Scam Calls from Area Code 906

Area code 906, which covers Michigan's Upper Peninsula, sits near the bottom of scam-call volume nationally — ranked 305th out of 358 area codes and 43rd out of 50 among its peer group — yet still generated 351 complaints across 150 numbers between February and June 2026. That low absolute rank makes the concentrated activity within the code more notable: a relatively small geographic footprint, anchored by small U.P. communities including Ishpeming, Houghton, Kingsford, Escanaba, and Calumet, is absorbing a disproportionate push from debt-reduction and medical solicitation campaigns.

Debt-reduction calls dominate the complaint picture with 56 filings, and three numbers alone account for the bulk of that pressure. 906-458-2955 leads the entire code with 16 complaints, 906-420-1090 follows with 12, and 906-421-2101 adds another 6, all three tagged to the same debt-reduction category. Medical and prescription calls make up the second-largest category at 44 complaints, with 906-207-4585 logging 4 of those. The FCC's single record for the code notes 12 prerecorded-message incidents, consistent with the robo-dialing pattern visible across these top numbers.

Impersonation calls — callers posing as government agencies, businesses, or family members — contributed 10 complaints, and computer and technical support fraud added 7 more, with 906-442-6247 accounting for all 7 of the tech-support filings. Twenty-eight complaints involve dropped calls or dead air, a common indicator of autodialer sweeps probing for live answers before routing to a live agent or playing a recorded pitch.

Three numbers — 906-628-2347, 906-254-4045, and 906-351-4324 — each drew 4 complaints without a recorded category, contributing a combined 12 complaints of uncharacterized contact. Alongside the Wisconsin and Texas crossover in reported locations, this suggests some 906 numbers are being operated or spoofed from outside Michigan entirely. The ongoing activity status through June 2026, combined with the prerecorded delivery method, points to campaigns that have not wound down and that are still actively cycling through Upper Peninsula households.