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 ...

Because of population growth and the popularity of fax machines and pagers, some of the area now served by the 813 area code will have a new code by 1996, telephone officials say. The 813 region ...

There's a new area code coming to town in Hillsborough County. Beginning January 22, 2022, telephone customers in the 813 area code overlay region may be assigned the new 656 area code when requesting ...

TALLAHASSEE (CBSMiami/NSF) - Ten-digit dialing begins for all local calls in the Tampa Bay area on Jan. 22 in connection with a new 656 area code, the Florida Public Service Commission announced ...