Validating Phone Numbers in Real-Time

As part of our Contact Record Verification Suite, StrikeIron has the ability to instantly validate phone numbers. This means that via an integrated Web service, you can send us a phone number and we will respond with the validity of the phone number, including the city, county, time zone, span of zip codes for which this number might exist, including some basic population demographics about the area.

This can be ideal for ensuring high quality data before it is ever inserted into a CRM system for example, whether from a Web-to-lead form or from a call center representative, and can provide some considerable fraud detection value as well.

Here is an example:

Passing us phone number 330-336-2051

Yields the following result:

StatusDescription = Area Code and Exchange Valid
OriginalPhoneNumber = 3303362051
DecoratedPhoneNumber = (330) 336-2051
AreaCode = 330
Exchange = 336
Station = 2051
Country = US
State = OH
City = WADSWORTH
County = MEDINA
Timezone = -5
DST = 1
CountyPopulation = 151000
ZipCode = 44281
ZipCodeCount = 3935
ZipCodeFrequency = 87
ZipCode = 44203
ZipCodeCount = 213
ZipCodeFrequency = 5
ZipCode = 44273
ZipCodeCount = 156
ZipCodeFrequency = 3
ZipCode = 44256
ZipCodeCount = 94
ZipCodeFrequency = 2
ZipCode = 44270
ZipCodeCount = 78
ZipCodeFrequency = 2


This data can be useful in a variety of different ways, and since we provide the result in XML, you can then utilize this data in whatever way makes sense for you. Integrating this kind of phone number validation check into a business process, Website, application, or anything else can be quite useful.