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800 numbers

800 is one of the seven toll-free codes, in service since January 1, 1966. A 800 number is not tied to a place. It can be dialed from a landline at no charge to the caller, and the same seven digits after 800 and after 888 reach different subscribers.

Numbers starting with 800 drew 3,215 reports to the FTC from Aug 14, 2026 to Nov 11, 2026 and 2,641 complaints to the FCC since November 2023. The number on your screen can be faked, so an 800 number proves nothing about where a call came from.

Where
Anywhere in the NANP (not tied to a place)
In service since
January 1, 1966
Toll-free codes
Shares the toll-free pool with 888, 877, 866, 855, 844, 833

Complaints about 800 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 800. These are counts of what people reported; the agencies do not verify them.

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

3,215

FCC complaints since November 2023

2,641

Different 800 numbers reported

2,631

FCC complaints naming an 800 number, by month

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

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MonthComplaints
November 202380
December 202360
January 202485
February 202447
March 202463
April 2024105
May 2024103
June 202459
July 202487
August 202472
September 202465
October 202468
November 202466
December 202460
January 202566
February 202586
March 202567
April 202579
May 202585
June 202581
July 202576
August 202566
September 202567
October 20255
November 202546
December 2025138
January 2026101
February 202694
March 202660
April 202647
May 202646
June 202655
July 202691
August 202679
September 202677
October 202681

What people said 800 calls were about

Subjects picked in FTC reports, August 14, 2026 to November 11, 2026. 1,839 of 3,215 reports were robocalls.

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SubjectReports
Other1,304
Calls pretending to be government, businesses, or family and friends578
Reducing your debt (credit cards, mortgage, student loans)393
Dropped call or no message233
Medical and prescriptions164
Warranties and protection plans119

Most reported 800 numbers

Numbers with at least five reports from three or more places in the last twelve months. Many of them are likely spoofed.

Check an 800 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 toll-free codes

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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