Bellevue · Pacific Timesince 1997 · no overlay945 reported · 30 daysrank 27 of 331updated 8 Oct 2026
Area code 425 — Bellevue, Washington
Area code
425
Location
Bellevue, Washington
Location
Bellevue, Washington
Status
Active since 1997
Spam reports · 30 days
945 numbers
Area code 425 covers Bellevue and surrounding communities in Washington.
Updated 8 October 2026
Area code 425 is in Washington, shown here with Bellevue marked.
Now in Bellevue
Pacific Time · UTC−8, UTC−7 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 Bellevue 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 425 a scam?
No. Area code 425 is a legitimate area code serving Bellevue since 1997. Scammers spoof caller ID to display 425 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 425 number, and the number they display may belong to a real business in Bellevue that has nothing to do with the call.
The callerAnywhere in the worldSets the caller ID their equipment sends.
What is displayed(425) 930-0959May belong to a real Bellevue business.
Your phoneLooks localA nearby code and prefix make you likelier to answer.
945Area code 425 had 945 different numbers reported for spam calls in the 30 days to 8 October 2026.
27thArea code 425 ranks 27th of 331 US geographic area codes by spam complaint volume.
74%Of the 993 complaints about area code 425 in the 30 days to 8 October 2026, 74% were reported as a recorded message or robocall.
8%The most reported subject on area code 425 is home improvement & cleaning, appearing in 8% of its complaints in the 30 days to 8 October 2026.
Why am I getting text messages from area code 425?
Texts from 425 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 Bellevue area?
Area code 425 covers the Eastside of the Seattle metro, the suburban ring across Lake Washington that includes Bellevue, Redmond, Kirkland, and Everett, and it may be the densest concentration of technology payroll in the country outside the Bay Area. Microsoft's Redmond campus sits at its center, Amazon has expanded into Bellevue's towers by the tens of thousands of seats, and T-Mobile is headquartered in Bellevue. North along the code's territory, Boeing's Everett plant builds widebody jets in one of the largest buildings on earth, giving the region an aerospace manufacturing base alongside the software.
Who lives in the 425 region
Bellevue's numbers describe what that concentration does to a suburb. The city had a 2024 population of 151,847, a median household income of $165,576, and a median property value of $1.34 million, per Data USA. The statistic that matters most for anyone selling here is that 43.3 percent of Bellevue residents were born outside the country, with Asian residents the city's largest group. This is a global, credentialed, high-income market, and it evaluates vendors the way engineers evaluate anything, on specifics.
What a 425 number signals to a caller
The 425 code split from 206 in 1997, and the Seattle-versus-Eastside distinction it created still carries local meaning, roughly urban core versus corporate suburb. Callers describe the regional style as polite, reserved, and slow to commit, the pattern outsiders call the Seattle freeze. Cold calls into tech companies rarely reach anyone with a title, so a 425 number matters less than a warm introduction. The region runs on Pacific Time, and email-first contact is generally expected before anyone agrees to a call.
Area code 425 serves Bellevue and surrounding communities in Washington. It is in the Pacific Time zone.
What state is area code 425 in?
Area code 425 is in Washington. It is not in Killeen — those are area code 254.
Is area code 425 toll free?
No. Area code 425 is a geographic area code serving Bellevue, Washington. The toll-free codes are 800, 833, 844, 855, 866, 877, 888, and a call to a 425 number is charged at your normal rate.
Why am I getting calls from 425?
Calls displaying a 425 number come from businesses and individuals in the Bellevue area, and from anywhere at all when caller ID is spoofed to look local. 945 425 numbers were reported to the FTC in the 30 days to 8 October 2026.
How do I block calls from area code 425?
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 425 is rarely worth it, because spoofed numbers change constantly and you would lose legitimate calls from Bellevue.