Area code 314 — St. Louis, Missouri
- Area code
- 314
- Location
- St. Louis, Missouri
- Local time
- Central Time
Area code 314 covers St. Louis and surrounding communities in Missouri.
Updated 28 July 2026
Where is area code 314?
Area code 314 is in St. Louis, Missouri, covering St. Louis and surrounding communities in Missouri. All 314 numbers are on Central Time.
Cities
St. Louis
Is area code 314 a scam?
No. Area code 314 is a legitimate area code serving St. Louis since 1947. Scammers spoof caller ID to display 314 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 314 number, and the number they display may belong to a real business in St. Louis that has nothing to do with the call.
- Area code 314 had 868 different numbers reported for spam calls in the 30 days to 28 July 2026.
- Area code 314 ranks 33rd of 331 US geographic area codes by spam complaint volume.
- Of the 906 complaints about area code 314 in the 30 days to 28 July 2026, 59% were reported as a recorded message or robocall.
- The most reported subject on area code 314 is medical & prescriptions, appearing in 17% of its complaints in the 30 days to 28 July 2026.
Most reported numbers · last 30 days
| Number | Reports | Last reported |
|---|---|---|
| (314) 549-2197 | 4 | 7 days ago |
| (314) 860-8993 | 4 | 10 days ago |
| (314) 207-8216 | 3 | 7 days ago |
| (314) 464-0090 | 3 | 7 days ago |
| (314) 665-3660 | 3 | 25 days ago |
A number listed here may itself be a spoofing victim rather than the caller. These are unverified consumer reports.
Source: FTC Do Not Call Reported Calls Data, unverified consumer reports, retrieved 28 July 2026. Request a correction.
What these calls were about
Each figure is that subject’s share of every 314 complaint in the 30 days to 28 July 2026, as categorised by the consumer who reported it.
Medical & prescriptions
17% of reported 314 calls · 154 complaints
Calls pretending to be government, businesses, or family and friends
10% of reported 314 calls · 92 complaints
Reducing your debt (credit cards, mortgage, student loans)
4% of reported 314 calls · 35 complaints
Home improvement & cleaning
2% of reported 314 calls · 15 complaints
Vacation & timeshares
1% of reported 314 calls · 5 complaints
Businesses can prevent their own numbers from being mistaken for calls like these.
Calls from your 314 number not landing?
Why am I getting text messages from area code 314?
Texts from 314 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.
Who works in the St. Louis area?
St. Louis holds more corporate substance than its size suggests. The region answering area code 314 is home to headquarters and major operations for Anheuser-Busch, Edward Jones, Centene, Emerson Electric, and Boeing's defense division, and the plant science cluster around the Donald Danforth Plant Science Center and Bayer's crop science operations (the former Monsanto) gives the metro a research identity in agriculture technology. Washington University and BJC HealthCare anchor a large medical and academic payroll on the city's central corridor.
Who lives in the 314 region
The city proper has been shrinking for decades while the metro holds steady, and the numbers reflect that split. St. Louis had a 2024 population of 288,512, a median household income of $56,160, and a poverty rate of 20.6 percent, per Data USA, while much of the region's wealth sits in St. Louis County suburbs like Clayton and Ladue that share the 314 code. The population inside the city is nearly evenly divided between white and Black residents, and the metro's workforce leans toward healthcare, finance, and professional services.
What a 314 number signals to a caller
Area code 314 dates to 1947, one of the original codes, and it once covered most of eastern Missouri before successive splits shrank it to the city and its inner ring. That history makes 314 a marker of the urban core, and locals notice the difference between it and the suburban 636. Callers describe St. Louis business culture as Midwestern in the plain sense, direct, skeptical of polish, and attentive to whether a caller knows the region. Calls run on Central Time, and referrals carry more weight than cold introductions in a metro where professional circles are famously small.
Questions
Where is area code 314?
Area code 314 serves St. Louis and surrounding communities in Missouri. It is in the Central Time zone.
What state is area code 314 in?
Area code 314 is in Missouri. It is not in Oakland or Springfield — those are area codes 341 and 413.
Is area code 314 toll free?
No. Area code 314 is a geographic area code serving St. Louis, Missouri. The toll-free codes are 800, 833, 844, 855, 866, 877, 888, and a call to a 314 number is charged at your normal rate.
Why am I getting calls from 314?
Calls displaying a 314 number come from businesses and individuals in the St. Louis area, and from anywhere at all when caller ID is spoofed to look local. 868 314 numbers were reported to the FTC in the 30 days to 28 July 2026.
How do I block calls from area code 314?
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 314 is rarely worth it, because spoofed numbers change constantly and you would lose legitimate calls from St. Louis.
Often confused with
Area code 314 is easily mistyped as 341 (Oakland) or 413 (Springfield).