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Area code 614

Area code 614 serves Ohio, including Columbus, Dublin and Worthington (Eastern time). It has been in service since January 1, 1947 and shares its area with 380.

Numbers starting with 614 drew 2,962 reports to the FTC from Aug 14, 2026 to Nov 11, 2026 and 995 complaints to the FCC since November 2023. The number on your screen can be faked, so a 614 number proves nothing about where a call came from.

Location
OhioColumbus, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area
Time zone
Eastern
In service since
January 1, 1947
Overlay
Same area as 380
Local calls
Dial 10 digitsArea code needed, even next door
Exchanges in use
777 of 792held by 31 carriers
Projected to run out
3Q 2070NANPA forecast 2026.2

Complaints about 614 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 614. These are counts of what people reported; the agencies do not verify them.

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

2,962

FCC complaints since November 2023

995

Different 614 numbers reported

3,451

FCC complaints naming a 614 number, by month

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

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MonthComplaints
November 202332
December 202312
January 202423
February 202417
March 202419
April 202420
May 202429
June 202418
July 202423
August 202420
September 202449
October 202454
November 202448
December 202414
January 202527
February 202530
March 202530
April 202534
May 202535
June 202519
July 202535
August 202531
September 202512
October 20250
November 202512
December 202526
January 202633
February 202614
March 202621
April 202618
May 202620
June 202629
July 202640
August 202623
September 202627
October 202675

What people said 614 calls were about

Subjects picked in FTC reports, August 14, 2026 to November 11, 2026. 1,931 of 2,962 reports were robocalls.

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SubjectReports
Other1,468
Dropped call or no message397
Reducing your debt (credit cards, mortgage, student loans)246
Calls pretending to be government, businesses, or family and friends243
Medical and prescriptions231
Home improvement and cleaning69

Most reported 614 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 614

NANPA lists 16 rate centers for 614. 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.
  • Columbus409
  • Dublin52
  • Worthington45
  • Gahanna42
  • Hilliard36
  • Reynoldsburg34
  • Westerville30
  • Alton25
  • Canal Winchester21
  • Groveport21
  • Grove City18
  • New Albany (franklin)16
  • Lockbourne13
  • West Jefferson6
  • Harrisburg (franklin)5
  • Plain City4

Phone companies holding 614 exchanges

Each exchange (the three digits after the area code) is assigned to one carrier. 63% 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
Ohio Bell Tel CO249
Cellco Partnership dba Verizon Wireless - OH96
Aerial Communications, Inc.89
New Cingular Wireless PCS, LLC - IL46
Paetec Itel, LLC44
Level 3 Communications, LLC - OH41
Mcimetro Access Transmission Services LLC - OH35
Level 3 Telecom of Ohio, LLC - OH29

When today's 614 exchanges were assigned

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

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YearExchanges
200125
200234
20036
20045
20053
20068
200714
200810
20097
20105
201117
201223
201319
201423
201519
201613
20177
20186
20192
20202
20212
20235
20243
20251

Check a 614 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 Ohio

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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