(202) 223-9170
(202) 223-9170 is reported as unwanted: 1 FTC complaint and 2 FCC complaints.
Most common complaint: dropped calls or silence (100% of FTC complaints).
- No new complaints since Oct 14, 2022 (FTC data through Nov 13, 2026).
- Only 2 numbers in the 202-223 block have more complaints, of 9 there with FTC complaints.
Complaint history
1 FTC complaint on Oct 14, 2022.
FTC complaints are filed by consumers with the U.S. Federal Trade Commission's Do Not Call registry; they aren't verified by the FTC or by us.
Complaints to the FCC
2 complaints to the U.S. Federal Communications Commission between Feb 22, 2016 and Jan 12, 2022; 1 gave it as the number to call back rather than the caller ID.
Both heard a live person. They filed them as telemarketing (1) and unwanted calls (1). Complainants were in Texas (1) and Virginia (1).
Source: FCC Consumer Help Center, Consumer Complaints Data (public domain), complaints about unwanted calls, telemarketing and robocalls. The FCC doesn't verify the facts alleged in complaints, and neither do we.
What callers claimed
Complaint categories chosen by FTC complainants:
- Dropped call or no message 1 · 100%
Who called
The number's block is assigned to Verizon Washington Dc, Inc..
Is it a debt collector?
Nothing says it is: none of its 3 complaints describe debt collection.
Nearby numbers in 202-223
9 numbers in 202-223 have 15 FTC complaints between them (80% robocalls), 1 of them about (202) 223-9170. The commonest categories in the block: Calls pretending to be government, businesses, or family and friends (20%), Dropped call or no message (7%), Vacation & timeshares (7%).
The closest reported numbers on either side of (202) 223-9170, in number order.
All reported numbers in 202-223 →Location
- Rate centre (NANPA abbreviation)
- WSHNGTNZN1, DC, USA
- Block assigned to
- Verizon Washington Dc, Inc.
From the North American Numbering Plan Administrator (Nov 3, 2026). This is who the number block was assigned to; numbers can be moved between carriers, and caller IDs can be faked.
The one FTC complainant was in Colorado. Statewide, Colorado ranks #7 of the 50 states and DC for Do Not Call complaints per resident: 59,905 in the last 12 months, 996.3 per 100,000 people. Spam calls in Colorado.
Where FTC complainants were located (U.S. states):
- Colorado 1 · 100%
Complainants' cities:
Englewood, CO (1)
As typed on the FTC form, with spelling variants merged; complaints without a city aren't counted.
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What to do
- Don't share personal or banking details, or pay anyone, on a call you didn't expect. Hang up and call the organization back on a number you find yourself.
- Block it from your recent calls (iPhone: ⓘ, then “Block this Caller”; Android: long-press, then “Block”).
- Report fraud to the Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre (1-888-495-8501).
- Report telemarketing if you're registered and still got the call: to the National Do Not Call List.
- A collector calling? How to check a collection agency in your province.
- Report fraud to the FTC.
- Report telemarketing if you're registered and still got the call: to the National Do Not Call Registry.
- A collector calling? See the FTC's guide to your rights.
- Report fraud: in the U.S. to the FTC; in Canada to the Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre (1-888-495-8501).
- Report telemarketing if you're registered and still got the call: in the U.S. to the National Do Not Call Registry; in Canada to the National Do Not Call List.
- A collector calling? In the U.S., see the FTC's guide to your rights; in Canada, how to check a collection agency in your province.
Questions about (202) 223-9170
- Who called me from (202) 223-9170?
- No complaint names the caller. The number is in a block assigned to Verizon Washington Dc, Inc. (rate centre WSHNGTNZN1, DC) (NANPA, Nov 3, 2026); numbers can move between carriers, so the caller's provider may differ.
- Is (202) 223-9170 a scam?
- Canadial rates it medium risk, from 3 complaints, latest Oct 14, 2022.
- Is (202) 223-9170 a debt collector or collection agency?
- Nothing says it is: none of its 3 complaints describe debt collection.
- Should I call (202) 223-9170 back?
- No. Calling back can confirm that your line is answered. If the caller claimed to be a company or agency you deal with, contact it on a number you find yourself.
- How many times has (202) 223-9170 been reported?
- 1 complaint to the U.S. FTC's Do Not Call registry on Oct 14, 2022 and 2 complaints to the U.S. FCC between Feb 22, 2016 and Jan 12, 2022.
- What do callers from (202) 223-9170 say?
- The most common complaint category is "Dropped call or no message" (100% of FTC complaints).
Data updated: FTC complaints through Nov 13, 2026; FCC complaints refreshed daily; numbering records as of Nov 3, 2026; community reports live. How this page is built.