Florida Reverse Phone Lookup

Reverse Phone Lookup by Florida Area Code

From Miami 's 305/786 to Jacksonville 's 904, Tampa 's 813/656 to the Keys ' 305, Florida operates over 20 area codes with constant overlays and additions. The table below lists them all by city, but it won 't help you identify that unknown caller. Search the number for the owner and their address.

Important: Area codes do not guarantee the caller's current location. Florida allows number portability, and scammers often use "neighbor spoofing" to make calls appear local.

Florida Spam & Scam Number Lookup

Florida phone lines are currently clogged with fake vacation offers, process server threats, and Medicare spam. Don't waste minutes on a robocall; instantly identify the caller to decide if it's worth picking up.

Scams in Florida

Florida is a hotspot for Medicare/Medical brace scams, SSN suspension threats, and Car Warranty calls.

In 2024, Florida residents reported 159,307 fraud cases resulting in total losses of $866,069,909, with a median loss of $520 per victim. Received a fraudulent call or lost money to a phone scam? Report fraud or scam:

• FTC: reportfraud.ftc.gov
• Florida Attorney General's Fraud Hotline: (866) 966-7226

Spam Calls in Florida

In 2024, Florida residents filed 149,236 unwanted call complaints with the FTC, of which 73,655 were robocalls and 60,580 involved live callers. The most reported complaint topics were medical and prescriptions (14,383), imposters (11,570), reducing debt (9,169).

To reduce spam calls, register all your phone numbers at National Do Not Call Registry (donotcall.gov or call 1-888-382-1222 from the number you want to protect).

Florida Do Not Call List

Register your number directly with the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services to get on the state's own Do Not Call list. It's free, covers both cell and landline numbers, and your registration doesn't expire. Telemarketers who violate the list face fines up to $10,000 per call.

How Florida Reverse Phone Lookup Works

Florida consistently ranks near the top nationally for phone fraud and robocall complaints. A reverse phone number lookup helps residents fight back by searching public government databases for owner information, checking over 25 million FTC complaint records, and pulling user-submitted spam reports. Use it to screen any number before answering.

1. Enter the phone number. Florida has dozens of area codes: 305 and 786 (Miami), 813 (Tampa), 407 (Orlando), 904 (Jacksonville), and many more.
2. We search public records, government databases, FTC complaint files, and reports from other users.
3. You'll see available owner details and spam history. Florida leads most states in FTC fraud complaints, so checking unknown Florida numbers is worth the few seconds it takes.

Is It Legal to Do a Reverse Phone Lookup in Florida?

Yes, using reverse phone lookup services is completely legal in Florida when used for personal purposes like identifying unknown numbers or avoiding scam calls. That said, federal law under the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) prohibits using lookup results for hiring decisions, tenant screening, or determining credit eligibility.

FAQs

How do I remove my number from phone lookup sites in Florida?

Florida doesn't have a broad privacy law forcing phone lookup sites to remove your number automatically. You can still get your info removed. Go to each site's privacy page, find the opt-out or removal form, submit your details, and verify via email.

How to confirm a Florida business caller is real?

Getting a business name from a phone lookup is helpful, but verification is key. With over 633,353 business establishments in Florida according to Census data, confirming the company through the Florida Sunbiz Entity Search is the safest approach.

Are most Florida phone numbers cell phones?

Florida has 25.8 million mobile subscriptions, 4.3 million VoIP lines, and 653,000 landlines. The large snowbird and retiree population means many Florida numbers keep northern area codes, which complicates reverse lookups when you're trying to figure out if a call is actually local.