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855 numbers

855 is one of the seven toll-free codes, in service since October 9, 2010. A 855 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 800 reach different subscribers.

Numbers starting with 855 drew 18,931 reports to the FTC from Aug 14, 2026 to Nov 11, 2026 and 9,067 complaints to the FCC since November 2023. The number on your screen can be faked, so an 855 number proves nothing about where a call came from.

Where
Anywhere in the NANP (not tied to a place)
In service since
October 9, 2010
Toll-free codes
Shares the toll-free pool with 800, 888, 877, 866, 844, 833

Complaints about 855 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 855. These are counts of what people reported; the agencies do not verify them.

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

18,931

FCC complaints since November 2023

9,067

Different 855 numbers reported

14,093

FCC complaints naming an 855 number, by month

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

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MonthComplaints
November 2023241
December 2023262
January 2024545
February 2024136
March 202470
April 202471
May 202489
June 202469
July 202475
August 2024109
September 2024114
October 202494
November 202482
December 202492
January 202594
February 202595
March 202575
April 2025127
May 2025276
June 2025401
July 2025190
August 2025218
September 2025201
October 202528
November 2025188
December 2025397
January 2026548
February 2026431
March 2026507
April 2026255
May 2026412
June 2026414
July 2026390
August 2026417
September 2026586
October 2026576

What people said 855 calls were about

Subjects picked in FTC reports, August 14, 2026 to November 11, 2026. 16,338 of 18,931 reports were robocalls.

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SubjectReports
Reducing your debt (credit cards, mortgage, student loans)9,932
Other5,653
Calls pretending to be government, businesses, or family and friends1,753
Dropped call or no message297
Medical and prescriptions183
Warranties and protection plans122

Most reported 855 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 855 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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