How to Remove Yourself From Whitepages
Whitepages is one of the largest and most-searched people-search sites in the US. A listing typically shows your name, current and past addresses, phone numbers, age, and relatives. Here's how to opt out — free, and it takes about 10 minutes.
What Whitepages exposes
Name and aliases · current and previous addresses · landline and mobile numbers · age range · relatives and associates.
How to opt out of Whitepages (step by step)
- Search your name at whitepages.com to find your listing, and open the profile that matches you.
- Copy the URL of your profile page.
- Go to the suppression page: whitepages.com/suppression_requests
- Paste your profile URL and click through the 5-step opt-out wizard.
- Provide the requested details and a reason for removal when prompted.
- Complete phone verification if asked — Whitepages may call or text a code to confirm the request.
Gotchas
- Phone verification trips people up. Have your phone handy; the request often isn't accepted without it.
- Multiple listings. You may appear more than once (old addresses, name variants). Search again and repeat for each.
- It reappears. Whitepages refreshes from public records, so your listing can return — re-check periodically.
FAQ
- Is the Whitepages opt-out free?
- Yes. You never have to pay to remove your own listing.
- Do I need an account?
- No.
- Why did my listing come back?
- Whitepages rebuilds profiles from fresh public records; periodic re-checks are the only real fix.
Last verified: July 2026. Broker opt-out processes change often — confirm the current steps on the live page before relying on them.
Free scan — no account required
This is one site. There are hundreds more.
Run a free scan to see which monitored sources list you — no card, no account, about 60 seconds. Do the opt-outs yourself with our guides, or let us file the supported ones and re-check month after month. We'll never tell you we erased you from the internet.
No credit card · No account · AES-256 encrypted