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title: "Area code 971: Oregon, United States"
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summary: "Area code 971 serves Oregon, United States. Number formats, numbering rules, a live phone validator and the other codes in Oregon."
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# Area code 971: Oregon, United States

Area code 971 serves Oregon, United States. Number formats, numbering rules, a live phone validator and the other codes in Oregon.

NANPA lists 436 central office codes (prefixes) in use in area code 971, held by 47 holders across 55 rate centers.
New Cingular Wireless PCS holds the most prefixes, 61 (14%). 98% of the prefixes are pooled, which means their thousands-blocks can belong to different companies.
The FCC unwanted-call data has 1,708 complaints on file for 1,312 numbers in 971, most often filed as "Unwanted Calls". These are consumer reports, not findings.

## Facts

- In service since: 2000-10-01
- Time zone: Pacific (P)
- Assigned overlays: 503 (1947-01-01)
- Prefixes in use: 436
- Pooled prefixes: 427 (98%)
- Rate centers: 55
- Companies holding prefixes: 47
- Assignment dates on file: 2001-01-15 to 2026-07-28 (398 prefixes)
- ZIP codes in its places: 120

## Rate centers

| Rate center | Prefixes | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| PORTLAND | 151 | 35% |
| BEAVERTON | 70 | 16% |
| SALEM | 36 | 8% |
| CLACKAMAS | 20 | 5% |
| MCMINNVL | 13 | 3% |
| TILLAMOOK | 11 | 3% |
| GRESHAM | 10 | 2% |
| WOODBURN | 9 | 2% |
| 47 other rate centers | 116 | 27% |

## Carriers

| Holder | Prefixes | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| New Cingular Wireless PCS | 61 | 14% |
| T-Mobile USA | 60 | 14% |
| Onvoy | 55 | 13% |
| Verizon Wireless | 51 | 12% |
| Bandwidth.com CLEC | 42 | 10% |
| Level 3 Communications | 15 | 3% |
| 41 other carriers | 152 | 35% |

A prefix holder is the company a code was assigned to, not necessarily a number's current carrier, because numbers can be ported to another company.

## History

- 1947-01-01: Area code 503, named as the parent of 971 in the NANPA report, was in service.
- 2000-10-01: Area code 971 went into service.

## Nearest area codes

The area codes closest to 971, measured between the centers of the ZIP code places they serve, are 564 (about 98 miles), 360 (about 99 miles), 458 (about 110 miles), 541 (about 114 miles) and 253 (about 128 miles).

## ZIP codes

120 ZIP codes fall in places that have a rate center in this area code. The places with the most are Portland, OR (60 ZIP codes), Salem, OR (14 ZIP codes) and Beaverton, OR (10 ZIP codes). A ZIP code and an area code are unrelated systems, so a ZIP code can sit in more than one area code and an area code spans many ZIP codes.

## Complaints on file

1,708 complaints for 1,312 numbers. Numbers whose latest complaint falls in each year:

- 2023: 114
- 2024: 95
- 2025: 64

## Questions

### Where is area code 971?

NANPA assigns area code 971 to Oregon, United States.

### In which state does area code 971 sit?

Oregon. 971 is one of 4 area codes the NANPA table assigns to the state.

### Which places does area code 971 cover?

The places with the most ZIP codes among the rate centers in 971 are Portland, OR, Salem, OR and Beaverton, OR. The rate center list on this page shows all of them.

### Who owns area code 971?

NANPA assigns area codes. Within 971, New Cingular Wireless PCS holds the most prefixes, 61 prefixes or 14%.

### Which time zone does 971 use?

The NANPA NPA report lists the time zone for 971 as Pacific (P).

### What year did 971 enter service?

The NANPA NPA report gives an in-service date of 2000-10-01, so 971 has been in use since 2000.

### Does area code 971 have an overlay?

Yes. 503 (in service 1947-01-01) shares the same area with 971, so numbers from all of them are local to each other.

### Which area codes are nearest to 971?

The area codes closest to 971, measured between the centers of the ZIP code places they serve, are 564 (about 98 miles), 360 (about 99 miles), 458 (about 110 miles), 541 (about 114 miles) and 253 (about 128 miles).

### How many prefixes does area code 971 have?

NANPA's report dated 2026-10-17 lists 436 prefixes in service in 971, spread over 55 rate centers and 47 holders.

### Are there complaints about 971 numbers?

The FCC data on file has 1,708 complaints for 1,312 numbers in 971. They are unverified consumer reports. A number with no complaints on file is not proven safe.

Sources: NANPA central office code report dated 2026-10-17; NANPA NPA report dated 2026-10-18; FCC unwanted-call complaints, data fetched 2026-10-17; ZIP code places from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0).