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Area code 901

Area code 901 serves Tennessee, including Memphis, Collierville and Arlington (Central time). It has been in service since January 1, 1947.

Numbers starting with 901 drew 2,542 reports to the FTC from Aug 14, 2026 to Nov 11, 2026 and 1,755 complaints to the FCC since November 2023. The number on your screen can be faked, so a 901 number proves nothing about where a call came from.

Location
TennesseeMemphis, TN-MS-AR Metropolitan Statistical Area
Time zone
Central
In service since
January 1, 1947
Overlay
None: the only code for its area
Local calls
Dial 7 digits
Exchanges in use
617 of 792held by 47 carriers
Projected to run out
3Q 2041NANPA forecast 2026.2

Complaints about 901 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 901. These are counts of what people reported; the agencies do not verify them.

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

2,542

FCC complaints since November 2023

1,755

Different 901 numbers reported

4,016

FCC complaints naming a 901 number, by month

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

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MonthComplaints
November 20238
December 202340
January 202415
February 202415
March 20249
April 202423
May 202428
June 202494
July 202472
August 2024109
September 2024108
October 202469
November 2024235
December 202484
January 202535
February 2025110
March 202583
April 202551
May 202557
June 202514
July 202523
August 202527
September 202516
October 20250
November 20257
December 202511
January 202661
February 202682
March 202699
April 202647
May 202619
June 20266
July 202621
August 202622
September 202621
October 202623

What people said 901 calls were about

Subjects picked in FTC reports, August 14, 2026 to November 11, 2026. 1,528 of 2,542 reports were robocalls.

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SubjectReports
Other990
Calls pretending to be government, businesses, or family and friends772
Dropped call or no message233
Reducing your debt (credit cards, mortgage, student loans)186
Medical and prescriptions165
Warranties and protection plans36

Most reported 901 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 901

NANPA lists 14 rate centers for 901. 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.
  • Memphis502
  • Collierville29
  • Arlington22
  • Somerville13
  • Covington11
  • Moscow9
  • Lagrange8
  • Millington7
  • West Whiteville6
  • Mason3
  • Munford3
  • Rosemark2
  • Drummonds1
  • Shelby Forest1

Phone companies holding 901 exchanges

Each exchange (the three digits after the area code) is assigned to one carrier. 64% 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 47 carriers

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

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Carrier (legal name)Exchanges
Bellsouth Telecomm Inc dba South Central Bell Tel168
New Cingular Wireless PCS, LLC - GA93
Powertel Memphis Licenses, Inc.64
Cellco Partnership dba Verizon Wireless - TN36
Mcimetro Access Transmission Services LLC35
Onvoy, LLC - TN35
Bandwidth.com CLEC, LLC - TN17
Spok, Inc.16

When today's 901 exchanges were assigned

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

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YearExchanges
200116
20027
20032
20045
20053
20066
20072
20083
200913
20108
20117
20129
201310
201417
201515
201611
201716
20185
201911
202015
202118
202221
202311
202412
20258
20268

Check a 901 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 Tennessee

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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