571 Area Code — Northern Virginia, Virginia

About the 571 Area Code

Area code 571 serves Northern Virginia, Virginia, a high-density urban market where internet-based calling is widespread across residential, business, and enterprise lines. AT&T Mobility, Verizon Wireless, and T-Mobile USA all maintain significant presence in this corridor. The 571 area encompasses Arlington and Alexandria and runs on Eastern time.

Key Information

  • Region: Northern Virginia
  • State / Province: Virginia
  • Timezone: Eastern
  • Major Cities: Arlington, Alexandria

Carriers & Network Type for 571 Numbers

AT&T Mobility Verizon Wireless T-Mobile USA US Cellular

Network mix: Mixed — 571 numbers include mobile, landline, and VoIP lines.

VoIP spoofing risk: 571 numbers are frequently assigned to VoIP and hosted phone systems, meaning a text or call may originate anywhere in the world while displaying a local 571 number.

Common Scam Patterns

FCC complaint data for 571 numbers includes:

  • Robocall/Auto-dialer
  • Spoofed caller ID
  • IRS/Government impersonation
  • Tech support scam

If You Got a Text from 571

1
Don't reply or call back — VoIP numbers are cheap to spoof and free to mass-text. Responding confirms your number is active.
2
Run a reverse lookup on this number before engaging. High-VoIP metros have above-average spoofing rates.
3
Report it: forward the text to 7726 (SPAM) and file a complaint with the FTC at ftc.gov/complaint.

Who Typically Calls from the 571 Area Code?

Area code 571 serves Northern Virginia, Virginia, a high-density urban market where internet-based calling is widespread across residential, business, and enterprise lines. AT&T Mobility, Verizon Wireless, and T-Mobile USA all maintain significant presence in this corridor. The 571 area encompasses Arlington and Alexandria and runs on Eastern time. Calls from 571 numbers originate in Northern Virginia, Virginia. Residents, local businesses, schools, medical offices, and government agencies in this region all use 571 numbers. If you received an unexpected call or text from a 571 number, it may be a neighbor, a local service provider, or — in some cases — an unwanted solicitor.

Because 571 is a legitimate, widely used area code, scammers sometimes spoof it to make their calls appear local and trustworthy. This technique — called neighbor spoofing — makes it more likely that recipients will answer. A reverse phone lookup is the fastest way to find out whether a 571 number is genuinely local or spoofed.

Is a 571 Phone Number Spam?

Not all 571 calls are spam, but the area code is not immune to robocall campaigns and phone scams. Common complaints about 571 numbers include warranty extension scams, debt collection harassment, IRS impersonation calls, and unsolicited insurance offers.

If a 571 number called you and didn't leave a voicemail, that's a red flag — legitimate callers typically leave a message. Use Who Sent That Text Message to look up the number instantly and see whether other users have flagged it as spam.

You can also report a suspicious 571 number directly from our lookup results, helping protect others in the community from the same caller.

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Other Area Codes in Virginia

Virginia has multiple area codes serving different regions. If the number you received isn't from 571, check one of the other Virginia area codes below.

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