Flint · Eastern Timesince 1993 · no overlay627 reported · 30 daysrank 102 of 331updated 8 Oct 2026
Area code 810 — Flint, Michigan
Area code
810
Location
Flint, Michigan
Location
Flint, Michigan
Status
Active since 1993
Spam reports · 30 days
627 numbers
Area code 810 covers Flint and surrounding communities in Michigan.
Updated 8 October 2026
Area code 810 is in Michigan, shown here with Flint marked.
Now in Flint
Eastern Time · UTC−5, UTC−4 in summer
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Typical business hours, 9 to 5 Monday to Friday.
Typical business hours, 9 to 5 Monday to Friday, shown as the blue arc. A guide to when a real Flint office is likely to answer. It says nothing about who called you.
Source: North American Numbering Plan Administrator, retrieved 8 October 2026.
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Is area code 810 a scam?
No. Area code 810 is a legitimate area code serving Flint since 1993. Scammers spoof caller ID to display 810 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 810 number, and the number they display may belong to a real business in Flint that has nothing to do with the call.
The callerAnywhere in the worldSets the caller ID their equipment sends.
What is displayed(810) 214-2737May belong to a real Flint business.
Your phoneLooks localA nearby code and prefix make you likelier to answer.
627Area code 810 had 627 different numbers reported for spam calls in the 30 days to 8 October 2026.
102ndArea code 810 ranks 102nd of 331 US geographic area codes by spam complaint volume.
72%Of the 662 complaints about area code 810 in the 30 days to 8 October 2026, 72% were reported as a recorded message or robocall.
24%The most reported subject on area code 810 is reducing your debt (credit cards, mortgage, student loans), appearing in 24% of its complaints in the 30 days to 8 October 2026.
Why am I getting text messages from area code 810?
Texts from 810 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.
04 · The human layer
Who works in the Flint area?
Area code 810 covers the east central Michigan territory around Flint, Michigan, taking in Genesee, Lapeer, and St. Clair counties out to Port Huron on the Canadian border. Flint built General Motors, and though the plants that once employed 80,000 have shrunk to a fraction of that, GM still runs major truck assembly and component operations in the area. What has grown in the gap is healthcare and education. Hurley Medical Center, McLaren Health Care, the University of Michigan-Flint, and Kettering University are among the city's larger employers, and Kettering's engineering co-op programs keep a working link between the town and the auto industry. In 2024 Flint's employed population was about 29,400, up 2.5 percent in a year, with median household income at $37,646, per DataUSA.
Who lives in the 810 region
Flint's roughly 80,000 residents are majority Black, at 44,300 people in 2024, per DataUSA, and the city carries the scars of disinvestment and the water crisis, with a poverty rate of 34.1 percent and a median property value of $53,500, among the lowest of any American city its size. The suburbs of Genesee County and the farm and border towns beyond hold much of the region's remaining spending power.
What an 810 number signals to a caller
Callers describe business in the 810 as loyal and skeptical in equal measure, a market that has been promised a lot and remembers who delivered. Relationships built over years beat pitches built overnight. The code has served the region since 1993, when it split from Detroit's 313, and an 810 number reads as Flint and its counties, distinct from Detroit. Anyone dialling in should respect the history and price for a value-conscious market.
Area code 810 serves Flint and surrounding communities in Michigan. It is in the Eastern Time zone.
What state is area code 810 in?
Area code 810 is in Michigan. It is not in Salt Lake City — those are area code 801.
Is area code 810 toll free?
No. Area code 810 is a geographic area code serving Flint, Michigan. The toll-free codes are 800, 833, 844, 855, 866, 877, 888, and a call to a 810 number is charged at your normal rate.
Why am I getting calls from 810?
Calls displaying a 810 number come from businesses and individuals in the Flint area, and from anywhere at all when caller ID is spoofed to look local. 627 810 numbers were reported to the FTC in the 30 days to 8 October 2026.
How do I block calls from area code 810?
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 810 is rarely worth it, because spoofed numbers change constantly and you would lose legitimate calls from Flint.