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Area code 769

Area code 769 serves Mississippi, including Jackson, Meridian and Natchez (Central time). It has been in service since March 14, 2005 and shares its area with 601.

Numbers starting with 769 drew 348 reports to the FTC from Aug 14, 2026 to Nov 11, 2026 and 172 complaints to the FCC since November 2023. The number on your screen can be faked, so a 769 number proves nothing about where a call came from.

Location
Mississippi(jackson, MS Metropolitan Statistical Area) and Jackson, MS Metropolitan Statistical Area
Time zone
Central
In service since
March 14, 2005Created from 601
Overlay
Same area as 601
Local calls
Dial 10 digitsArea code needed, even next door
Exchanges in use
255 of 792held by 34 carriers
Projected to run out
4Q 2054NANPA forecast 2026.2

Complaints about 769 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 769. These are counts of what people reported; the agencies do not verify them.

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

348

FCC complaints since November 2023

172

Different 769 numbers reported

489

FCC complaints naming a 769 number, by month

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

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MonthComplaints
November 20236
December 202310
January 20245
February 20240
March 20244
April 20245
May 20248
June 20246
July 202411
August 20245
September 20243
October 20247
November 20248
December 20243
January 20256
February 20253
March 20253
April 20257
May 20253
June 20256
July 20256
August 20251
September 20253
October 20250
November 20251
December 20251
January 20262
February 20261
March 20263
April 20264
May 20261
June 20266
July 20265
August 20262
September 20267
October 202616

What people said 769 calls were about

Subjects picked in FTC reports, August 14, 2026 to November 11, 2026. 262 of 348 reports were robocalls.

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SubjectReports
Other154
Reducing your debt (credit cards, mortgage, student loans)113
Calls pretending to be government, businesses, or family and friends21
Medical and prescriptions18
Dropped call or no message8
Warranties and protection plans4

Places served by 769

NANPA lists 84 rate centers for 769. 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.
  • Jackson58
  • Meridian19
  • Natchez18
  • Vicksburg15
  • Brandon6
  • Hattiesburg6
  • Madison6
  • Picayune6
  • Mccomb5
  • Brookhaven3
  • Clinton3
  • Columbia3
  • Forest3
  • Heidelberg3
  • Philadelphia3
  • Purvis3
  • Union3
  • Utica3
  • Beaumont2
  • Briarwood2
  • Canton2
  • Centreville2
  • Collins2
  • Crystal Springs2
Show all 84 rate centers

Duffee, Fayette, Flora, Hazlehurst, Lucedale, Lumberton, Magnolia, Mclain, Meadville, Morton, Newton Hickory, Pelahatchie, Silver Creek, Sumrall, Taylorsville, Terry, Wesson, Barlow, Bassfield, Bay Springs, Benndale, Bolton, Buckatunna, Carthage, Crosby, De Kalb, Decatur, Eagle Lake, Eddiceton, Edwards, Enterprise, Florence, Georgetown, Gloster, Hermanville, Janice, Lake, Laurel, Leakesville, Liberty, Lynville, Magee, Mendenhall, Monticello, Mount Olive, Neely, New Augusta, New Hebron, Osyka, Poplarville, Port Gibson, Raleigh, Raymond, Richton, Roxie, Seminary, Toomsuba, Tylertown, Waynesboro, Woodville.

Phone companies holding 769 exchanges

Each exchange (the three digits after the area code) is assigned to one carrier. 99% 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
New Cingular Wireless PCS, LLC - GA69
Onvoy, LLC - MS36
Ton80 Communications, LLC21
Fractel, LLC19
Bandwidth.com CLEC, LLC - MS15
Powertel Memphis Licenses, Inc.12
Cellco Partnership dba Verizon Wireless - MS9
AT&T Enterprises, LLC8

When today's 769 exchanges were assigned

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

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YearExchanges
200611
20079
200813
20093
20106
20117
20122
20131
20142
20151
20164
20178
20188
201912
202011
202144
202237
202325
202419
202515
202611

Check a 769 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 Mississippi

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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