Reverse Phone
Lookup
A free reverse phone lookup allows you to search records associated with a landline or cell phone number so that you can quickly identify who’s calling or texting you.
See owner’s name
View owner’s address
Find additional contact info
Check spam risk
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How Do You Perform a Reverse Phone Lookup?
To get started:
- Go to the Spokeo homepage.
- Enter any US phone number.
- Click “Search Now.”
Results can include details like name, location, phone carrier, social media profiles, and more. You can also find someone by name, email, or address.


- name
- phone
- address
Search by Name
Find contact information, social profiles, address history, work history, property details, and more.
Search by Email or Username
Find email owner information, connected social profiles, photos and videos, recent posts, and more.
Search by Phone Number
Find current phone owner name, previous phone owners, cell phones and landlines, carrier details, spam risk, and more.
Search by Address
Find current and previous owner names, residents, contact details, property values, neighborhood information, and more.

What Can You Find With a Reverse Phone Number Lookup Service?
Contact Information


Address History

Property Data and Assets

Personal Details
Social Media Profiles

Court Records

How Does a Reverse Phone Lookup Work?
This service scans billions of records, phone directories, carrier data sources, and publicly available databases to match a number with owner details, which may include family members and court or criminal records* when accessible.


What Are the Benefits Compared to a Free Search Engine?
Basic searches require digging through results, while a dedicated phone number lookup delivers direct answers.
Spokeo analyzes billions of data points to return results quickly.
Refine your results with an advanced search and get alerts when new data appears.


How Can Spokeo Help?
Private and Protected
Trusted and Secure
Built in the USA
How Can You Use Spokeo Phone Lookup?
Find out who called or texted—even from unknown numbers—and decide how to respond.
Detect spam calls, telemarketers, and robocalls.
Spot potential scams and avoid scammers.
Review unfamiliar numbers tied to family devices.
Confirm someone is who they say they are before engaging further, helping to avoid telemarketers, robocalls, and scammers.


Learn More
Explore more ways Spokeo’s Phone Search can work for you.
Find People by Area Code
Browse phone numbers by area code to locate people by city and state.
Frequently Asked Questions
Yes, Spokeo searches are private, and your search is secured by 256-bit encryption. No one other than you can see who you search for. See the Spokeo Privacy Policy for more info.
Spokeo’s database is updated regularly as we get information from sources around the country. These sources update at different rates – some only update monthly or quarterly, while others provide new information all the time. Our reports on people, addresses, phone numbers, and email addresses contain the most up-to-date information available to us. Learn more about Spokeo's services
Spokeo people search aggregates more than 60 billion records from thousands of sources to create our reports. Sometimes these records themselves have errors, and those errors may then appear in a Spokeo report. However, because our database cross-checks records against one another, we’re able to catch many of these mistakes before they reach our users.
Most searches on Spokeo’s reverse phone lookup tool take only seconds to complete, though your first search often takes longer as we gather the needed information.
Yes, Spokeo’s white pages directory provides reports on these numbers like any other line type, and can identify them as VOIP. Learn more about Google Voice number lookups
Yes, Spokeo’s white pages provide reports on mobile numbers like any other line type. The report can identify them as mobile as well as providing linked addresses and other contact details for the number’s owner when available. Learn more about what a reverse phone lookup can find
Yes, subscribers can cancel a Spokeo trial or membership at any time through their account page or by calling Customer Care at (888) 271-9562.
A telephone number lookup through a site like Spokeo is completely legal when done for legitimate purposes. It’s legal to check someone’s records for your personal use or curiosity, for caller identification, for finding people you know, for background checks for dating safely, for spam detection or to block spam, or for basic business purposes. However, the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) prohibits the use of search tools like Spokeo for employment, credit, tenancy, and other decisions. Businesses must also ensure their use of the data complies with all applicable laws and regulations. Learn more at our guide to using reverse phone lookup ethically or our ultimate guide to searching phone numbers.
Spokeo aggregates thousands of sources to create our reports, many of which charge a fee for access. This large pool of data allows us to provide more in-depth information than a fully free phone number lookup service could. Learn more about what information on Spokeo is free
Yes, it’s legal for businesses in the United States to use reverse phone lookup services for lead generation or qualification, fraud prevention, contact info, and many other purposes. However, the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) prohibits the use of search tools like Spokeo for employment, credit, tenancy, and other decisions. Businesses must ensure their use of the data complies with all applicable laws and regulations. Learn more about our SMB and enterprise offerings
Basic caller ID apps focus on giving you a name in real time for an incoming call. In contrast, a phone number lookup tool like Spokeo serves as a more advanced caller ID by providing a deeper background check on who’s calling you, potentially including full name and aliases, addresses, emails, and even family members and estimated salary information. Learn more about caller ID options and alternatives
Phone number lookup tools like Spokeo offer an “opt out” form to request the removal of your data. Learn more about how to erase yourself from the internet
Usually not. These phones are designed for anonymity, and the owner doesn’t need to register their name at the time of purchase. Therefore, a search for that phone number using Spokeo isn’t likely to display the owner’s name. However, if the owner has used the phone for other purposes or site registrations, you may be able to discover an online footprint from the phone.


