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Area code 808

Area code 808 serves Hawaii, including Honolulu, Hilo and Wailuku ((UTC-10) time). It has been in service since January 1, 1957.

Numbers starting with 808 drew 562 reports to the FTC from Aug 14, 2026 to Nov 11, 2026 and 407 complaints to the FCC since November 2023. The number on your screen can be faked, so an 808 number proves nothing about where a call came from.

Location
HawaiiUrban Honolulu, HI Metropolitan Statistical Area
Time zone
(UTC-10)
In service since
January 1, 1957
Overlay
None: the only code for its area
Local calls
Dial 10 digitsArea code needed, even next door
Exchanges in use
695 of 792held by 36 carriers
Projected to run out
2Q 2033NANPA forecast 2026.2

Complaints about 808 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 808. These are counts of what people reported; the agencies do not verify them.

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

562

FCC complaints since November 2023

407

Different 808 numbers reported

874

FCC complaints naming an 808 number, by month

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

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MonthComplaints
November 20238
December 202313
January 202413
February 202415
March 20249
April 202411
May 202429
June 20248
July 202416
August 20249
September 20245
October 202410
November 202417
December 20244
January 202516
February 202510
March 202511
April 202510
May 20257
June 202511
July 202510
August 202510
September 202510
October 20250
November 20259
December 202525
January 202611
February 20266
March 202620
April 20267
May 20269
June 20269
July 202613
August 20266
September 202611
October 202613

What people said 808 calls were about

Subjects picked in FTC reports, August 14, 2026 to November 11, 2026. 295 of 562 reports were robocalls.

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SubjectReports
Other230
Calls pretending to be government, businesses, or family and friends100
Dropped call or no message73
Reducing your debt (credit cards, mortgage, student loans)49
Vacation and timeshares25
Lotteries, prizes, and sweepstakes13

Most reported 808 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 808

NANPA lists 7 rate centers for 808. 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.
  • Honolulu450
  • Hilo101
  • Wailuku72
  • Lihue42
  • Kaunakakai16
  • Lanai City12
  • Xxxxxxxxxx2

Phone companies holding 808 exchanges

Each exchange (the three digits after the area code) is assigned to one carrier. 52% 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 36 carriers

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

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Carrier (legal name)Exchanges
Hawaiian Telcom, Inc. - HI304
T-Mobile USA, Inc.72
New Cingular Wireless PCS, LLC56
Cellco Partnership dba Verizon Wireless - HI55
Level 3 Telecom of Hawaii, LP - HI24
Spok, Inc.23
Mcimetro Access Transmission Services LLC22
Onvoy, LLC - HI21

When today's 808 exchanges were assigned

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

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YearExchanges
200111
20028
20038
20049
20051
20067
20076
20085
20095
20101
20115
201217
201311
201418
201515
20169
20177
20184
20198
20206
202115
202213
202321
202414
202513
20268

Check an 808 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.

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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