Tampa Bay Times

Area code 813 will split by 1996

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 ...
WTSP

Saying goodbye to the 813: Hillsborough County gets new area code

HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, Fla. — Approved in March by the Florida Public Service Commission (PSC), Hillsborough County is officially getting a new area code. Taking the county from the 813 to the 656. But, ...
WFLA News Channel 8

New Tampa area code will affect how you make calls

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) -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 new area code will be used in the same communities as the ...
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 ...
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 ...