Area Code 511

Code 511 History:

511 is not an area code. If you receive a phone call beginning with what appears to be area code 511 it is a spam call. Any phone number such as 511-xxx-xxx does not exist.

511 is officially an abbreviated phone number used to provide callers with transportation and traffic information in the United States.

In Canada 511 is used to provide callers with Weather and Traveller Information. 511 is designated as a special use N11 code by the North American Numbering Plan Administrator (NANPA) and administered in the United States by the Federal Trade Commission (FCC).