Area Code News

This section of our website keeps you up to date with current changes in the North American Numbering Plan. Most articles linked in the table below announce new overlay area codes scheduled to enter service in the near future.

New area codes, etc.	Activation
New Mississippi Area Code 471	01-30-2026
New Alabama Area Code 483	02-23-2026
New Colorado Area Code 748	07-07-2025
New California Area Code 357	03-26-2025
New Texas Area Code 621	01-23-2025
New California Area Code 837	01-31-2025
Washington Area Code 564 to overlay Area Code 206	06-10-2025
Tennessee Area Code 729	09-05-2025
Michigan Area Code 679	11-07-2025
Louisiana Area Code 457	09-25-2025
Minnesota Area Code 924	08-30-2024
California Area Code 738	11-01-2024
Ontario Area Code 942	04-26-2025
British Columbia Area Code 257	05-24-2025
Ohio Area Code 436	03-01-2024
Virginia Area Code 686	02-01-2024
New York Area Code 624	11-16-2023
New South Carolina Area Code 821	08-19-2024
Wisconsin Area Code 353	09-15-2023
Maryland Area Code 227	06-14-2023
California Area Code 369	02-01-2023
Florida Area Code 324	02-26-2024
Missouri Area Code 235	03-24-2024
Illinois Area Code 730	07-07-2023
California Area Code 350	11-28-2022
New York Area Code 329	03-24-2023
Florida Area Code 645	08-04-2023
Arkansas Area Code 327	02-20-2024
Manitoba Area Code 584	10-29-2022
Ontario Area Code 382	06-17-2023
Florida Area Code 728 to Overlay NPA 561	03-10-2023
New York Area Code 363	01-20-2023
Ohio Area Code 283	04-28-2023
Pennsylvania Area Code 835	09-02-2022
Illinois Area Code 861	02-24-2023
Boundary Elimination for Arizona Area Codes 480, 602 and 623	09-12-2023
Quebec Area Code 468	10-22-2022
Quebec Area Code 263	10-22-2022
Ontario Area Code 753	03-26-2022
Ontario Area Code 683	06-18-2022
Missouri Area Code 975	10-13-2023
Missouri Area Code 557	08-12-2022
North Carolina Area Code 472	10-07-2022
Colorado Area Code 983	06-17-2022
Illinois Area Code 464	01-21-2022
Georgia Area Code 943	03-15-2022
Ontario Area Code 742	10-16-2021
7 to 10 Digit Dialing Migration for 80+ Area Codes	07-16-2022
988 Hotline Designation for Suicide Prevention and Mental Health Crisis	07-16-2022
Washington, D.C. Area Code 771	11-09-2021
Virginia Area Code 826	06-14-2022
Florida Area Code 656	02-22-2022
Pennsylvania Area Code 582	05-01-2021
Virginia Area Code 948	05-09-2022
Texas Area Code 945	01-15-2021
Oklahoma Area Code 572	05-24-2021
Florida Area Code 448	06-22-2021
Illinois Area Code 447	03-27-2021
Alberta Area Code 368	04-23-2022
Saskatchewan Area Code 474	10-02-2021
California Area Code 840	02-23-2021
Quebec Area Code 354	10-22-2022
Alabama Area Code 659	11-12-2019
Area Code 428 for New Brunswick, Canada	04-29-2023
South Carolina Area Code 839	05-26-2020
Florida Area Code 689	06-04-2019
California Area Code 341	07-22-2019
Ohio Area Code 326	03-08-2020
British Columbia Area Code 672	05-04-2019
Jamaica Area Code 658	04-30-2019
California Area Code 820	06-30-2018
New Jersey Area Code 640	09-17-2018
San Diego County Area Codes 619 and 858 Boundary Removal	06-19-2018
833 Toll Free Code To Enter Service This Year	06-03-2017
Quebec Area Code 367	11-24-2018
Area Code 879 To Be Activated in Newfoundland and Labrador	02-17-2024
California Area Code 279	03-10-2018
Pennsylvania Area Code 223	09-26-2017
Pennsylvania Area Code 445	03-03-2018
New York Area Code 838	09-19-2017
Texas Area Code 726	10-23-2017
Area Codes 213/323 Boundary Elimination Overlay	08-01-2017
Washington Area Code 564	08-28-2017
New York Area Code 680	03-11-2017
Indiana Area Code 463	11-15-2016
Ohio Area Code 380	02-27-2016
New York Area Code 934	07-16-2016
Area Code 786 To Serve Florida Keys Area	06-01-2015
Alberta Area Code 825	04-09-2016
North Carolina Area Code 743	05-23-2016
Ontario Area Code 548	06-04-2016
South Carolina Area Code 854	10-19-2015
Tennessee Area Code 629	03-28-2015
Ohio Area Code 220	04-22-2015
California Area Code 628	03-21-2015
Nevada Area Code 725	06-03-2014
Nova Scotia/PEI Area Code 782	11-30-2014
Indiana Area Code 930	03-07-2015
Connecticut Area Code 959	08-30-2014
Texas Area Code 346	07-01-2014
Pennsylvania Area Code 272	10-21-2013
British Columbia Area Code 236	06-01-2013
Kentucky Area Code 364	03-03-2014
Ontario Area Code 365	03-25-2013
Ontario Area Code 437	03-25-2013
Saskatchewan Area Code 639	05-25-2013
566 PCS Area Code	04-17-2012
California Area Code 669	11-20-2012
Manitoba Area Code 431	11-03-2012
Quebec Area Code 873	09-15-2012
Maryland Area Code 667	03-24-2012
Sint Maarten New NANP Area Code 721	09-30-2011
North Carolina Area Code 984	04-30-2012
Wisconsin Area Code 274	05-05-2023
NYC Area Code 929	04-16-2011
Oklahoma Area Code 539	04-01-2011
Nebraska Area Code 531	03-26-2011
Ontario Area Code 249	03-19-2011
Quebec Area Code 579	08-21-2010
Georgia Area Code 470	02-26-2010
Wisconsin Area Code 534	08-14-2010
855 Toll Free Area Code to be added this fall	10-02-2010
Ontario Area Code 343	05-17-2010
Oregon Area Code 458	02-10-2010
Alabama Area Code 938	07-10-2010
Connecticut Area Code 475	12-12-2009
California Area Code 442	11-21-2009
Illinois Area Code 872	11-07-2009

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