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Area code 986

Area code 986 serves Idaho, including Boise, Coeur D'alene and Idaho Falls (Pacific time). It has been in service since September 5, 2017 and shares its area with 208.

Numbers starting with 986 drew 663 reports to the FTC from Aug 14, 2026 to Nov 11, 2026 and 197 complaints to the FCC since November 2023. The number on your screen can be faked, so a 986 number proves nothing about where a call came from.

Location
IdahoBoise City, ID Metropolitan Statistical Area
Time zone
Pacific
In service since
September 5, 2017Created from 208
Overlay
Same area as 208
Local calls
Dial 10 digitsArea code needed, even next door
Exchanges in use
196 of 792held by 36 carriers
Projected to run out
2Q 2066NANPA forecast 2026.2

Complaints about 986 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 986. These are counts of what people reported; the agencies do not verify them.

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

663

FCC complaints since November 2023

197

Different 986 numbers reported

815

FCC complaints naming a 986 number, by month

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

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MonthComplaints
November 20235
December 20232
January 20249
February 20242
March 20245
April 202410
May 20246
June 20244
July 202410
August 202410
September 20242
October 20249
November 20246
December 20242
January 20254
February 20253
March 20256
April 20255
May 20256
June 202510
July 20254
August 20251
September 20252
October 20250
November 20255
December 20255
January 20265
February 20264
March 20262
April 20267
May 20262
June 20265
July 20263
August 20263
September 20268
October 202614

What people said 986 calls were about

Subjects picked in FTC reports, August 14, 2026 to November 11, 2026. 506 of 663 reports were robocalls.

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SubjectReports
Other226
Calls pretending to be government, businesses, or family and friends201
Reducing your debt (credit cards, mortgage, student loans)131
Dropped call or no message54
Work from home and business opportunities7
Warranties and protection plans5

Places served by 986

NANPA lists 111 rate centers for 986. 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.
  • Boise34
  • Coeur D'alene11
  • Idaho Falls10
  • Nampa7
  • Caldwell5
  • Emmett3
  • Moscow3
  • Pocatello3
  • Sandpoint3
  • Bluebell2
  • Bonners Ferry2
  • Burley2
  • Donnelly2
  • Grangeville2
  • Hayden Lake2
  • Hope2
  • Kellogg2
  • Leadore2
  • Lewiston2
  • Mountain Home2
  • Parma2
  • Payette2
  • Rigby2
  • Twin Falls2
Show all 111 rate centers

Aberdeen, Albeni, Albion, Almo, Alpine, Arbon, Arco, Ashton, Atlanta, Bayview, Blackfoot, Boise River, Bovill, Cambridge, Carey, Cascade, Challis, Clark Fork, Clayton, Cora, Council, Craigmont, Deary, Elba, Elk Bend, Fairfield, Filer, Freedom, Fruitland, Grasmere Riddle, Hamer, Holbrook, Hollister, Horseshoe Bend, Indian Valley, Island Park, Kamiah, Kendrick, Ketchum, Kilgore, Kooskia, Lowman, Mackay, Malta, Marsing, May, Melba, Minidoka, Monteview, Mullan, New Meadows, New Plymouth, Nezperce, Norland, Nu Acres, Oakley, Orofino, Paris, Paul, Peck, Pierce, Plummer-Worley, Post Falls, Potlatch, Powell, Prairie, Priest Lake, Priest River, Raft River, Rathdrum, Richfield, Riggins, Rock Creek, Rockland, Saint Anthony, Saint Maries, Setters, Shoup, South Mountain, Spirit Lake, Springfield, Sweet, Warm Lake, Weippe, Weiser, Wilder, Yellowpine.

Phone companies holding 986 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 36 carriers

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

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Carrier (legal name)Exchanges
Fractel, LLC37
Onvoy, LLC - ID34
Ton80 Communications, LLC26
T-Mobile USA, Inc.19
Cellco Partnership dba Verizon Wireless - ID12
Bandwidth.com CLEC, LLC - ID10
New Cingular Wireless PCS, LLC7
Commio, LLC5

When today's 986 exchanges were assigned

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

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YearExchanges
20183
201910
202033
202125
202249
202327
202420
20259
202617

Check a 986 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 Idaho

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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