The plain old telephone network doesn't get a lot of love these days, especially given the dearth of free alternatives available via the internet. However, there's still a good number of hidden-gem novelty phone numbers out there. I started collecting a few several months ago (with Reddit's help) so I decided to share. Unless otherwise specified, all of these are US numbers utilizing the +1 country code.

• Music Hotlines
  • 567-867-5309 - Plays 867-5309/Jenny by Tommy Tutone. One of several -- see Telephone World's survey for a listing of all the 867-5309 numbers and what they do!
  • 719-266-2837 (719-26-OATES) - "Callin' Oates: Your emergency Hall & Oates hotline" - Plays a Hall & Oates song of you your choice.
  • 424-888-7445 (424-888-PHIL) - "Phil Call-ins: Your emergency Phil Collins hotline" - Plays a Phil Collins song of your choice.
  • 248-434-5508 - Rickroll.
• Games & Fun Stuff
  • 630-847-5241 - A choose-your-own-adventure style game you can play using a touch-tone phone.
  • 828-549-7069 - BeverlyBot - simulates a call with a crotchety old lady who is not happy you called.
• Utilities
  • 804-222-1111 - A service featuring an echoback test, touch tone test, and 1000hz tone playback test.
  • 920-666-1392 - ClearlyIP Attestation Service. Does a caller ID test and tells you if your caller ID looks authentic.
  • 719-567-6742 - US Naval Observatory Time Voice Announcement.
  • 909-390-0003 - An echoback line.

Update History

• 2023-09-24 - Initial Posting