Scam Calls from Area Code 501

Area code 501, Arkansas's central-state code anchoring Little Rock, Malvern, Sherwood, and Fayetteville, has generated 1,375 complaints across 543 distinct numbers since February 2026, with activity still ongoing as of June 2026. That volume places it 15th among the 39 geographic Arkansas-region codes tracked, a mid-tier but meaningful concentration for a non-metro code with no single dominant city driving the numbers.

Debt-reduction pitches lead the complaint mix with 124 filings, followed closely by impersonation calls at 105 and medical or prescription solicitations at 81. Dropped calls or silent-line contacts account for another 63 complaints, a pattern consistent with automated dialing systems probing for live answers before routing to an agent. Warranty and protection-plan calls add 12 more complaints at the tail end of the distribution.

The single busiest number in the code, 501-946-9819, drew 30 complaints without a resolved category. Two numbers tied at 22 complaints each, 501-287-2980 and 501-441-0025, are similarly unresolved. The one categorized standout among the top numbers is 501-585-5666, which accounts for 17 impersonation complaints, placing it squarely in the code's second-largest scam category. Numbers 501-441-0082 and 501-287-4459 each reached 11 complaints, and 501-263-9530 and 501-287-4648 each logged 9.

Complaints originate not only from Arkansas locations but also from Colorado and Texas, with Littleton, Colorado appearing alongside the Arkansas cities. That cross-state spread suggests the 501 prefix is being spoofed or forwarded beyond its native geography, extending the operational reach of callers who may have no actual presence in central Arkansas.

The combination of a debt-reduction lead category, an active impersonation tier, and a cluster of high-complaint numbers that remain categorically opaque points to a code where multiple parallel campaigns are running simultaneously. The 501-287-xxxx exchange appears three times in the top eight numbers alone, which may indicate block-dialing within a narrow number range, a tactic that typically signals a single operation testing sequential assignments for survivability.