Florida is the third most popular state in the country, currently home to over 20 million residents. It contains the longest coastline in the contiguous United States and there are 17 unique Florida area codes – too many to fit on one infographic! To make things easier, we have a visual overview of the top five most popular, along with a longer written summary below:





We’ll begin with area code 239, which covers the southwest coast of the state including Cape Coral, Fort Meyers, Naples and Everglades City. Established in 1947, area code 305 is the oldest in the state. It includes Miami, Homestead, Coral Gables, Key West and the Florida Keys of Monroe County. Furthermore, it served as the only one in the state for 6 years until area code 813 was introduced in 1953 to service Tampa, Plant City, parts of Oldsmar and inland areas of Pasco County. In 2008, Forbes magazine ranked the city of Tampa as the 5th best outdoor city. Next, area code 321 covers Orlando, Cocoa Beach, St. Cloud and central eastern Florida with a partial overlay with area code 407. The central part of the state is serviced by area code 352, which includes Gainesville, Ocala, Inverness, Spring Hill and Dunnellon. In the northern part of the state, area code 386 services Daytona Beach (known for motorsports), Lake City, Live Oak and Crescent City. Southeastern cities such as West Palm Beach and Boca Raton fall under area code 561. The cities of Clearwater and St. Petersburg are serviced by area code 727. Broward County cities such as Fort Lauderdale (which receives over 3000 hours of sun each year), Hollywood and Coral Springs fall under area code 754. Central eastern Florida cities such as Vero Beach, Port Saint Lucie and Fort Pierce are serviced by area code 772. Miami-Dade County is also serviced by an overlay area code 786. Pensacola (sometimes called the Western Gate to the Sunshine State), Tallahassee, Panama City and the Florida panhandle fall under area code 850. South central Florida cities including Lakeland, Arcadia and Avon park fall under area code 863. Jacksonville, St. Augustine and northeastern Florida fall under area code 904, which was established in 1965. The state’s Gulf Coast is serviced by area code 941. Finally, Broward County is serviced by area code 954.



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