Area code 267 — Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

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.

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.

• ·Area code 267 had 829 different numbers reported for spam calls in the 30 days to 28 July 2026.
• ·Area code 267 ranks 35th of 331 US geographic area codes by spam complaint volume.
• ·Of the 861 complaints about area code 267 in the 30 days to 28 July 2026, 72% were reported as a recorded message or robocall.
• ·The most reported subject on area code 267 is reducing your debt (credit cards, mortgage, student loans), appearing in 39% of its complaints in the 30 days to 28 July 2026.

What these calls were about

Each figure is that subject’s share of every 267 complaint in the 30 days to 28 July 2026, as categorised by the consumer who reported it.

Businesses can prevent their own numbers from being mistaken for calls like these.

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.

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.

Who works in the Philadelphia area?

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.

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