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About 971 Area Code:
The 971 area code covers a significant portion of northwestern Oregon, including major cities such as Portland, Salem, and Hillsboro. This wide geographical coverage ensures seamless communication across densely populated and economically significant areas. Technology plays a crucial role in Portland, with over 1,200 tech companies operating within the metro area. This concentration of technology firms has earned the Portland region the nickname Silicon Forest, a nod to both the area’s lush greenery and its parallels with Silicon Valley in Northern California.
The state government is the largest employer in Salem, but the city also plays a key role as a central hub for surrounding farming communities and a major center for agricultural food processing. Located along the I-5 corridor, Salem is less than an hour’s drive from Oregon's largest city, Portland. Beyond its thriving high-tech sector, Hillsboro’s economy is bolstered by health care, retail sales, and agriculture, including grape cultivation and wineries. The city boasts over twenty parks, the versatile Hillsboro Stadium, and ten locations listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
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Oregon
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In the 971 area code, FCC complaints vary significantly by method from 2014 to 2023. Wireless and mobile complaints peaked in 2018. Wired complaints have stayed low but saw a small increase in recent years. VOIP complaints showed more change, rising to 54 in 2020 before stabilizing in the following years.
Complaints about unwanted calls in the 971 area code have changed quite a bit over the years. A significant rise in these complaints happened in 2018, when people reported over 300 unwanted calls, up from mostly low numbers before that. Telemarketing complaints reached their highest point in 2015, with nearly 200 reports, while robocalls were also reported at high levels that same year but have not appeared in the complaints since 2017. Recently, the number of unwanted call complaints has varied but continues to be a notable issue for residents in this area.
Complaints to the FCC in the 971 area code have varied across different types of calls from 2014 to 2024. There was a notable spike in prerecorded voice call complaints in 2015, which remains the peak year for this call type. Live voice complaints have generally fluctuated, with a marked increase observed in 2023. Text message complaints surged in 2018 but have been decreasing in the following years, while issues related to abandoned calls have not been reported since 2022.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey 5-year estimates, about 70% of residents in the 971 area code identify as White, followed by two or more races (about 13%) and Asian (about 7%).
Median household income in the 971 area code was about $93,000 in 2024, compared with about $56,000 in 2012 (not adjusted for inflation). The national median in 2024 was about $81,000, according to the U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey 5-year estimates.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2020-2024), the 971 area code is home to about 2.5 million people, up about 11% from 2012. Women make up about 50% of residents, and the median age is about 39 years, compared with about 39 nationally. Most residents live in Multnomah County, Washington County and Clackamas County.
In 2024, about 66% of residents aged 16 and over in the 971 area code were in the labor force, compared with about 64% nationally. The unemployment rate was about 5.1%, against about 5.2% for the U.S., according to the U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey 5-year estimates.
Showed up at my door pressuring to buy my car. Gave me this number
They called 3 times in a row. They wanted money from me for advertising.
Zero balance, and scamming with fake billing. What a country!
Unknown. Calls my Google # and ****s up.
Don’t know cause it came up spam
Called and ask for me by first name only. Told her I was busy and she said to callher back at the number on caller ID. Try to call her back and there is and automated system that just repeats itself over and over. ***g up
They called saying they were offering a spot for any local company, didn't give me a name for a call back, plus the number wasn't from around here.
Call from an inmate. To accept this call or fund an account press a # to enter your credit card or payment info. Total scam.
They called to ask me about my educational history? The person talking spoke very quickly and I couldn't understand the purpose of the call
Wouldn't talk & I called back and got an auto message that the number wasn't in service
I ****ed up immediately but upon call back it was an auto **** up.
calling inquiring on what shop managment we use in our garage, very odd
3 rings ***g up...I called back and no answer
Wanted to buy the property were we live.
I had my Google Pixel do it's call screening thing so I could see who it was and what they wanted. They ***g up on my call screening.