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Area code 616

Area code 616 serves Michigan, including Grand Rapids, Holland and Grand Haven (Eastern time). It has been in service since January 1, 1947.

Numbers starting with 616 drew 1,640 reports to the FTC from Aug 14, 2026 to Nov 11, 2026 and 474 complaints to the FCC since November 2023. The number on your screen can be faked, so a 616 number proves nothing about where a call came from.

Location
Michigan(grand Rapids--Muskegon--Holland, MI Msa) and (grand Rapids-Kentwood, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area)
Time zone
Eastern
In service since
January 1, 1947
Overlay
None: the only code for its area
Local calls
Dial 10 digitsArea code needed, even next door
Exchanges in use
545 of 792held by 52 carriers
Projected to run out
3Q 2071NANPA forecast 2026.2

Complaints about 616 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 616. These are counts of what people reported; the agencies do not verify them.

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

1,640

FCC complaints since November 2023

474

Different 616 numbers reported

1,984

FCC complaints naming a 616 number, by month

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

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MonthComplaints
November 202310
December 20238
January 202411
February 20244
March 20244
April 202411
May 202416
June 20247
July 202416
August 202426
September 202417
October 202415
November 202416
December 202414
January 202513
February 202517
March 202524
April 202513
May 202512
June 202515
July 202519
August 20255
September 202515
October 20250
November 20256
December 20259
January 20268
February 202619
March 20269
April 202612
May 202612
June 20269
July 20268
August 202614
September 202615
October 202629

What people said 616 calls were about

Subjects picked in FTC reports, August 14, 2026 to November 11, 2026. 1,153 of 1,640 reports were robocalls.

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SubjectReports
Other622
Medical and prescriptions283
Reducing your debt (credit cards, mortgage, student loans)161
Dropped call or no message125
Calls pretending to be government, businesses, or family and friends116
Warranties and protection plans30

Places served by 616

NANPA lists 36 rate centers for 616. 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.
  • Grand Rapids274
  • Holland46
  • Grand Haven23
  • Greenville17
  • Zeeland15
  • Ada13
  • Dutton11
  • Ionia10
  • Rockford10
  • Byron Center9
  • Cedar Springs9
  • Hudsonville9
  • Lowell7
  • Sparta7
  • Caledonia6
  • Alto5
  • Belding5
  • Coopersville5
  • Drenthe5
  • Lake Odessa5
  • Casnovia4
  • Clarksville4
  • Jamestown4
  • Marne4
Show all 36 rate centers

Moline, Sand Lake (kent), Saranac, Trufant, Allendale, Conklin, Dorr, Freeport, Grattan, Kent City, Borculo, Orleans.

Phone companies holding 616 exchanges

Each exchange (the three digits after the area code) is assigned to one carrier. 66% 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 52 carriers

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

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Carrier (legal name)Exchanges
Michigan Bell Tel CO142
Cellco Partnership dba Verizon Wireless - MI61
Omnipoint Communications Midwest Operations, LLC52
Onvoy, Llcv - MI41
New Cingular Wireless PCS, LLC - IL37
Mcimetro Access Transmission Services LLC - MI27
Bandwidth.com CLEC, LLC - MI17
Paetec Itel, LLC17

When today's 616 exchanges were assigned

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

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YearExchanges
200115
200214
20033
200415
20051
20065
20075
20087
20098
201012
20116
20129
20136
20148
20157
201615
20174
201810
201913
20207
202122
20227
202310
20243
20257
20262

Check a 616 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 Michigan

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.

Official sources (7)Show