Area codes 305, 786, and 645
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Area codes 305, 786, and 645 are telephone area codes in the North American Numbering Plan (NANP) for Miami, Florida, Miami-Dade County, and the part of Monroe County in the Florida Keys in the United States. The mainland portion of Monroe County is served by area code 239.
History
In 1947, the American Telephone and Telegraph Company (AT&T) announced the first nationwide telephone numbering plan and divided the United States and Canada into 86 numbering plan areas and assigned the original North American area codes, a unique code for each area, to speed the connection times for operator toll dialing.
The state of Florida was a single numbering plan area with area code 305. In 1953, with the development of direct distance dialing, the western part of the peninsula from the Tampa Bay area south, which was serviced mostly by General Telephone (GTE), was designated as a separate numbering plan area with area code 813.[http://area-code.us/!history/1940s50s.htm "NANP Area Code History: 1948–1959"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050206064543/http://area-code.us/!history/1940s50s.htm |date=February 6, 2005 }}. Retrieved December 27, 2007.
As a result of the increase in the state's population,{{cn|date=August 2023}} North Florida from the Panhandle to Jacksonville was assigned area code 904 with a permissive dialing period beginning July 6, 1965, and mandatory dialing beginning January 1, 1966.[http://area-code.us/!history/1960s.htm "NANP Area Code History: 1960–1969"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303204046/http://area-code.us/!history/1960s.htm |date=March 3, 2016 }}. Retrieved December 27, 2007.{{cn|date=August 2023}}
On April 16, 1988, 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.{{cite web
|url=https://www.nationalnanpa.com/pdf/old_pl/IL-87%2003-033.pdf
|title=Information Letter IL-87/03-033: Split of the 305 Nurnberinq plan Area (NPA)
|publisher=Bellcore (NANPA)
|date=1987-03-20
|access-date=2023-07-05
}}
On September 11, 1995, Broward County was split from 305 and assigned area code 954."[https://books.google.com/books?id=jmofAAAAIBAJ&dq=%22Broward+to+get+new+area+code+in+september%22&pg=PA2&article_id=2325,399837 Broward to get new area code in September]". News-Journal. p. 2B (August 2, 1995). It was predicted that the new area code would delay but not prevent phone numbers in the 305 area code from being completely used up in a few years.Whitefield, Mimi; Fields, Gregg (September 3, 1995). "[https://www.newspapers.com/image/640110458/ A New Ring]". The Miami Herard. p. 1B, 2B.
Within two years, the reconfigured area code 305 was close to exhaustion due to growth in Dade County from the increasing popularity of cell phones and pagers. In mitigation, area code 786 was installed as an overlay on March 1, 1998.{{cite web
|url=https://nationalnanpa.com/pdf/pl-nanp-116.pdf
|title=Planning Letter PL-NANP-116: NANP-Concentrated Overlay of 305 Numbering Plan Areas (NPA) in Florida
|date=1998-03-06
|publisher=NANPA
|access-date=2023-07-05
}}"[https://books.google.com/books?id=2MUPAAAAIBAJ&dq=%22miami+in+for+phone+surprise%22&pg=PA15&article_id=2436,121125 Miami in for phone surprise: 10-digit dialing starts today]". Boca Raton News. July 1, 1998. p. 15."[https://www.newspapers.com/image/863187888/ Miami-Dade County adds a second area code: 786]". Bell South. Boca Raton News (Boca Raton, Florida). April 26, 1998. p. 11. The overlay numbering plan area originally comprised only Miami-Dade County, although it was clear the remainder of area code 305 would eventually be overlaid with area code 786.de Vise, Daniel; Babson, Jennifer (September 30, 2000). "[https://www.newspapers.com/image/644181367/ 10-digit dialing put on hold in Keys]". The Miami Herald. p. 3B. Monroe County was added to area code 786 on September 1, 2001."[https://www.newspapers.com/image/802706656/ Area code 786 is coming to the Florida Keys]". Bell South. The Stuart News (Stuart, Florida). September, 1 2001. p. 9.[http://area-code.us/!history/1998.htm "NANP Area Code History: 1998"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050206073124/http://area-code.us/!history/1998.htm |date=February 6, 2005 }}. Retrieved December 27, 2007.
The Florida Public Service Commission approved a third area code for the Miami region on February 25, 2022. Area code 645 was activated on August 4, 2023, before the anticipated exhaust of central office codes in 305 and 786, which was likely to occur in 2023.{{Cite web | url=http://www.floridapsc.com/Home/NewsLink?id=11989 | title=NewsLink - Florida Public Service Commission }}
In popular culture
- Recording artist Armando Pérez, better known as Pitbull, was born and raised in Miami, and has nicknamed himself "Mr. 305."{{cite web | url=https://www.vanityfair.com/culture/2016/07/pitbull-miami-rapper-global-brand-ambassador | title=How Pitbull Went from Miami Street Rapper to Global Brand Ambassador | date=July 11, 2016 | publisher=Vanity Fair | access-date=13 September 2022}}
- Spanish singer Enrique Iglesias, who resides in Miami, formerly used "@enrique305" as his account name on Twitter.{{cite web | url=https://twitter.com/enrique305 | title=Enrique Iglesias (@enrique305) | publisher=Twitter | access-date=20 February 2015}}
- A web-based magazine in Miami is called 305 Magazine.{{cite web | url=http://305magazine.com/ | title=305magazine.com | publisher=305 Magazine | access-date=19 July 2017}}
See also
References
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External links
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- {{cite web |url= http://www.sprint.com/areacodes/florida/history.html |title= History of Area Code Changes in Florida |publisher= Sprint |date= 1999 }}
{{Area code box |Width=70%| State = FL
| This = 305/786/645
| N = 754/954
| S = Cuba
| E = 242 (The Bahamas)
| W = 239
| S1=Bahamas}}
Category:Telecommunications-related introductions in 1947
Category:Telecommunications-related introductions in 1998