Scam Calls from Area Code 206

Area code 206, Washington State's Seattle-anchored code, has generated 2,955 complaints across 1,058 distinct numbers since February 2026, placing it 26th out of 358 area codes tracked and 5th among the 44 Washington-state codes in this dataset. That combination of breadth and density makes it one of the more active geographic codes in the Pacific Northwest, with complaints still arriving as of June 2026.

The single highest-complaint number, 206-922-0880, has drawn 142 complaints without a recorded category, making it the most-complained-about line in the code by a significant margin. Close behind it, 206-453-2329 carries 100 complaints under impersonation calls pretending to be government, businesses, or family and friends, the same category that also covers 206-745-5159 (30 complaints) and 206-875-5457 (20 complaints). Impersonation as a category totals 380 complaints across the code, second only to dropped or silent calls at 463. Three other high-volume numbers, 206-536-3695 at 57 complaints, 206-395-9247 at 31, and 206-317-8759 at 24, carry no recorded category but collectively add over 110 complaints to the load.

Debt-reduction pitches account for 145 complaints, home improvement and cleaning solicitations for 128, and medical or prescription-related calls for 73. Reported activity clusters in Seattle, Kent, Renton, Bellevue, and Tacoma, though complaints have also come in from California and Florida, indicating that callers using 206 numbers are reaching well outside Washington.

The FCC holds 20 records tied to this code. Of 324 calls logged by delivery mode, 168 were prerecorded and 151 were live-agent calls, a near-even split that suggests operators in this code are running both automated dialing campaigns and staffed call centers simultaneously. With volume still marked as ongoing and the top number alone accounting for nearly 5 percent of all complaints in the code, 206 presents a concentrated, multi-vector threat that shows no sign of tapering.