How to Remove Your Information from WhitePages

WhitePages is one of the largest people-search sites, publishing home addresses, phone numbers, and relatives pulled from public records. Its free opt-out process requires phone verification most sites don't ask for.

Last checked: October 2026 · Steps checked against Whitepages' own suppression form

Quick overview

  • WhitePages compiles public records into profiles with addresses, phone numbers, emails, and relatives, and its data also feeds other people-search sites.
  • The free suppression form asks for your listing URL, a removal reason, and phone verification by an automated call with a code.
  • Removing yourself from WhitePages clears only that site, so each other site holding the same data needs its own opt-out.
  • The form doesn't say whether a removed listing can return, so check your name again afterward.

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What is WhitePages

WhitePages is a people-search and background-check platform that compiles home addresses, phone numbers, email addresses, relatives, and past addresses from public records into a searchable profile.

It offers a free suppression request process rather than requiring payment for removal. The same underlying data also commonly feeds other people-search sites, so a WhitePages listing rarely exists in complete isolation.

How to remove yourself

These steps follow Whitepages' own suppression-request form, checked in October 2026. It costs nothing but time, plus one extra step most brokers don't require.

  1. 1

    Find your listing and paste its URL

    Search your name on whitepages.com, open your profile, and copy the URL of that listing page. Then go to whitepages.com/suppression-requests and paste it into the form.

  2. 2

    Confirm it's you

    Whitepages shows the name, phone number, and address on that profile. Choose "Remove Me", or "This is the wrong person" to go back.

  3. 3

    Choose a reason

    Pick one of four reasons: the profile information is incorrect, you're receiving spam calls and junk mailings, you're being harassed or stalked, or you just want to keep your information private. The Next button stays disabled until you choose.

  4. 4

    Verify by phone

    Enter your phone number. You'll get an automated call from a Whitepages robot and be asked to supply a verification code. You also tick a box affirming you're the person associated with that number and want your information removed. Whitepages says it won't use the number for any other purpose.

Notice: WhitePages usually isn't the only place this kind of information about you shows up — the same details often turn up on other data-broker and people-search sites too. A free people-search scan can confirm whether the same listing shows up elsewhere too.

If it doesn't fully solve the problem

A completed WhitePages suppression request only clears WhitePages — the same underlying public-record data commonly feeds dozens of other people-search sites at the same time, and each of those needs its own separate opt-out. Removing yourself from WhitePages alone can feel like it didn't work if a near-identical listing is still visible somewhere else under a different domain.

The form doesn't say whether a removed listing can return. Search your name again after the request has been processed to confirm the listing is gone.

If the listing comes back, or you're on several of these sites, our Data Broker Removal service handles the opt-outs for you, and Privacy Monitoring re-checks the sites so a returning listing is caught early.

Common questions

Why does the WhitePages opt-out form require a phone call?

The form's own step is titled "Verify your identity with a phone call": you enter your number, get an automated call from a Whitepages robot, and are asked to supply a verification code. Whitepages says it won't use the number for any other purpose.

Will removing myself from WhitePages also remove me from other people-search sites?

No — the same underlying public-record data that feeds WhitePages also feeds dozens of other people-search sites simultaneously. Removing your WhitePages listing only clears that one site; each other site holding the same personal information — your name, address, and phone number — still needs its own separate opt-out request submitted before it disappears too.

How long does WhitePages take to process an opt-out?

The form doesn't state a processing time. The verification step, an automated call with a code, has to succeed first.

Is WhitePages part of the same corporate family as Intelius or TruthFinder?

No. Intelius, TruthFinder, US Search, and ZabaSearch are all under PeopleConnect, which runs the shared Suppression Center. WhitePages is a separate company with its own suppression request form.

Do I pay if my listing isn't removed?

Opting out yourself is free. Our removal services are no-removal, no-fee: you're invoiced only once we achieve the removal defined in your Service Agreement. Search suppression is billed for the work performed.

Related

Also showing up on Spokeo? See our Spokeo removal guide. Own an LLC or corporation? Check our Bizapedia removal guide, or see the full Data Broker Removal service. If a listing stays online, see Search Suppression and Google De-indexing.

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