Area code
Area code 817 — Fort Worth & Arlington, TX
Texas · in service since 1953
Area code 817 covers Fort Worth & Arlington, TX. It is an overlay: 682 serves the same area, so neighbors can have different area codes.
Overlay, same area: 682
Local time in Fort Worth & Arlington
Spam reports from Sep 23 – Oct 22, 2026
High #29 of 461 codes
1,011 FTC complaints
Consumer reports, not verified by the FTC.
See the reports- Time zoneCentral Time
- Local calls10 digits
- Prefixes797 assigned
- Runs out~2Q 2041
- Unwanted call?Block & report
Spam call reports about 817 numbers
Complaints by week
Sep 11 – Oct 22, 2026Show as table
| Week starting | Complaints |
|---|---|
| Sep 7 (3 days) | 80 |
| Sep 14 | 239 |
| Sep 21 | 218 |
| Sep 28 | 300 |
| Oct 5 | 203 |
| Oct 12 | 222 |
| Oct 19 (4 days) | 153 |
Compared with all codes
- Robocalls
- 74%all codes 75%
- Callers with the same code
- 75%all codes 35%
- Rank by complaints
- #29of 461 · top tenth (most complaints)
- FCC complaints, Oct 2025 – Sep 2026
- 19454 about text messages
What the calls were about
Sep 11 – Oct 22, 2026
| Subject | Complaints | |
|---|---|---|
| Medical & prescriptions | 238 17% | |
| Calls pretending to be government, businesses, or family and friends | 109 8% | |
| Reducing your debt (credit cards, mortgage, student loans) | 105 7% | |
| Dropped call or no message | 83 6% | |
| Home improvement & cleaning | 47 3% | |
| Warranties & protection plans | 30 2% |
Where the people who complained live
Sep 11 – Oct 22, 2026
| State | Complaints | |
|---|---|---|
| Texas | 1,167 82% | |
| California | 32 2% | |
| Arizona | 26 2% | |
| Florida | 19 1% | |
| Ohio | 16 1% |
October 2026 (partial) report · most reported
Consumer reports, not verified by the FTC · source
Source: FTC Do Not Call complaints created Sep 11 – Oct 22, 2026. They are reported by consumers and are not verified by the FTC; caller ID can be spoofed (how we count).
Source: FCC Consumer Complaints data, unwanted calls filed Oct 1, 2025 – Sep 30, 2026, by caller ID; not verified by the FCC.
Area code 817 location and prefixes
| Exchange (NANPA) | Place | County | Prefixes |
|---|---|---|---|
| ARLINGTON | Arlington | Tarrant County | 229 |
| FORT WORTH | Fort Worth | spans 5 counties | 192 |
| GLENDALE | — | — | 64 |
| EULESS | Euless | Tarrant County | 47 |
| GRAPEVINE | Grapevine | spans 3 counties | 36 |
| NRICHLDHLS | North Richland Hills | Tarrant County | 33 |
| ROANOKE | Roanoke | spans 2 counties | 22 |
| WEATHERFD | Weatherford | Parker County | 21 |
| CLEBURNE | Cleburne | Johnson County | 18 |
| KENNEDALE | Kennedale | Tarrant County | 18 |
Plus 15 smaller exchange areas.
Source: NANPA CO codes of Oct 23, 2026; places: U.S. Census Bureau, matched by DialWhere (how).
NANPA record
- Location
- Texas
- Assigned by NANPA
- 1953
- Local dialing
- 10 digits (NANPA: 10D)
- NANPA planning letters
- PL-219, PL-186
Source: NANPA, NPA database of Oct 24, 2026.
Is 817 running out of numbers?
Previous forecast (October 2025): 2040, moved later by 1 year.
Forecast exhaust year by edition
Source: NANPA NRUF forecast, April 2026 edition.
Who holds 817 prefixes
The five largest of 36 original holders
As listed by NANPA, not today’s carrier.
| Holder (as listed) | Prefixes | |
|---|---|---|
| Southwestern Bell | 302 38% | |
| New Cingular Wireless PCS, LLC | 88 11% | |
| T-Mobile USA, Inc. | 54 7% | |
| Level 3 Communications, LLC | 45 6% | |
| Onvoy, LLC | 43 5% |
Source: NANPA CO codes of Oct 23, 2026.
Questions about area code 817
What area code is 817?
A Texas area code, in service since 1953.
Where is 817 area code, and what time zone is it in?
Fort Worth & Arlington, TX; Central Time.
Why am I getting spam calls from 817?
1,011 FTC complaints from Sep 23 – Oct 22, 2026, most often about medical & prescriptions (not verified by the FTC; caller ID can be spoofed).
Will 817 get a new area code?
NANPA forecasts exhaust in 2Q 2041; no relief planning listed.