An additional area code, the state’s 20th, was approved for the Tampa region Tuesday as numbers in the decades-old 813 area code are running out. The Florida Public Service Commission voted ...

To complete local calls, T-Mobile says the new dialing procedure requires callers to dial both the area code and telephone number. That means all calls in the 813 area code that are currently ...

Hillsborough County will soon be home to more than just the 813 area code. A new area code will be added to the existing 813 region, through an overlay implementation plan approved by the Florida ...

August 13 is a special day in Tampa. Every year, the Bay Area celebrates "813 Day" to honor its area code and showcase everything that makes this community unique.

Local News Running out of 813: Tampa is getting another area code In 2022, everyone will have to start dialing 10 digits for a local call.

Today marks the end of the sprawling 813 area code that blanketed the state from the North Suncoast to Florida Bay and from the Gulf nearly two-thirds of the way inland toward the East Coast ...

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 ...