Area Code 415: Who Called Me From San Francisco?
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San Francisco and Marin 415 numbers
Many calls from the 415 area code reach people far from California. The lookup tells you what kind of line this is wherever you are.
Where is area code 415?
Area code 415 covers San Francisco and Marin County across the Golden Gate. Most of its exchanges are in the San Francisco rate centers; the rest are in Marin towns such as San Rafael, Novato, Sausalito, Mill Valley and Belvedere. San Francisco’s second code, 628, covers the same ground.
| Location | San Francisco and Marin County, California |
|---|---|
| State | California |
| Time zone | Pacific Time (PT) |
| Origin | One of the San Francisco Bay codes created in 1947 |
| Shares its area with | 628 |
| Exchanges assigned | 785 |
| Local rate centers | 14 |
| Carriers holding exchanges | 33 |
San Francisco and Marin
415 spans two very different places: the city of San Francisco, with downtown, the Mission, Sunset and Richmond districts, and Marin County across the Golden Gate Bridge, with Sausalito, Mill Valley, San Rafael and Novato. San Francisco’s own rate centers hold most exchanges, while Marin towns each have a smaller block.
Where 415 exchanges are
| Place (rate center) | Exchanges |
|---|---|
| San Francisco (central) | 483 |
| San Rafael | 62 |
| San Francisco (MT-EV zone) | 61 |
| San Francisco (JUNPR zone) | 56 |
| Novato | 21 |
| Sausalito | 18 |
| Mill Valley | 16 |
| Belvedere | 15 |
415 spam and scam reports
In 415 complaints, live callers clearly outnumber recordings: 117 live-voice complaints against 48 prerecorded in the last year. Californians filed under half of the FCC complaints, so many 415 calls reach people out of state. In the FTC reports, impostor calls lead the specific topics.
415 FCC complaints by year
*2026-10-21
415 complaints month by month
| Nov 25 | Dec 25 | Jan 26 | Feb 26 | Mar 26 | Apr 26 | May 26 | Jun 26 | Jul 26 | Aug 26 | Sep 26 | Oct 26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 15 | 26 | 7 | 14 | 27 | 21 | 13 | 11 | 22 | 23 | 13 |
415 call types, Oct 2025–Oct 2026
- Live caller: 117 (59%)
- Recorded message (robocall): 48 (24%)
- Text message: 34 (17%)
Top 415 FTC topics
- Impostors (government, business or family): 243
- Dropped calls with no message: 198
- Debt relief offers: 154
Carriers behind 415 numbers
- AT&T (landline): 326 exchanges (42%)
- AT&T Mobility: 67 exchanges (9%)
- Verizon Wireless: 48 exchanges (6%)
- T-Mobile: 45 exchanges (6%)
Pacific Bell, part of AT&T, holds the most 415 exchanges, ahead of the three national mobile carriers and Onvoy. Onvoy’s share points to numbers handed out through internet calling services, which the lookup can identify.
Got an unwanted call from 415?
Who called me from 415? Paste the 415 phone number into the lookup. Lines in the 415 area code can be landlines, mobiles or internet numbers used far from San Francisco.
For a San Francisco number, file with the FTC through reportfraud.ftc.gov; the California Attorney General handles complaints from Californians. Forward text scams to 7726.
Frequently asked questions
Where is a 415 number from?
San Francisco and Marin County, on Pacific Time. 628 numbers come from the same exchanges, and the rest of the Bay Area has codes of its own.
Is it safe to answer a 415 number?
No. San Francisco’s 415 shows up in 807 FCC complaints, place 84 of 714, and 1,501 FTC reports; under half of those who complained live in California. The record of the exact number matters more than the code.
Does 415 cover the whole Bay Area?
No. 415 and 628 are San Francisco and Marin County. Oakland and the East Bay use 510 and 341, and the Peninsula and San Jose use 650 and 408/669.
Why do 415 numbers call people outside California?
Only about half of recent FCC complaints about 415 numbers came from California residents. People keep their numbers when they move, internet calling services issue 415 numbers to users in other places, and the number on screen may be spoofed; a 415 number says little about the caller’s location.
Is 628 a real San Francisco number?
Yes. 628 is issued in the same San Francisco and Marin exchanges as 415. It’s newer, so it’s more common on recently opened lines.
Is 415 a toll-free or premium number?
Neither. 415 is a standard geographic area code for San Francisco and Marin County. Calls to it are charged like any other US number.
Can I tell if a 415 number is a VoIP line?
The lookup checks the line type of the exact number. In 415, Onvoy, a supplier of numbers for internet calling services, holds 40 exchanges, so VoIP lines are not unusual.
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