What do the 5 digits mean in the to or from on text messaging?

[ashes2ashes]

I'm looking at my text messages on my verizon, usage, and there is a to call to my number but the from isn't a regular number. It's some zeros and then a 5 digit number. How do I tell who that 5 digit number is from?

[budone · Accepted solution]

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ashes2ashes wrote:

I'm looking at my text messages on my verizon, usage, and there is a to call to my number but the from isn't a regular number. It's some zeros and then a 5 digit number. How do I tell who that 5 digit number is from?

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Those are 'shortcodes' for a text you have subscribed to. Here is a partial list of codes.

Short Codes

[ashes2ashes]

Thank you so much!!! Now off to get rid of it!

[tinaoregon]

When I click on the list of short codes, the window says "Can't find server".

[KH-Michael]

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[vzw_customer_support]

tunaoregon, we can help get this all figured out for you./ Are you getting multiple texts with their number being only 5 digits? JoseL_VZW