Area code
Area code 971 — Portland, OR
Oregon · in service since October 1, 2000
Area code 971 covers parts of Oregon; the place with the most of its prefixes is Portland. It is an overlay: 503 serves the same area, so neighbors can have different area codes.
Overlay, same area: 503
Local time in Portland
Spam reports from Sep 23 – Oct 22, 2026
Average #188 of 461 codes
482 FTC complaints
Consumer reports, not verified by the FTC.
See the reports- Time zonePacific Time
- Local calls10 digits
- Prefixes458 assigned
- Runs out~1Q 2041
- Unwanted call?Block & report
Spam call reports about 971 numbers
Complaints by week
Sep 11 – Oct 22, 2026Show as table
| Week starting | Complaints |
|---|---|
| Sep 7 (3 days) | 40 |
| Sep 14 | 127 |
| Sep 21 | 112 |
| Sep 28 | 99 |
| Oct 5 | 104 |
| Oct 12 | 127 |
| Oct 19 (4 days) | 84 |
Compared with all codes
- Robocalls
- 63%all codes 75%
- Callers with the same code
- 10%all codes 35%
- Rank by complaints
- #188of 461 · middle half
- FCC complaints, Oct 2025 – Sep 2026
- 9335 about text messages
What the calls were about
Sep 11 – Oct 22, 2026
| Subject | Complaints | |
|---|---|---|
| Reducing your debt (credit cards, mortgage, student loans) | 104 15% | |
| Dropped call or no message | 63 9% | |
| Home improvement & cleaning | 60 9% | |
| Calls pretending to be government, businesses, or family and friends | 47 7% | |
| Warranties & protection plans | 15 2% | |
| Medical & prescriptions | 7 1% |
Where the people who complained live
Sep 11 – Oct 22, 2026
| State | Complaints | |
|---|---|---|
| Oregon | 337 49% | |
| Washington | 84 12% | |
| California | 50 7% | |
| Texas | 26 4% | |
| Florida | 21 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 971 location and prefixes
| Exchange (NANPA) | Place | County | Prefixes |
|---|---|---|---|
| PORTLAND | Portland | spans 3 counties | 155 |
| BEAVERTON | Beaverton | Washington County | 71 |
| SALEM | Salem | spans 2 counties | 36 |
| CLACKAMAS | — | — | 20 |
| MCMINNVL | McMinnville | Yamhill County | 13 |
| TILLAMOOK | Tillamook | Tillamook County | 11 |
| GRESHAM | Gresham | Multnomah County | 10 |
| WOODBURN | Woodburn | Marion County | 9 |
| NEWBERG | Newberg | Yamhill County | 8 |
| STFRD-SNDY | — | — | 8 |
Plus 45 smaller exchange areas.
Source: NANPA CO codes of Oct 23, 2026; places: U.S. Census Bureau, matched by DialWhere (how).
NANPA record
- Location
- Oregon
- Assigned by NANPA
- May 1, 1999
- Local dialing
- 10 digits (NANPA: 10D)
- NANPA planning letters
- PL-359, PL-203, PL-182
Source: NANPA, NPA database of Oct 24, 2026.
Is 971 running out of numbers?
Previous forecast (October 2025): 2039, moved later by 2 years.
Forecast exhaust year by edition
Source: NANPA NRUF forecast, April 2026 edition.
Who holds 971 prefixes
The five largest of 50 original holders
As listed by NANPA, not today’s carrier.
| Holder (as listed) | Prefixes | |
|---|---|---|
| New Cingular Wireless PCS, LLC | 64 14% | |
| T-Mobile USA, Inc. | 60 13% | |
| Onvoy, LLC | 56 12% | |
| Verizon Wireless | 52 11% | |
| Bandwidth.com CLEC, LLC | 42 9% |
Source: NANPA CO codes of Oct 23, 2026.
Questions about area code 971
What area code is 971?
An Oregon area code, in service since October 1, 2000.
Where is 971 area code, and what time zone is it in?
Portland, OR; Pacific Time.
Why am I getting spam calls from 971?
482 FTC complaints from Sep 23 – Oct 22, 2026, most often about debt reduction (not verified by the FTC; caller ID can be spoofed).
Will 971 get a new area code?
NANPA forecasts exhaust in 1Q 2041; no relief planning listed.