Area codes 305 and 786
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Area code 305 was the single original area code in the state of Florida, and still currently serves all of Miami-Dade County and the part of Monroe County that is in the Florida Keys. The area code is overlaid by area code 786, originally only in Miami-Dade County and not in the Keys portion of Monroe County (but that was changed in 2008); the mainland portion of Monroe County is served by area code 239.[1]
Area code 305 was originally the default area code for the entire state of Florida.[2] The western part of the peninsula from the Tampa Bay area south, which was served by non-Bell System telephone companies, was separated into area code 813 in 1953.[3] As a result of the increase in the state's population, Northern Florida, from the Panhandle to Jacksonville, was assigned area code 904 in 1965, effective Sunday, July 11, 1965 as a flash-cut, with no formal permissive dialing period.[4] This lasted until 1988 when the east coast of Florida from Palm Beach County north through Brevard County, as well as the Orlando metropolitan area was assigned area code 407.[5] In 1995 Broward County was split from 305 and assigned area code 954.[1] In 1998 area code 786 was assigned to relieve the large demand for phone lines in the Miami area.[1] "Area Code 305" was a bar in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Each table had an inhouse phone line and its extension number was written in large characters above the table to encourage telephone flirting across the room.[citation needed] "Three-Oh-Five" has been the title of many Miami hip-hop songs, and the area code has become a pop-culture staple in Miami.[citation needed]
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ a b c NANP Area Code History: 1998 - Accessed December 27, 2007
- ^ NANP Area Code History: 1947 - Accessed December 27, 2007
- ^ NANP Area Code History: 1948 - 1959 - Accessed December 27, 2007
- ^ NANP Area Code History: 1960 - 1969 - Accessed December 27, 2007
- ^ NANP Area Code History: 1980 - 1989 - Accessed December 27, 2007
[edit] External links
- NANPA Area Code Map of Florida
- List of exchanges from AreaCodeDownload.com, 305 Area Code
- List of exchanges from AreaCodeDownload.com, 786 Area Code
| State of Florida area codes: 239, 305, 321, 352, 386, 407, 561, 727, 754, 772, 786, 813, 850, 863, 904, 941, 954 | ||
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| North: 754/954 | ||
| West: 239 | area code 305/786 | East: 242 |
| South: Country code +53 in Cuba | ||
| Country of Bahamas Area code: 242 | ||
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