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Area code 615

Area code 615 serves Tennessee, including Nashville, Murfreesboro and Franklin (Central time). It has been in service since January 1, 1954 and shares its area with 629.

Numbers starting with 615 drew 2,856 reports to the FTC from Aug 14, 2026 to Nov 11, 2026 and 994 complaints to the FCC since November 2023. The number on your screen can be faked, so a 615 number proves nothing about where a call came from.

Location
TennesseeNashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN Metropolitan Statistical Area
Time zone
Central
In service since
January 1, 1954
Overlay
Same area as 629
Local calls
Dial 10 digitsArea code needed, even next door
Exchanges in use
781 of 792held by 34 carriers
Projected to run out
3Q 2063NANPA forecast 2026.2

Complaints about 615 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 615. These are counts of what people reported; the agencies do not verify them.

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

2,856

FCC complaints since November 2023

994

Different 615 numbers reported

3,614

FCC complaints naming a 615 number, by month

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

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MonthComplaints
November 202328
December 202315
January 202425
February 202432
March 202417
April 202455
May 202422
June 202452
July 202450
August 202443
September 202430
October 202442
November 202432
December 202422
January 202532
February 202519
March 202521
April 202522
May 202538
June 202533
July 202527
August 202523
September 202519
October 20251
November 202513
December 202511
January 202626
February 202620
March 202615
April 202626
May 202621
June 202624
July 202641
August 202635
September 202620
October 202631

What people said 615 calls were about

Subjects picked in FTC reports, August 14, 2026 to November 11, 2026. 1,593 of 2,856 reports were robocalls.

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SubjectReports
Other963
Dropped call or no message557
Medical and prescriptions553
Calls pretending to be government, businesses, or family and friends295
Reducing your debt (credit cards, mortgage, student loans)151
Warranties and protection plans38

Most reported 615 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 615

NANPA lists 50 rate centers for 615. 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.
  • Nashville441
  • Murfreesboro48
  • Franklin36
  • Goodlettsville18
  • Smithville16
  • Smyrna16
  • Gallatin15
  • Hendersonville15
  • Lebanon13
  • Lavergne11
  • Old Hickory11
  • Springfield11
  • Dickson9
  • Carthage8
  • Hartsville7
  • Mount Juliet7
  • Ashland City6
  • Lafayette6
  • Portland6
  • White House6
  • Kingston Springs5
  • Oak Grove5
  • Fairview4
  • Greenbrier4
Show all 50 rate centers

Nolensville, Pleasant View, Spencer Mill, White Bluff, Adams Cedar Hill, Charlotte, Cross Plains Orlinda, Eagleville, North Spring Hill, South Cunningham, Vanleer, East Sango, Green Grove, South Fredonia, Triune, Watertown, Bethpage, Chestnut Mound, College Grove, Defeated, Fosterville, Hillsdale, Pleasant Shade, Red Boiling Springs, Westmoreland, Xxxxxxxxxx.

Phone companies holding 615 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 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 Tel222
Cellco Partnership dba Verizon Wireless - TN88
New Cingular Wireless PCS, LLC - GA80
Paetec Itel, LLC64
Powertel Nashville Licenses, Inc.54
Level 3 Communications, LLC - TN51
Mcimetro Access Transmission Services LLC - TN37
Bandwidth.com CLEC, LLC - TN26

When today's 615 exchanges were assigned

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

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YearExchanges
200117
20029
20048
20058
200622
200719
200812
200919
201022
201115
201213
201312
201416
201511
20164
20172
20182
20191
20202
20218
20227
202311
20242
20261

Check a 615 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 Tennessee

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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