Data removal. Updated 2026-09-13. About 5 minutes to read.
Submit a suppression request at whitepages.com/suppression-requests for each profile that matches you, answer the verification call straight away, and re-check in 90 days.
Whitepages.com is one of the oldest US people-search sites. A free listing can show your name, age range, current address, landline and mobile numbers and the people in your household, and its Premium reports add address history and more. It is also the source behind 411.com listings.
Removal is free and done through a suppression request. It takes about eight minutes and has one step that trips people up: Whitepages phones you with an automated call and you must enter a code shown on your screen. There is no email-only route on the form, so have your phone in your hand before you start.
Whitepages compiles public records and commercial data, including telephone directory feeds, property records, court filings and, in states that release them, voter records. It joins them by name and address into a profile with its own web address.
The free page is enough for a stranger to find where you live, and the paid Premium report fills in phone numbers and past addresses. Because Whitepages supplies 411.com, the same data shows up there, and the 411.com privacy page sends removals to the same Whitepages form.
The verification call tells Whitepages that the number belongs to someone connected to the request. If you would rather not confirm your mobile, use the landline or number already shown on the listing, since Whitepages already has it.
The web form will not complete without the call. If you have no access to a phone that can receive it, contact Whitepages by email instead. Removal guides report that privacy@whitepages.com accepts manual requests. Send the profile web address, your full name exactly as it appears on the listing, and a short statement that you are asking for the listing to be removed. Manual requests take longer than the form, often several business days.
If you are a victim of domestic violence or stalking and a listing puts you at risk, say so. You do not need to give details, but it can speed up handling.
Search Whitepages again every 90 days and after any move or number change. The data broker opt-out tracker on this site keeps the list of profile addresses and reminds you when to check.
Whitepages.com and the Australian White Pages at whitepages.com.au are different businesses. Removing yourself from one does nothing to the other. In Australia, residential White Pages listings come from your phone company, so call your provider and ask for a silent or unlisted number. For other Australian companies holding your details, the Privacy Act 1988 lets you request access and correction, with complaints going to the OAIC.
In the UK, landline directory listings are controlled through your provider by going ex-directory, and people-search sites that use the open electoral register are handled by opting out of that register through your council. You can also send an erasure request under the UK GDPR, with complaints to the ICO. In Canada, Canada411 has its own removal form, and PIPEDA complaints go to the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada.
The call is Whitepages' way of checking that a real person is making the request, which makes it harder for someone to mass-remove other people's listings. It does not prove you own the listing, but the form will not finish without it.
Most listings drop within 48 hours of a completed request, and many disappear within a few hours. Allow up to 72 hours before resubmitting.
A completed suppression request is meant to remove the profile from free and Premium results because both use the same data. Check again after 72 hours, and contact Whitepages support if Premium still shows the record.
Whitepages rebuilds profiles from new records. If fresh data does not match your earlier suppression, a new profile with a new web address can appear. Search again every 90 days and submit a new request for any new profile.
No. They are separate companies with separate data. The Australian directory lists landlines supplied by phone companies, and removal is done by asking your provider for a silent line.