Area code 267 covers Philadelphia and surrounding communities in Pennsylvania.
Updated 8 October 2026
Area code 267 is in Pennsylvania, shown here with Philadelphia marked.
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1947The original 86 area codes. Pennsylvania starts with 215, 412, 717 and 814.
1994–20177 more codes enter service as the state fills up.
1997Area code 267 is laid over 215 for Philadelphia.
2021445 (Philadelphia) enters service.
Today13 codes, 6 of them overlays.
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Where is area code 267?
Area code 267 is in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, covering Philadelphia and surrounding communities in Pennsylvania. All 267 numbers are on Eastern Time.
Source: North American Numbering Plan Administrator, retrieved 8 October 2026.
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Is area code 267 a scam?
No. Area code 267 is a legitimate area code serving Philadelphia since 1997. Scammers spoof caller ID to display 267 numbers, which is why complaints exist against a code that is itself genuine.
Neighbour spoofing is the reason a local-looking number is not a guarantee. A caller anywhere in the world can display a 267 number, and the number they display may belong to a real business in Philadelphia that has nothing to do with the call.
The callerAnywhere in the worldSets the caller ID their equipment sends.
What is displayed(267) 900-8794May belong to a real Philadelphia business.
Your phoneLooks localA nearby code and prefix make you likelier to answer.
572Area code 267 had 572 different numbers reported for spam calls in the 30 days to 8 October 2026.
128thArea code 267 ranks 128th of 331 US geographic area codes by spam complaint volume.
72%Of the 610 complaints about area code 267 in the 30 days to 8 October 2026, 72% were reported as a recorded message or robocall.
19%The most reported subject on area code 267 is reducing your debt (credit cards, mortgage, student loans), appearing in 19% of its complaints in the 30 days to 8 October 2026.
Why am I getting text messages from area code 267?
Texts from 267 numbers follow the same pattern as calls — mostly local businesses and services. Treat any text asking for payment or credentials as suspect regardless of the code.
The common patterns are a wrong-number opener that turns into conversation, an unsolicited job offer, and a crypto or investment tip. Do not reply, do not follow the link, and forward the message to 7726 (SPAM) to report it to your carrier.
Pattern 1Wrong-number openerTurns into conversation.
Pattern 2Unsolicited job offerDo not reply, do not follow the link.
Pattern 3Crypto or investment tipTreat any payment ask as suspect.
Report it7726Forward the message. It spells SPAM on a keypad.
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Area codes that overlay 267
Area code 267 shares its geographic footprint with 2 other codes: 215, 445. Overlays are laid over an existing area rather than splitting it, so all local calls require the full ten-digit number.
Philadelphia's economy runs on institutions. The University of Pennsylvania and its health system form the city's largest private employer, and the broader payroll leans on education and medicine, with Jefferson Health, Temple University, and Children's Hospital of Philadelphia filling out the list. Comcast is headquartered downtown in the two towers that define the skyline, and the region holds one of the country's densest concentrations of cell and gene therapy companies, an outgrowth of its university labs. Legal services, insurance, and banking round out a white-collar base that has outlasted the city's industrial past.
Who lives in the 267 region
Philadelphia had a 2024 population of 1.58 million, a median household income of $61,953, and a poverty rate of 21.4 percent, per Data USA. That last figure is the tension in the market. This is a big, dense, transit-connected city where institutional wealth and neighborhood poverty sit blocks apart, and where 14.9 percent of residents were born outside the country. The median age of 35.3 reflects the student and young professional population the universities keep feeding into the city.
What a 267 number signals to a caller
Area code 267 was added in 1997 as the first overlay on Philadelphia's original 215, and after nearly three decades the two are functionally interchangeable to locals, with 445 added later. A 267 number reads as Philadelphia, plain and simple. Callers describe the local style as blunt and fast, with little appetite for warm-up. Getting to the point in the first sentence is generally expected, and the city's institutional buyers, hospitals and universities especially, work through procurement processes that reward persistence over pitch. The region runs on Eastern Time.
Area code 267 serves Philadelphia and surrounding communities in Pennsylvania. It is in the Eastern Time zone.
What state is area code 267 in?
Area code 267 is in Pennsylvania. It is not in Bristol or Augusta or San Antonio — those are area codes 276 and 762 and 726.
Is area code 267 toll free?
No. Area code 267 is a geographic area code serving Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The toll-free codes are 800, 833, 844, 855, 866, 877, 888, and a call to a 267 number is charged at your normal rate.
Why am I getting calls from 267?
Calls displaying a 267 number come from businesses and individuals in the Philadelphia area, and from anywhere at all when caller ID is spoofed to look local. 572 267 numbers were reported to the FTC in the 30 days to 8 October 2026.
How do I block calls from area code 267?
Both iOS and Android can silence calls from unknown numbers, and every major US carrier offers free call-blocking. Blocking the whole of area code 267 is rarely worth it, because spoofed numbers change constantly and you would lose legitimate calls from Philadelphia.