Area codes 305 and 786
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Area code 305 was the single original area code for the entire state of Florida, and still currently serves all of Miami-Dade County and the part of Monroe County that is in the Florida Keys. The area code is overlaid by area code 786, originally only in Miami-Dade County and not in the Keys portion of Monroe County (but that was changed in 2008); the mainland portion of Monroe County is served by area code 239.[1]
The western part of the peninsula from the Tampa Bay area south, which was served by non-Bell System telephone companies, was separated into area code 813 in 1953.[2] As a result of the increase in the state's population, Northern Florida, from the Panhandle to Jacksonville, was assigned area code 904 in 1965, effective Sunday, July 11, 1965 as a flash-cut, with no formal permissive dialing period.[3] This lasted until 1988 when the east coast of Florida from Palm Beach County north through Brevard County, as well as the Orlando metropolitan area was assigned area code 407.[4] In 1995 Broward County was split from 305 and assigned area code 954.[1] In 1998 area code 786 was assigned to relieve the large demand for phone lines in the Miami area.[1]
The area code 305 is synonymous with "Miami" for many, and as such, is a commonly used nickname for Miami.[citation needed]
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ a b c NANP Area Code History: 1998 - Accessed December 27, 2007
- ^ NANP Area Code History: 1948 - 1959 - Accessed December 27, 2007
- ^ NANP Area Code History: 1960 - 1969 - Accessed December 27, 2007
- ^ NANP Area Code History: 1980 - 1989 - Accessed December 27, 2007
[edit] External links
- NANPA Area Code Map of Florida
- List of exchanges from AreaCodeDownload.com, 305 Area Code
- List of exchanges from AreaCodeDownload.com, 786 Area Code
| State of Florida area codes: 239, 305, 321, 352, 386, 407, 561, 727, 754, 772, 786, 813, 850, 863, 904, 941, 954 | ||
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| North: 754/954 | ||
| West: 239 | area code 305/786 | East: 242 |
| South: Country code +53 in Cuba | ||
| Country of Bahamas Area code: 242 | ||
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