USPhoneBook Opt-Out & Data Removal Guide
Recently found your personal information on USPhoneBook? Has someone else? The problem with having your data neatly packaged and on display on the USPhoneBook website is that you’ll never be able to answer that second question with anything other than a “probably, I don’t know.”
Read on for our step-by-step guide on how to remove yourself from USPhoneBook’s revenue stream. Do that and you’ll know no one’s been looking you up on USPhoneBook.
Opt-out process:
5 minutes
Removal time:
up to 72 hours
Requirements:
email address
Cost:
free
Updated on: 08 June, 2026
How to opt out of USPhoneBook step by step
Keep reading for the full opt-out guide and to see screenshots of the full procedure.
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Open the opt-out page
Go straight to usphonebook.com/removal.
Or get there from the homepage: scroll to the footer and click “do not sell my personal information“. -
Enter your email
Type your email into the form and submit. USPhoneBook sends a confirmation email within a few minutes.
Use an address you check often. The link inside expires after 24 hours, and if you miss it, you start over. -
Click the verification link
Open the email from USPhoneBook and click the link. That takes you to the full removal form. If it’s not in your inbox, check spam.
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Complete the removal form
Now USPhoneBook asks for your name, address, and phone number. This is how it matches you to a specific listing. The more accurate your details, the better the match.
Submit the form. You’ll see a confirmation message on screen. Save a screenshot or note the date in case the listing returns and you need to follow up.
Alternative opt-out methods
In short: The online form is USPhoneBook’s main opt-out path. The company also accepts removal requests by phone. There’s no widely documented email path for opt-outs, so phone is the real alternative.
Use the phone route if the form keeps rejecting your details, the verification email never arrives, or you’d rather get a verbal confirmation.
Opt out by phone
Call USPhoneBook customer support at (888) 747-4095. Tell the rep you want to opt out of the people-search database, and have your name, phone number, and current address ready.
Ask for a reference number or written confirmation by email. That gives you something to point to if the listing reappears
What to expect after opting out
In short: USPhoneBook removes confirmed listings within 72 hours of email verification. Your data may linger on Google for a few extra days due to caching. Re-listings are common—USPhoneBook re-scrapes public records on a rolling basis, and new profiles can resurface weeks or months later.
How long removal takes
USPhoneBook’s stated window is 72 hours from the moment you confirm via email. Some users see it faster. A few wait a couple of days longer during busy periods.
How to verify your data was removed
Wait 72 hours, then search your name and phone number on usphonebook.com. If neither returns your listing, you’re off—for now.
Google’s cache may hold onto the old page for a few extra days. That clears on its own as Google re-crawls.
Will your data come back?
Often, yes.
USPhoneBook pulls from public records on a rolling refresh cycle, so a removed listing can reappear weeks or months later.
This is the top complaint about USPhoneBook on Reddit, and it’s a structural feature of the broker—not a bug in the opt-out.
Set a calendar reminder to re-check every few months and re-submit if you spot yourself again.
Troubleshooting
In short: Most USPhoneBook opt-out problems come down to a dead link, a missing email, a listing that won’t stay gone, or Google holding onto the old page. None of them mean the opt-out failed.
The opt-out page is down or won’t load
Try a different browser, clear your cache, or turn off any ad-blocker or VPN. The removal page sometimes throws errors when you hit it through privacy extensions or strict script blockers.
Still no luck? Call (888) 747-4095 and start the opt-out by phone instead.
You can’t find your listing
You don’t need to find it first. The form asks for your details and matches them on USPhoneBook’s end.
If you still want to confirm a listing exists, search by phone number rather than name. Reverse-lookup gets more accurate matches.
You didn’t receive the verification email
Check your spam folder. If nothing’s there after 10 minutes, the email may have been filtered out. Try a different provider—Gmail, Outlook, or ProtonMail all work—and resubmit.
If 24 hours have passed, start fresh. The same email address still works.
Your data reappeared after removal
Re-submit through the same form. USPhoneBook re-scrapes public records all the time, so a reappearance doesn’t mean your original opt-out failed. A fresh source just brought your data back in.
If the same listing keeps popping up within days of removal, escalate. Use USPhoneBook’s website contact form, file a BBB complaint, or contact your state attorney general’s consumer protection office.
Other data brokers that may have your data
USPhoneBook is one of dozens of people search sites pulling from the same public records.
If your info is on USPhoneBook, it’s almost certainly on the others. Each one runs its own opt-out, and most repopulate within months.
Here’s the catch with data brokers: even a successful opt-out tends to expire.
These sites re-scrapes public records on a rolling cycle, and your listing comes back from a fresh source.
Working through every other broker manually, then doing it again every few months, is the kind of task most people start and never finish.
Incogni runs the loop for you.
It keeps USPhoneBook in its watchlist alongside the rest of the people-search network, catches re-listings as they happen, and re-files the request without you lifting a finger.
FAQ
How did USPhoneBook get my information?
From public records and other data brokers. Phone directories, property records, voter rolls, court filings, and aggregated commercial data all feed into the database.
None of this needs your permission. You’ll never get a notice that the site has built a profile for you.
Is USPhoneBook a legitimate site?
Yes. USPhoneBook is a legally operating people-search and reverse-phone-lookup site, run by Confi-Chek, Inc. out of Sacramento, California.
Data brokers like this are legal under current US law, though USPhoneBook has drawn complaints over how aggressively it re-lists data after opt-outs. Either way, you have the right to request removal regardless of where you live, and the opt-out is free.
How do I block USPhoneBook from re-listing me?
There’s no true block. The opt-out hides your current listing but doesn’t stop USPhoneBook from re-scraping you.
The structural fix is upstream: opt out of every people-search broker, suppress public-records aggregators, and consider an automated removal service that keeps watch on your behalf.
