Area code
Area code 906 — Marquette, MI
Michigan · in service since March 19, 1961
Area code 906 covers parts of Michigan; the place with the most of its prefixes is Marquette. No other area code overlays it.
Local time in Marquette
Spam reports from Sep 23 – Oct 22, 2026
Low #385 of 461 codes
86 FTC complaints
Consumer reports, not verified by the FTC.
See the reports- Time zonesEastern Time, Central Time
- Local calls10 digits
- Prefixes374 assigned
- Runs out100+ years
- Unwanted call?Block & report
Spam call reports about 906 numbers
Complaints by week
Sep 11 – Oct 22, 2026Show as table
| Week starting | Complaints |
|---|---|
| Sep 7 (3 days) | 4 |
| Sep 14 | 20 |
| Sep 21 | 16 |
| Sep 28 | 18 |
| Oct 5 | 14 |
| Oct 12 | 33 |
| Oct 19 (4 days) | 14 |
Compared with all codes
- Robocalls
- 70%all codes 75%
- Callers with the same code
- 45%all codes 35%
- Rank by complaints
- #385of 461 · bottom quarter
- FCC complaints, Oct 2025 – Sep 2026
- 153 about text messages
What the calls were about
Sep 11 – Oct 22, 2026
| Subject | Complaints | |
|---|---|---|
| Reducing your debt (credit cards, mortgage, student loans) | 13 11% | |
| Dropped call or no message | 10 8% | |
| Calls pretending to be government, businesses, or family and friends | 9 8% | |
| Medical & prescriptions | 9 8% | |
| Computer & technical support | 2 2% | |
| Vacation & timeshares | 1 1% |
Where the people who complained live
Sep 11 – Oct 22, 2026
| State | Complaints | |
|---|---|---|
| Michigan | 66 55% | |
| Wisconsin | 13 11% | |
| Ohio | 4 3% | |
| California | 3 3% | |
| Illinois | 3 3% |
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 906 location and prefixes
| Exchange (NANPA) | Place | County | Prefixes |
|---|---|---|---|
| MARQUETTE | Marquette | Marquette County | 39 |
| IRON MT | Iron Mountain | Dickinson County | 15 |
| ESCANABA | Escanaba | Delta County | 13 |
| HOUGHTON | Houghton | Houghton County | 13 |
| SALTSTMARI | Sault Ste. Marie | Chippewa County | 13 |
| MENOMINEE | Menominee | Menominee County | 10 |
| IRONWOOD | Ironwood | Gogebic County | 7 |
| IRON RIVER | Iron River | Iron County | 6 |
| ISHPEMING | Ishpeming | Marquette County | 6 |
| MANISTIQUE | Manistique | Schoolcraft County | 6 |
Plus 83 smaller exchange areas.
Source: NANPA CO codes of Oct 23, 2026; places: U.S. Census Bureau, matched by DialWhere (how).
NANPA record
- Location
- Michigan
- Assigned by NANPA
- 1961
- Local dialing
- 10 digits (NANPA: 10D)
- NANPA planning letters
- PL-556, PL-544
Source: NANPA, NPA database of Oct 24, 2026.
Is 906 running out of numbers?
Last dated forecast (October 2025, not current): 2166.
Source: NANPA NRUF forecast, April 2026 edition.
Who holds 906 prefixes
The five largest of 45 original holders
As listed by NANPA, not today’s carrier.
| Holder (as listed) | Prefixes | |
|---|---|---|
| Michigan Bell Tel Co. | 67 18% | |
| Peninsula Fiber Network, LLC | 42 11% | |
| New Cingular Wireless PCS, LLC | 32 9% | |
| Range Telecommunications | 30 8% | |
| Interactive Services Network, Inc. | 28 7% |
Source: NANPA CO codes of Oct 23, 2026.
Questions about area code 906
What area code is 906?
A Michigan area code, in service since March 19, 1961.
Where is 906 area code, and what time zone is it in?
Marquette, MI; Eastern Time and Central Time.
Why am I getting spam calls from 906?
86 FTC complaints from Sep 23 – Oct 22, 2026, most often about debt reduction (not verified by the FTC; caller ID can be spoofed).