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850
United States NPA Record
Area code created in 1997 serving the Florida panhandle, split from 904.
Area code created in 1997 serving the Florida panhandle, split from 904.
IN SERVICEFirst record · 1997
§ 04.05Event Summary
split · 3mandatory dialing · 2permissive dialing · 2relief planned · 2planning notice · 1
§ 04.06
Documentary Record · 13 events
CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER
1997-01-01
split
NPA 904 split into 850 and 352
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1997-04-02
split
NPA 850 split from 904
Area code 850 was created in 1997 as a split from area code 904, serving the Florida panhandle region.
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1997-05-12
planning notice
Revised 904 split plan adopted
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1997-06-23
split
Area code 850 created from 904 in Florida panhandle
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1997-06-23
permissive dialing
Permissive dialing period begins for 850
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1998-03-23
mandatory dialing
Mandatory dialing for 850
Mandatory dialing for area code 850 commenced on March 23, 1998, ending the permissive period and requiring all calls in the region to use the new code.
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2019-05-16
relief planned
Overlay relief planning for NPA 850 begins
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2019-11-05
relief planned
Overlay relief approved for 850
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2020-08-22
permissive dialing
Permissive 10-digit dialing for 850/448 overlay
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2020-12-04
NPA 448 overlay on 850 announced
NPA 448 to Overlay 850 (Florida) supersedes PL534
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2021-05-14
Overlay of area code 448 on 850 in Florida
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2021-05-22
mandatory dialing
Mandatory 10-digit dialing for 850/448 overlay
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2021-06-22
NPA 448 overlays 850
Area code 448 was placed in service as an overlay to area code 850 on June 22, 2021, providing additional numbering resources for the Florida Panhandle.
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