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Area code 786

Area code 786 serves Florida, including Miami, North Dade and Perrine (Eastern time). It has been in service since March 1, 1998 and shares its area with 305 and 645.

Numbers starting with 786 drew 2,276 reports to the FTC from Aug 14, 2026 to Nov 11, 2026 and 1,075 complaints to the FCC since November 2023. The number on your screen can be faked, so a 786 number proves nothing about where a call came from.

Location
FloridaMiami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano-West Palm Beach, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area
Time zone
Eastern
In service since
March 1, 1998Created from 305
Overlay
Same area as 305, 645
Local calls
Dial 10 digitsArea code needed, even next door
Exchanges in use
786 of 792held by 48 carriers
Projected to run out
4Q 2050NANPA forecast 2026.2

Complaints about 786 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 786. These are counts of what people reported; the agencies do not verify them.

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

2,276

FCC complaints since November 2023

1,075

Different 786 numbers reported

3,059

FCC complaints naming a 786 number, by month

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

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MonthComplaints
November 202325
December 202321
January 202425
February 202413
March 202417
April 202431
May 202428
June 202431
July 202435
August 202445
September 202433
October 202431
November 202421
December 20247
January 202523
February 202530
March 202528
April 202518
May 202578
June 202525
July 202521
August 202523
September 202521
October 20251
November 202515
December 202522
January 202626
February 202618
March 202630
April 202618
May 202630
June 202633
July 202651
August 202655
September 202655
October 202672

What people said 786 calls were about

Subjects picked in FTC reports, August 14, 2026 to November 11, 2026. 1,389 of 2,276 reports were robocalls.

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SubjectReports
Other933
Reducing your debt (credit cards, mortgage, student loans)354
Calls pretending to be government, businesses, or family and friends274
Medical and prescriptions170
Dropped call or no message163
Lotteries, prizes, and sweepstakes49

Most reported 786 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 786

NANPA lists 5 rate centers for 786. 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.
  • Miami540
  • North Dade105
  • Perrine56
  • Homestead50
  • Keys35

Phone companies holding 786 exchanges

Each exchange (the three digits after the area code) is assigned to one carrier. 87% 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 48 carriers

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

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Carrier (legal name)Exchanges
Omnipoint Miami E License, LLC176
Metropcs, Inc.105
New Cingular Wireless PCS, LLC - GA59
Cellco Partnership dba Verizon Wireless - FL56
Bellsouth Telecomm Inc dba Southern Bell Tel & Tel53
Onvoy, LLC - FL48
Bandwidth.com CLEC, LLC - FL47
Paetec Itel, LLC41

When today's 786 exchanges were assigned

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

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YearExchanges
200156
200231
20031
20046
200511
200621
200712
200813
200911
201024
201131
201225
201329
201437
201537
201647
201711
201824
201944
202030
202140
202225
202349

Check a 786 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 Florida

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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