WTSP

656 area code coming soon to Tampa Bay area

TAMPA, Fla. — Hold on to that 813 area code for life, Tampa Bay — a new one is coming soon. The Florida Public Service Commission approved the new 656 area code in March 2020 for areas already ...
WTSP

Running out of 813: Tampa is getting another area code

HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, Fla — Tampa’s population is booming – and they're aren't enough telephone numbers to go around. The Florida Public Service Commission announced Tuesday the current supply of 813 ...
WFLA News Channel 8

New area code coming to Tampa next February

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) – Tampa Bay residents will have a new three-digit number to memorize by 2022. T-Mobile confirmed in a release to its users that a new area code, 656, will be added to the area ...
Yahoo

‘813 Day:’ The history of the 813 area code

FOX 13’s Lloyd Sowers examines the history of the 813 area code, which was Florida’s second area code and has now existed for more than 70 years. Yahoo Sports ...
Tampa Bay Times

Area code 813 splitting down south

Florida's west coast is growing so fast it soon will have a new area code. Starting next month, areas south of the Sunshine Skyway bridge will be in a new 941 area code while Pinellas, Hillsborough ...