How can I get my phone number off of Mapquest and other places where
my address can be found

Greetings, tackledunk!

It is not likely that your phone number is actually on Mapquest; their
database consists of addresses and maps, not phone numbers.

What you are likely seeing is Google's neat functionality to provide
not only Search results for a phone number, but a link to a map on
Mapquest for the address Google shows as being associated with that
number.

For example, notice that if you search for 
Google, Mountain View, CA
://www.google.com/search?q=google%2C+mountain+view%2C+ca

and click on any of the 3 phone listings this returns, the resulting
Google page will include a map they have obtained from Mapquest.


If you're trying to erase your phone number from as many places as
possible on the web, there are several steps you can take.

The first is to request that Google remove your phone number from the
database that they have compiled from listings provided by numerous
phone companies. You can do that here:
Google Phonebook Name Removal
://www.google.com/help/pbremoval.html 

Note that this page also includes links to phonebook services from:

Anywho            http://www.anywho.com/rl.html
  to remove: http://www.anywho.com/help/privacy_list.html

Switchboard.com   http://www.switchboard.com
  to remove: 
http://www.switchboard.com/bin/cgiqa.dll?LNK=24:3&MEM=1&FUNC=DELETE

Whitepages.com    http://www.whitepages.com/phone-lookup
  AND
Smartpages.com    http://www.smartpages.com/whitepages/?wppage=reverse-phone
  to remove:  http://www.whitepages.com/cust_serv/removal_form
  
Phonenumber.com   http://www.phonenumber.com/10004/reverse_phone.xhtml
  to remove:  http://www.phonenumber.com/10004/cust_serv/removal_form


In addition, this page contains a link to the Reverse Phone Directory
( http://www.reversephonedirectory.com ), which provides links to
these and other online phonebook sources.


While you're at it, be sure to do a Google web search on your phone
number. Plug your number into the Google search box in the format "123
456 7890" (be sure to include the quotes). You may want to contact any
site which returns information about you for that phone number, and
request that they remove your information. (Be aware that they may not
be legally required to do so.)
 

Remember that the only way to truly be as anonymous as possible on the
web is to get a new, unlisted number and give it out only to family
and close friends. Don't post it on your personal website, in online
forums, or anywhere else.


For additional information, check out Snopes.com's page on the Google phonebook:
http://www.snopes.com/computer/internet/google.htm


Regards,

aceresearcher

Since white pages are public information people are free to distribute
it , some web search engines allow for removal of your data but not
all , the only way to have the information removed is apply for an
unlisted number.
That way your information will not show up in the white pages