocalls.

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SubjectReports
Other597
Medical and prescriptions224
Calls pretending to be government, businesses, or family and friends185
Reducing your debt (credit cards, mortgage, student loans)150
Warranties and protection plans42
Dropped call or no message33

Most reported 601 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 601

NANPA lists 107 rate centers for 601. 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.
  • Jackson156
  • Hattiesburg55
  • Meridian50
  • Vicksburg31
  • Laurel29
  • Natchez23
  • Brookhaven20
  • Mccomb18
  • Picayune16
  • Philadelphia14
  • Wiggins13
  • Columbia12
  • Lucedale12
  • Forest11
  • Madison11
  • Waynesboro10
  • Clinton9
  • Collins9
  • Poplarville9
  • Port Gibson9
  • Canton8
  • Tylertown8
  • Xxxxxxxxxx8
  • Brandon7
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Carthage, Gloster, Hazlehurst, Newton Hickory, Purvis, Quitman, Magee, Monticello, Centreville, Crossroads, De Kalb, Ellisville, Heidelberg, Liberty, Raleigh, Richton, Roxie, Woodville, Crystal Springs, Enterprise, Fayette, Mclain, Mendenhall, Mize, Naval Air Station, Obadiah, Taylorsville, Toomsuba, Beaumont, Bolton, Briarwood, Florence, Lumberton, Magnolia, Raymond, Shubuta, Sumrall, Union, Bay Springs, Buckatunna, Duffee, Edwards, Flora, Lake, Leakesville, Lynville, Morton, Mount Olive, Osyka, Pelahatchie, Prentiss, Seminary, Soso, Wesson, Barlow, Bassfield, Benndale, Big Creek (jones), Crosby, Decatur, Eagle Lake, Eddiceton, Georgetown, Hermanville, Homewood, Janice, Louin, Meadville, Neely, New Augusta, New Hebron, Old Taylorsville, Pittman, Polkville, Rose Hill, Sand Hill, Silver Creek, State Line, Sylvarena, Terry, Utica, Walters, White Oak.

Phone companies holding 601 exchanges

Each exchange (the three digits after the area code) is assigned to one carrier. 59% 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
Bellsouth Telecomm Inc dba South Central Bell Tel240
New Cingular Wireless PCS, LLC - GA80
Telepak Networks, Inc. - MS75
Cellco Partnership dba Verizon Wireless - MS74
Level 3 Communications, LLC - MS67
Cellular South, Inc.39
Bandwidth.com CLEC, LLC - MS31
Paetec Itel, LLC28

When today's 601 exchanges were assigned

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

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YearExchanges
200140
200247
200340
200423
200535
200614
20074
20081
20092
20106
20113
20121
20132
20142
20152
20165
20181
20203
20211
20223
20233
20242
20263

Check a 601 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 Mississippi

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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