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Area code 715

Area code 715 serves Wisconsin, including Eau Claire, Wausau and Stevens Point (Central time). It has been in service since January 1, 1947 and shares its area with 534.

Numbers starting with 715 drew 1,895 reports to the FTC from Aug 14, 2026 to Nov 11, 2026 and 356 complaints to the FCC since November 2023. The number on your screen can be faked, so a 715 number proves nothing about where a call came from.

Location
WisconsinMinneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Metropolitan Statistical Area
Time zone
Central
In service since
January 1, 1947
Overlay
Same area as 534
Local calls
Dial 10 digitsArea code needed, even next door
Exchanges in use
785 of 792held by 83 carriers
Projected to run out
4Q 2071NANPA forecast 2026.2

Complaints about 715 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 715. These are counts of what people reported; the agencies do not verify them.

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

1,895

FCC complaints since November 2023

356

Different 715 numbers reported

2,138

FCC complaints naming a 715 number, by month

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

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MonthComplaints
November 20239
December 20237
January 202412
February 20244
March 20246
April 202412
May 20249
June 20247
July 20249
August 202410
September 20246
October 202414
November 20244
December 20243
January 202511
February 202519
March 202511
April 20257
May 202512
June 20258
July 20258
August 202510
September 202513
October 20253
November 20255
December 202514
January 202619
February 20268
March 20269
April 20262
May 202610
June 20269
July 202620
August 202613
September 202618
October 20268

What people said 715 calls were about

Subjects picked in FTC reports, August 14, 2026 to November 11, 2026. 1,081 of 1,895 reports were robocalls.

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SubjectReports
Other901
Dropped call or no message253
Medical and prescriptions181
Reducing your debt (credit cards, mortgage, student loans)137
Calls pretending to be government, businesses, or family and friends127
Home improvement and cleaning13

Places served by 715

NANPA lists 253 rate centers for 715. 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.
  • Eau Claire63
  • Wausau35
  • Stevens Point30
  • Rhinelander21
  • Hudson16
  • Wisconsin Rapids16
  • Marshfield15
  • Rice Lake15
  • Menomonie13
  • Shawano12
  • Superior11
  • Waupaca11
  • Marinette10
  • Antigo9
  • Chippewa Falls8
  • Merrill8
  • Eagle River7
  • Minocqua7
  • Hayward6
  • Hurley6
  • Medford6
  • River Falls6
  • Tomahawk6
  • Colby5
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New Richmond, Stanley, Stratford, Ashland, Balsam Lake, Barron, Bayfield, Black River Falls, Chetek, Clintonville, Cornell, Crivitz, Elk Lake, Ladysmith, Manitowish Waters, Osseo, Park Falls, Pembine, Spencer, Spooner, Argonne, Baldwin, Boulder Junction, Boyd, Cadott, Centuria, Cumberland, Ellsworth, Frederic, Goodman, Hawkins, Holcombe, Iola, Jim Falls, Laona, Loyal, Mosinee, Namekagon Lake, Neillsville, Neopit, Ogema, Osceola, Owen, Peshtigo, Phillips, Port Edwards, Rib Lake, Saint Croix Falls, Shell Lake, Thorp, Tigerton, Turtle Lake, Webb Lake, Almond, Amery, Athens, Auburndale, Augusta, Bear Creek, Birnamwood, Bloomer, Bonduel, Bowler, Boyceville, Brantwood, Bruce, Cecil, Clear Lake, Cleghorn, Colfax, Coloma, Crandon, Downsville, Dresser, Durand, Eagle Point, Edgar, Elcho, Elk Mound, Fall Creek, Florence, Gleason, Glenwood City, Glidden, Gordon, Grantsburg, Hager City, Hammond, Hancock, Hatley, Houlton, Independence, Jump River, Junction City, Kennan, Keshena, Lac Du Flambeau, Lake Tomahawk, Lakewood, Lindsey, Luck, Maple, Marathon, Marion, Mason, Mellen, Mercer, Mill Creek, Mondovi, Mont Du Lac, Nekoosa, Niagara, Pelican Lake, Pepin, Pittsville, Plainfield, Plum City, Polonia, Port Wing, Prentice, Prescott, Presque Isle, Roberts, Rosholt, Rudolph, Sheldon, Siren, Spider Lake, Spring Valley, Star Prairie, Stone Lake, Wabeno, Washburn, Wheeler, Whitehall, Winter, Wittenberg, Woodville, Alma Center, Almena, Amberg, Amherst, Arkansaw, Aurora, Barnes, Bay City, Bennett, Benoit, Birchwood, Butternut, Cable, Cameron, Canton, Chili, Clayton, Cornucopia, Crescent Lake, Cushing, Dairyland, Dallas, Danbury, Deer Park, Dorchester, Drummond, Eau Galle, Elderon, Eleva, Elmwood, Exeland, Fairchild, Falun, Fox Creek, Gilman, Gilmanton, Glen Flora, Grandview, Granton, Greenwood, Gresham, Harmony, Hixton, Iron River, Knapp, La Pointe, Lake Nebagamon, Land O Lakes, Lewis, Long Lake, Maiden Rock, Marengo, Mattoon, Merrillan, Milltown, Minong, Nelson, New Auburn, Northfield, Phelps, Pickerel, Pigeon Falls, Pleasantville, Poplar, Prairie Farm, Radisson, Ridgeland, Rock Falls, Sand Creek, Sarona, Sayner, Scandinavia, Solon Springs, Somerset, Soo Lake, Spread Eagle, Spring Lake, Springbrook, Springstead, Stetsonville, Strum, Sugar Camp, Taylor, Three Lakes, Trade Lake, Twin Bridge, Vesper, Wausaukee, Webster, Weyerhauser, White Lake.

Phone companies holding 715 exchanges

Each exchange (the three digits after the area code) is assigned to one carrier. 76% 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 83 carriers

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

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Carrier (legal name)Exchanges
New Cingular Wireless PCS, LLC - IL100
Cellco Partnership dba Verizon Wireless - WI99
Frontier North Inc. - WI55
Wisconsin Bell Inc41
Charter IP Enabled Services, LLC36
Telephone USA of Wisconsin, LLC dba Centurylink31
Level 3 Communications, LLC - WI29
Frontier Communications of Wisconsin LLC27

When today's 715 exchanges were assigned

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

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YearExchanges
200145
200240
200328
200423
200514
20069
20077
200813
20097
20109
20114
20122
20134
201412
20153
20162
20171
20183
20196
202012
202113
20224
20235
20247
20256
20262

Check a 715 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 Wisconsin

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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