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Area code 618

Area code 618 serves Illinois, including Collinsville, Carbondale and Belleville (Central time). It has been in service since January 1, 1947 and shares its area with 730.

Numbers starting with 618 drew 2,059 reports to the FTC from Aug 14, 2026 to Nov 11, 2026 and 562 complaints to the FCC since November 2023. The number on your screen can be faked, so a 618 number proves nothing about where a call came from.

Location
IllinoisChicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Metropolitan Statistical Area and St. Louis, MO-IL Metropolitan Statistical Area
Time zone
Central
In service since
January 1, 1947
Overlay
Same area as 730
Local calls
Dial 10 digitsArea code needed, even next door
Exchanges in use
786 of 792held by 56 carriers
Projected to run out
1Q 2043NANPA forecast 2026.2

Complaints about 618 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 618. These are counts of what people reported; the agencies do not verify them.

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

2,059

FCC complaints since November 2023

562

Different 618 numbers reported

2,461

FCC complaints naming a 618 number, by month

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

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MonthComplaints
November 202340
December 202316
January 202422
February 202424
March 20249
April 202414
May 202411
June 20247
July 202412
August 202414
September 202412
October 202410
November 20249
December 202414
January 202512
February 202514
March 202527
April 202522
May 202514
June 20256
July 20259
August 202513
September 202513
October 20250
November 20257
December 202511
January 202610
February 202613
March 20268
April 202629
May 202612
June 202611
July 202612
August 202617
September 202625
October 202639

What people said 618 calls were about

Subjects picked in FTC reports, August 14, 2026 to November 11, 2026. 1,511 of 2,059 reports were robocalls.

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SubjectReports
Other822
Reducing your debt (credit cards, mortgage, student loans)376
Calls pretending to be government, businesses, or family and friends277
Dropped call or no message245
Medical and prescriptions100
Warranties and protection plans36

Places served by 618

NANPA lists 242 rate centers for 618. 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.
  • Collinsville88
  • Carbondale33
  • Belleville31
  • Centralia24
  • Granite City22
  • Olney16
  • Alton15
  • Marion15
  • East Saint Louis14
  • Mount Vernon14
  • Herrin12
  • Edwardsville11
  • Wood River11
  • Benton9
  • Edgemont9
  • Harrisburg9
  • O'fallon9
  • Metropolis8
  • Jerseyville7
  • Robinson7
  • Anna6
  • Cairo5
  • Carmi5
  • Fairfield5
Show all 242 rate centers

Glen Carbon, Highland, Mount Carmel, Vandalia, Albion, Bethalto, Breese, Carterville, Flora, Greenville, Lawrenceville, Lebanon, Murphysboro, Nashville, Pinckneyville, Salem, Sparta, Troy, Vienna, Waterloo, West Frankfort, Addieville, Altamont, Ashley, Aviston, Batchtown, Beckemeyer, Brighton, Bunker Hill, Chester, Columbia, Du Quoin, Dupo, Eldorado, Freeburg, Golconda, Hecker, Louisville, Marine, Mascoutah, Oblong, Red Bud, Saint Elmo, Tamaroa, Woodlawn, Albers, Alhambra, Allendale, Ava, Baldwin, Bartelso, Beecher City, Bridgeport, Brookport, Brownstown, Carlyle, Carrier Mills, Dix, Dorchester, Dow, Du Bois, Edgewood, Ewing, Farina, Fieldon, Germantown, Grafton, Grayville, Hamburg, Hardin, Harmony, Herrick, Hettick, Hoffman, Hoyleton, Hurst, Hutsonville, Irvington, Iuka, Johnston City, Joppa, Kampsville, Kaskaskia, Livingston, Mcclure, Mcleansboro, Medora, Millstadt, Mound City, Mounds, New Athens, New Baden, New Minden, Newton, Norris City, Okawville, Pocahontas, Prairietown, Ramsey, Ridgway, Rosiclare, Saint Jacob, Saint Libory, Sandoval, Sefton, Shipman, Staunton, Tamms, Thebes, Trenton, Waltonville, Wayne City, Westview, Annapolis, Belle Prairie, Belle Rive, Bellmont, Bible Grove, Birds, Blair, Blairsville, Bluford, Broughton, Browns, Brussels, Burnt Prairie, Calhoun, Cave In Rock, Chauncey, Chesterfield Rockbridge, Christopher, Cisne, Claremont, Clay City, Cobden, Coulterville, Creal Springs, Crisp, Crossville, Cypress, Dahlgren, Dale, De Soto, Dongola, Dundas, Eddyville, Elizabethtown, Elkville, Ellis Grove, Enfield, Equality, Evansville, Fayetteville, Flat Rock, Geff, Glenn, Goreville, Grantfork, Hamel, Hardinville, Hicks, Ina, Karnak, Kell, Keyesport, Kinmundy, Leamington, Macedonia, Marissa, Maunie, Mount Erie, Mulberry Grove, New Haven, Noble, Oakdale, Odin, Olive Branch, Omaha, Orchardville, Palestine, Parkersburg, Patoka, Paulton, Percy, Pittsburg, Prairie Du Rocher, Raleigh Galatia, Renault, Renshaw, Rice, Rose Hill, Royalton, Sailor Springs, Saint Francisville, Saint Peter, Sesser, Shattuc, Shawneetown, Shobonier, Simpson, Steeleville, Stonefort, Summerfield, Sumner, Thompsonville, Tilden, Ullin, Valmeyer, Venedy, Villa Ridge, Wendelin, West Salem, Westport, Willow Hill, Woodburn, Worden, Xenia, Zeigler.

Phone companies holding 618 exchanges

Each exchange (the three digits after the area code) is assigned to one carrier. 77% 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 56 carriers

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

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Carrier (legal name)Exchanges
Frontier North, Inc. - IL126
Illinois Bell Tel CO111
New Cingular Wireless PCS, LLC - IL95
Cellco Partnership dba Verizon Wireless - IL62
Level 3 Communications, LLC - IL46
T-Mobile USA, Inc.40
Citizens Telecom CO Illinois-Frontier Citizens -IL38
Onvoy, LLC27

When today's 618 exchanges were assigned

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

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YearExchanges
200118
200237
200312
20049
200513
20069
20078
20087
20096
20108
20115
20124
20137
20149
20157
201610
20176
20187
20196
202024
202128
202234
202318
20252

Check a 618 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 Illinois

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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