How to Reverse a Cell Phone to an Address Search
There are basically three kinds of reverse cell phone number searches. The first covers searches whose results provide only selected information, such as a geographical region and carrier. The second covers general reverse phone number searches, whose results sometimes include addresses. The third covers specialized, fee-based searches whose results provide a name and sometimes an address. Because there is no common registry of cell phone numbers and because the U.S. government advocates protection for people's privacy, be prepared to conduct some investigative work to find an address associated to a phone number.
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Call the cell phone number. The easiest way to locate an address associated to a cell phone number is to simply call the number and speak to the person. If you don't know the person well, introduce yourself and explain why you'd like his or her address. If your call goes to voice mail, do the same and include your contact information.
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Find the geographical region. It's helpful to identify the region where a cell phone number originated, as that can help you locate an address. Two reverse cell phone number searches that provide geographical regions are Phonenumber.com, which provides city and state, and Phone Validator (Phonevalidator.com) which provides city, state and phone company.
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Search a phone or reverse directory. If you know the person's name, and you've pinpointed the city and state (Step 2), try looking up that person's name in a phone directory or a city reverse directory, also called a criss-cross directory. Most public libraries have phone and reverse directories for their region, in which you can look up the person's name to find an associated address, if listed. If the city is far away, call the reference librarian for a public library in that city, and request assistance looking up the name in one of these directories. If you find another phone number for that person, call it, and request an address.
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Conduct a general reverse cell phone number search. Google can be used to conduct a general reverse search. Go to Google.com, enter the phone number (in the format "123-456-7890"), and press the "Google Search" button. Google displays links for every online site, such as websites and blogs, and online document, such as resumes and publications, where it finds that cell phone number. Click on a link and review its content for an address. For example, a person might list both a cell phone number and an address in an online resume.
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Purchase a reverse cell phone search. There are websites, such as PDJ Investigations (Pdjservices.com) and Skipsmasher.com's Phone Subscriber Name Base (see References), which for a fee provide the name registered to a cell phone number. If you don't have the name, but know the geographical region (see Step 2), then this search is handy as you can then look up the person's name in a city reverse directory (see Step 3).
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Hire a private investigator. If you're running into roadblocks trying to find an address for a cell phone number, consider hiring a private investigator. Many investigators have the background and resources to dig deeper for such information. Keep in mind a good investigator will protect others' privacy, and therefore after locating an address for the cell phone number, will likely forward your request to that person who will then contact you. To find a qualified private investigator, contact your state professional private investigator association.
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