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Area code 771

Area code 771 serves District of Columbia, including Washington Zone 1 (Eastern time). It has been in service since November 9, 2021 and shares its area with 202.

Numbers starting with 771 drew 1,407 reports to the FTC from Aug 14, 2026 to Nov 11, 2026 and 2,413 complaints to the FCC since November 2023. The number on your screen can be faked, so a 771 number proves nothing about where a call came from.

Location
District of ColumbiaWashington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area
Time zone
Eastern
In service since
November 9, 2021Created from 202
Overlay
Same area as 202
Local calls
Dial 10 digitsArea code needed, even next door
Exchanges in use
72 of 792held by 19 carriers
Projected to run out
1Q 2100NANPA forecast 2026.2

Complaints about 771 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 771. These are counts of what people reported; the agencies do not verify them.

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

1,407

FCC complaints since November 2023

2,413

Different 771 numbers reported

2,470

FCC complaints naming a 771 number, by month

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

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MonthComplaints
November 202331
December 202329
January 202423
February 202412
March 20249
April 202421
May 202439
June 202454
July 2024123
August 202487
September 2024147
October 2024176
November 2024102
December 202445
January 2025131
February 2025240
March 2025186
April 2025100
May 202584
June 202573
July 2025135
August 202551
September 202550
October 202514
November 202526
December 202515
January 202631
February 202619
March 202619
April 202645
May 202632
June 202635
July 202632
August 202651
September 202636
October 202673

What people said 771 calls were about

Subjects picked in FTC reports, August 14, 2026 to November 11, 2026. 849 of 1,407 reports were robocalls.

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SubjectReports
Other592
Reducing your debt (credit cards, mortgage, student loans)242
Calls pretending to be government, businesses, or family and friends231
Dropped call or no message231
Lotteries, prizes, and sweepstakes8
Warranties and protection plans6

Most reported 771 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 771

NANPA lists 1 rate center for 771. 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.
  • Washington Zone 172

Phone companies holding 771 exchanges

Each exchange (the three digits after the area code) is assigned to one carrier. 100% 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 19 carriers

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

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Carrier (legal name)Exchanges
Onvoy, LLC - DC13
Mcimetro Access Transmission Services LLC10
Teleport Communications America, LLC - DC10
Bandwidth.com CLEC, LLC - DC7
New Cingular Wireless PCS, LLC - DC5
Cellco Partnership dba Verizon Wireless - DC4
Omnipoint Communications Cap Operations, LLC4
Fractel, LLC3

When today's 771 exchanges were assigned

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

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YearExchanges
20212
202224
202326
202411
20255
20264

Check a 771 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 District of Columbia

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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