Area Code 813: Tampa Robocalls and Who Is Behind Them
Your 813 number, with +1 in front
Tampa’s 813: robocall or real person?
The 813 area code is one of the most reported in FTC data. The report tells you whether this specific line has complaints.
Where is area code 813?
Area code 813 is Tampa and most of Hillsborough County: the Tampa zones, Plant City and Zephyrhills. Tampa’s relief code, 656, now appears on new lines in the same exchanges. Saint Petersburg and Clearwater, across the bay, use 727.
| Location | Tampa, Florida |
|---|---|
| State | Florida |
| Time zone | Eastern Time (ET) |
| Origin | Created in 1953, when it was split off from 305 |
| Shares its area with | 656 |
| Exchanges assigned | 783 |
| Local rate centers | 8 |
| Carriers holding exchanges | 45 |
Tampa and Hillsborough County
813 is Tampa on the east side of Tampa Bay, plus the rest of Hillsborough County such as Plant City, and a corner of Pasco County around Zephyrhills. Tampa is split into several rate-center zones (central, north, south, east and west), and the central zone alone holds more than 350 exchanges.
Where 813 exchanges are
| Place (rate center) | Exchanges |
|---|---|
| Tampa (central) | 353 |
| Tampa | 168 |
| Tampa (east) | 52 |
| Tampa (north) | 52 |
| Plant City | 44 |
| Tampa (west) | 44 |
| Zephyrhills | 37 |
| Tampa (south) | 33 |
How many people report 813 calls
813 numbers generate more FTC Do Not Call reports than any code in this list except Washington’s 202: 2,724 in four months, place 46 of 851 area codes, with 1,761 of them robocalls. Debt relief offers and impostor calls are the top specific topics. Texts are also common: 75 of 272 FCC complaints in the last year.
813 FCC complaints by year
*2026-10-21
813 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 | 16 | 27 | 17 | 21 | 24 | 14 | 27 | 23 | 41 | 38 | 19 |
813 call types, Oct 2025–Oct 2026
- Live caller: 108 (40%)
- Recorded message (robocall): 89 (33%)
- Text message: 75 (28%)
Top 813 FTC topics
- Debt relief offers: 467
- Impostors (government, business or family): 269
- Medical and prescription offers: 200
813 numbers by carrier
- Frontier (landline): 233 exchanges (30%)
- T-Mobile: 96 exchanges (12%)
- Verizon Wireless: 73 exchanges (9%)
- T-Mobile (Metro): 53 exchanges (7%)
Frontier Florida holds the most landline exchanges, and Aerial Communications, now part of T-Mobile, holds a large mobile group. With 45 carriers involved, the current one for any number can vary.
What to do about an 813 call
Who called me from 813? Start with the 813 phone number: the 813 area code is one of the most reported in FTC robocall data.
Around Tampa, the Florida Attorney General and the FTC (reportfraud.ftc.gov) both take reports. Forward any scam text to 7726.
Frequently asked questions
What state is area code 813?
Tampa and most of Hillsborough County, on Eastern Time, including Plant City and Zephyrhills; 656 is the second code there.
Do 813 numbers make a lot of scam calls?
It’s one of the most reported codes in our FTC data, with 2,724 reports in four months, two thirds robocalls, and 1,071 FCC complaints (place 37 of 714). Most 813 numbers are ordinary Tampa lines, so check the exact number.
Is 813 Tampa or Saint Petersburg?
Tampa. 813 and 656 cover Tampa and Hillsborough County, while Saint Petersburg, Clearwater and Pinellas County use 727.
Why do I get so many robocalls from 813 numbers?
813 is one of the most reported codes in the FTC Do Not Call data we hold: 2,724 reports between March and June 2026, about two thirds of them robocalls. Many of them use local-looking numbers to get you to answer.
What is the 656 area code?
656 was added to give Tampa more numbers, inside the same exchanges as 813. A 656 number is just as local to Tampa as an 813 one.
Is 813 Tampa or Orlando?
Tampa. Orlando uses 407, 321 and 689. 813 and 656 are Tampa and Hillsborough County.
Is 813 a toll-free number?
No. 813 is a regular area code; toll-free numbers in the US start with 8 followed by a repeated digit, such as 800, 888 or 877, not 813.
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