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Area code 835

Area code 835 serves Pennsylvania, including Allentown, Philadelphia Suburban Zone 30 and Philadelphia Suburban Zone 23 (Eastern time). It has been in service since September 2, 2022 and shares its area with 484 and 610.

Numbers starting with 835 drew 190 reports to the FTC from Aug 14, 2026 to Nov 11, 2026 and 132 complaints to the FCC since November 2023. The number on your screen can be faked, so an 835 number proves nothing about where a call came from.

Location
PennsylvaniaAllentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ Metropolitan Statistical Area and Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Metropolitan Statistical Area
Time zone
Eastern
In service since
September 2, 2022Created from 484
Overlay
Same area as 484, 610
Local calls
Dial 10 digitsArea code needed, even next door
Exchanges in use
110 of 792held by 18 carriers
Projected to run out
4Q 2050NANPA forecast 2026.2

Complaints about 835 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 835. These are counts of what people reported; the agencies do not verify them.

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

190

FCC complaints since November 2023

132

Different 835 numbers reported

312

FCC complaints naming an 835 number, by month

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

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MonthComplaints
November 20230
December 20230
January 20240
February 20241
March 20240
April 20241
May 20241
June 20240
July 20240
August 20243
September 20241
October 20240
November 20242
December 20240
January 20255
February 20253
March 202510
April 20257
May 20257
June 202510
July 202510
August 20257
September 202514
October 20250
November 20255
December 20256
January 202612
February 20269
March 20263
April 20260
May 20261
June 20268
July 20261
August 20260
September 20261
October 20262

What people said 835 calls were about

Subjects picked in FTC reports, August 14, 2026 to November 11, 2026. 142 of 190 reports were robocalls.

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SubjectReports
Other73
Reducing your debt (credit cards, mortgage, student loans)70
Calls pretending to be government, businesses, or family and friends18
Dropped call or no message9
Medical and prescriptions4
Lotteries, prizes, and sweepstakes2

Places served by 835

NANPA lists 31 rate centers for 835. 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.
  • Allentown30
  • Philadelphia Suburban Zone 3016
  • Philadelphia Suburban Zone 2315
  • Bethlehem7
  • Reading6
  • Philadelphia Suburban Zone 105
  • Easton3
  • Bally2
  • Philadelphia Suburban Zone 112
  • Philadelphia Suburban Zone 142
  • Philadelphia Suburban Zone 172
  • Atglen1
  • Avondale (chester)1
  • Bath1
  • Bernville1
  • Catasauqua1
  • Center Point1
  • Coatesville1
  • Eagle (chester)1
  • Fleetwood1
  • Hamburg1
  • Lehighton1
  • Nazareth1
  • Northampton1
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Parkesburg, Philadelphia Suburban Zone 13, Philadelphia Suburban Zone 22, Pottstown, Pughtown, Slatington, West Chester.

Phone companies holding 835 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 18 carriers

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

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Carrier (legal name)Exchanges
New Cingular Wireless PCS, LLC - DC50
Omnipoint Communications Enterprises, LP15
Onvoy, LLC - PA15
Cellco Partnership dba Verizon Wireless - PA4
Exiant Communications LLC4
Boost Subscriberco L.L.C.3
Eon Telecom, Inc.3
Level 3 Communications, LLC - PA3

When today's 835 exchanges were assigned

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

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YearExchanges
202213
202327
202423
202528
202619

Check an 835 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 Pennsylvania

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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