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877 numbers

877 is one of the seven toll-free codes, in service since April 4, 1998. A 877 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 877 drew 21,595 reports to the FTC from Aug 14, 2026 to Nov 11, 2026 and 10,681 complaints to the FCC since November 2023. The number on your screen can be faked, so an 877 number proves nothing about where a call came from.

Where
Anywhere in the NANP (not tied to a place)
In service since
April 4, 1998
Toll-free codes
Shares the toll-free pool with 800, 888, 866, 855, 844, 833

Complaints about 877 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 877. These are counts of what people reported; the agencies do not verify them.

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

21,595

FCC complaints since November 2023

10,681

Different 877 numbers reported

15,051

FCC complaints naming an 877 number, by month

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

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MonthComplaints
November 202373
December 202385
January 2024148
February 2024176
March 202494
April 2024159
May 202474
June 2024118
July 2024134
August 2024160
September 2024208
October 2024322
November 2024311
December 2024337
January 2025629
February 2025438
March 2025318
April 2025232
May 2025153
June 2025173
July 2025156
August 2025250
September 2025144
October 202520
November 2025161
December 2025362
January 2026681
February 2026405
March 2026303
April 2026308
May 2026522
June 2026329
July 2026493
August 2026508
September 2026723
October 2026689

What people said 877 calls were about

Subjects picked in FTC reports, August 14, 2026 to November 11, 2026. 18,668 of 21,595 reports were robocalls.

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SubjectReports
Reducing your debt (credit cards, mortgage, student loans)10,920
Other6,684
Calls pretending to be government, businesses, or family and friends2,266
Dropped call or no message296
Vacation and timeshares168
Medical and prescriptions149

Most reported 877 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 877 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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