205 area code: where it is and which numbers are reported

205 covers Birmingham, Tuscaloosa and Bessemer in Alabama. 1,418 numbers in it drew 1,480 complaints between Oct 2, 2025 and Oct 31, 2026.

About area code 205

LocationAlabama
Main citiesBirmingham, Tuscaloosa, Bessemer, Jasper
Local time now
Time zoneCentral
In service since1947
Shares its area with659
Numbers reported1,418
Complaints1,480
Most reported asOther, imposters, prerecorded calls

Reported 205 numbers

Most reported first. A number links to its own page once it has complaints from two or more days.

(205) 641-8145 4 complaints Otherlast Oct 28, 2026
(205) 670-2598 4 complaints Dropped calllast Sep 24, 2026
(205) 618-4049 3 complaints Dropped calllast Oct 15, 2026
(205) 586-4550 3 complaints Otherlast Oct 8, 2026
(205) 277-2290 3 complaints Prerecorded callslast Sep 29, 2026
(205) 701-0335 3 complaints Textslast Sep 21, 2026
(205) 983-7874 3 complaints Energy solarlast Aug 7, 2026
(205) 476-0031 3 complaints Prerecorded callslast Apr 15, 2026
(205) 840-6072 3 complaints Prerecorded callslast Jan 16, 2026
(205) 418-2099 2 complaints Imposterslast Oct 28, 2026
(205) 691-7632 2 complaints Otherlast Oct 21, 2026
(205) 831-2599 2 complaints Live callslast Oct 15, 2026
(205) 725-5724 2 complaints Imposterslast Oct 12, 2026
(205) 201-2958 2 complaints Otherlast Oct 1, 2026
(205) 301-2068 2 complaints Otherlast Oct 1, 2026
(205) 203-0059 2 complaints Imposterslast Sep 29, 2026
(205) 301-2046 2 complaints Home improvementlast Sep 25, 2026
(205) 520-5325 2 complaints Otherlast Sep 18, 2026
(205) 537-4746 2 complaints Otherlast Sep 17, 2026
(205) 697-8909 2 complaints Otherlast Sep 17, 2026
(205) 728-0583 2 complaints Otherlast Sep 10, 2026
(205) 687-1213 2 complaints Textslast Sep 5, 2026
(205) 717-2933 2 complaints Otherlast Sep 4, 2026
(205) 946-6201 2 complaints Imposterslast Sep 4, 2026
(205) 622-6011 2 complaints Debt reductionlast Sep 2, 2026

The 25 most reported of 1,418 numbers.

When 205 numbers were reported

Complaints a month, last 13 months

353 in the busiest month
NovDecJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNov
Complaints a month, last 13 months
November 2025: 9
December 2025: 11
January 2026: 27
February 2026: 61
March 2026: 37
April 2026: 37
May 2026: 22
June 2026: 31
July 2026: 271
August 2026: 353
September 2026: 335
October 2026: 284

Hour of day, as reported in complaints

Busiest around 10 am
12 am6 am12 pm6 pm
Hour of day, as reported in complaints
12 am: 6
1 am: 5
2 am: 3
3 am: 5
4 am: 2
5 am: 3
6 am: 4
7 am: 21
8 am: 92
9 am: 154
10 am: 235
11 am: 160
12 pm: 154
1 pm: 106
2 pm: 98
3 pm: 90
4 pm: 93
5 pm: 56
6 pm: 35
7 pm: 18
8 pm: 7
9 pm: 7
10 pm: 5
11 pm: 3

The most reported 205 prefixes

Complaints by the three digits after the area code.

(205) 619
393%
(205) 738
352%
(205) 797
292%
(205) 622
292%
(205) 697
282%

205 numbers that unwanted calls gave to contact

Numbers in this area code that complaints named as the number a call or text asked people to contact.

(205) 274-0005 5 complaints from 5 caller IDs
(205) 672-5957 2 complaints
(205) 577-0960 2 complaints from 2 caller IDs
(205) 318-4791 2 complaints
(205) 265-4273 2 complaints
(205) 471-7374 2 complaints
(205) 539-1882 2 complaints
(205) 707-2784 2 complaints
(205) 325-9479 1 complaint
(205) 794-0841 1 complaint

Towns and cities in area code 205

48 places its numbers are assigned to, the ones with the most numbers first.

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Sources

Complaints consumers filed with the FCC and FTC, Oct 2, 2025 to Oct 31, 2026. Bewary counts the reports and does not check each one. Scammers can fake the number that shows on your phone, so a reported number may belong to someone who never called you.

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