Since it is impossible to trace a phone’s exact location, avoid using third-party apps or services which claim to be able to track phone numbers. At best, these services don’t work, and they will often scam you or steal your information.
The easiest way to look up an area code’s coverage is by typing the area code followed by “area code” into a search engine (e. g. , Google).
Most social media services keep your phone number private by default, so the person in question will most likely have to make their phone number public for this to work.
If the phone number belongs to a corporation, you may have to navigate through an automated process before you can speak to a real person. Most corporations announce their affiliation upon reaching the automated assistant, so you should at least be able to find out who’s calling. If you don’t know the phone number because the caller is masking their number, you can unmask the number and then call it from a friend’s phone to see if the caller picks up.
The information you find on Whitepages may be limited, but it should give you a good place to start your investigation if you decide to try to figure out the identity of an unknown caller. Unfortunately, Whitepages may not have any information on the phone number you enter, and any information it does have may be outdated.
Whitepages is a partially free online database which includes the option to look up a phone number.
A spam rating (e. g. , “Low” for personal numbers) The first letter of the phone owner’s first and last name The phone number’s registration location (city and state) The phone number’s carrier
