Scam Calls from Area Code 614

Area code 614 covers Columbus, Ohio and its suburbs — Dublin, Hilliard, Worthington, and Hopkinsville — and ranks 29th out of 358 area codes by complaint volume, placing it third among the 43 Ohio codes tracked. That standing reflects 2,845 total complaints across 1,084 distinct numbers recorded between February and June 2026, with activity still ongoing.

The single largest complaint category is dropped calls or no message, with 547 reports. This pattern suggests automated dialing systems probing for live recipients before routing to an agent, a tactic that inflates raw contact volume without immediately revealing a scam type. Two numbers drive this category in the top-number set: 614-607-6495 with 19 complaints and 614-372-6240 with 16. Impersonation calls — posing as government agencies, businesses, or family members — generated 277 complaints, the second-highest category, though no specific entities were named in the complaint records.

Debt-reduction pitches account for 152 complaints, with 614-683-2169 leading that segment at 20 reports and representing one of the more complaint-dense single numbers in the code. Medical and prescription solicitations follow at 125 complaints; 614-739-1109 is the primary contributor at 18 reports. Energy, solar, and utilities calls round out the named categories at 16 complaints.

Four of the eight highest-volume numbers — 614-697-0667 at 21 complaints, 614-758-2144 and 614-350-7746 each at 17 or 18, and 614-707-5180 at 14 — carry no category assignment despite collectively generating roughly 70 complaints. Their subject matter is unresolved in the data, which limits the threat picture and may indicate complaint filings that arrived without sufficient detail to classify.

FCC records show 91 live-agent contacts versus 79 prerecorded calls, meaning human callers slightly outnumber robocall playback in this code — a ratio that suggests organized call-center infrastructure rather than purely automated campaigns. With complaints extending across Ohio, New York, and Texas, and with no sign of activity tapering through June 2026, 614 is functioning as a live-dialing base with reach well beyond its geographic home.