Predictions for New Area Codes

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The information below relates to new area codes that are expected in the next several years. Except where noted, the new area codes have not yet been announced officially, but the predictions are guesses based on other publicly available information. In the table below, “NPA” is the current area code, “Exhaust” is the date (calendar quarter) the current area code is projected to run out of number blocks, and “New” is my prediction for the new area code that will be assigned. The new area code typically takes effect six months to a year before the projected exhaust date. If a full date is given, that is the confirmed official effective date of the new area code.

Note that the P.E.D. (Projected Exhaust Date) for several area codes has been pushed back substantially. Maine has been aggressively pushing number conservation measures that have pushed their exhaust date back by several years, several times, going from “real soon now” a few years ago to 2045 in the latest estimate. As of 2022, Michigan’s area code 989 was projected to exhaust in 2026, but that estimate was pushed back to 2027, then 2029, then 2031, and most recently, 2058. I really have to wonder what led to such a dramatic swing in the projections over a period of just 3 years.

NPA State Exhaust New notes
314 MO 557 ✔ now in effect; originally announced in 2001
910 NC 472 ✔ officially confirmed; date advanced nearly 5 months
209 CA 350 ✔ new area code finally officially announced, with less than 6 months to go
516 NY 363 ✔ now in effect
707 CA 369 ✔ 707/369/627 split planned for 2000; 707 & 369 overlay took effect in 2023
309 IL 861 ✔ now in effect
561 FL 728 ✔ now in effect
845 NY 329 ✔ now in effect
513 OH 789 🚫 513 & 283 overlay originally planned for 2002; it’s 283 after all, despite having assigned 513-283-xxxx numbers; 283 now in effect
920 WI 274 now in effect; announced in 2008 for 2012; ✔ finally scheduled, but then advanced by 9½ months
301 MD 227 ✔ 301 & 240 (& 227); date finally set
618 IL 730 ✔ announced in 2005, happened in 2023
305 FL 645 ✔ now in effect; 305 & 786 & 645
480 AZ 852 🚫 The 602/480/623 split was converted to the 602 & 480 & 623 overlay; in practice, mostly new 623 numbers will be assigned in the 480 and 602 areas
608 WI 353 ✔︎ now in effect
816 MO 975 ✔ now in effect; originally announced in 2001
716 NY 624 or 927? ✔︎ now in effect
804 VA 686 ✔ now in effect or 653 or 583
870 AR 327 ✔ now in use — originally planned for 2013; in 2027, will expand to cover all of Arkansas
904 FL 324 ✔ now in effect
440 OH 436 ✔ now in effect
573 MO 235 ✔ now in effect
864 SC 821 ✔ now in effect; South Carolina really likes 8s!
507 MN 924 ✔ now in effect
530 CA 837 ✔ now in effect
559 CA 357 ✔ now in effect
970 CO 958? 853 or 654 🚫 out of left field: 748 ✔ now in effect
423 TN 729 ✔ now in effect, after being postponed by 6 months
602 AZ 676 🚫 623 now overlays 602 and 480; 676 may be added later, or 676 may overlay 520 instead
313 MI 679 ✔ now in effect; originally announced in 2000; 679 will also overlay 734 when it nears exhaust
662 MS 221 or 958?? 🚫 out of left field: 471
334 AL 483 ✔ officially confirmed
418 QC 273 ✔ officially announced, subject to change • officiellement annoncé, sous réserve
502 KY 761 ✔ officially confirmed, date to be determined
714 CA 482 educated guess
626 CA 481 or 230
902 NS PEI 851 ✔ officially announced, subject to change • officiellement annoncé, sous réserve
509 WA ??? 583 or 958 ?
912 GA 746 or 426 🚫 out of left field: 565
828 NC 451  
956 TX 449  
905 ON 537 (officially announced, subject to change • officiellement annoncé, sous réserve)
520 AZ 676  
949 CA 663 was expected in 2025, pushed back to ~2028
403780 AB 568 (officially announced, subject to change • officiellement annoncé, sous réserve)
352 FL 852 576 ruled out
218 MN 923  
705 ON 460 (officially announced, subject to change • officiellement annoncé, sous réserve)
951 CA 752 original plan in 1999 was 909/951 split in 2000, followed by 909 & 752 overlay in 2001; 909/951 split happened in 2004, followed by 909 & 840 overlay in 2021
613 ON 871 (officially announced, subject to change • officiellement annoncé, sous réserve)
505 NM 335 or 957
914 NY 926 or 927 or 981? or 982?
229 GA ??? anyone’s guess: no suitable candidates reserved
765 IN 634  
785 KS 287  
806 TX 232 was expected in 2025, pushed back to ~2030
580 OK 359  
254 TX 446  
585 NY 459 or 221?
519 ON 487 (officially announced, subject to change • officiellement annoncé, sous réserve)
603 NH 946 number conservation efforts have repeatedly pushed back the exhaust date
856 NJ 280  
406 MT 536  
908 NJ 749  
620 KS 261 or 823
650 CA 764 originally announced in 1999 for
701 ND 921 or 823?
605 SD 476 was expected in 2025, pushed back to ~2029
417 MO 982 or 643?
928 AZ 827  
413 MA 421  
207 ME 258 or 953 or 981 or 383 or 673
231 MI 987  
308 NE 471 or 621? anyone’s guess 🙈🎯
989 MI 852 relief date pushed back by 27 years!

It is certainly possible — indeed likely — that some of these predictions will be proven wrong, but I expect my accuracy to be 80+%. (Predictions that have been officially confirmed are listed in gray✔; predictions that have been proven wrong are listed in red🚫.) However, with limited exceptions, this information has not been corroborated with NANPA, with any state agency, or with any telephone company; it is therefore provided entirely without warranty of any kind.

It is much more difficult to predict the new area code to be added to an area that already has an overlay, and somewhat difficult even in non-overlay areas that now have 10‑digit local calling due to the 988 mandate. Increasingly, such areas are choosing overlay area codes that match a prefix already in use. For example, in Georgia, area code 912 will have an overlay with 565, despite the existence of 912-565-xxxx numbers. However, Canadian authorities recently announced several additional codes for expected overlays in the next decade.

NANPA has also released a list of codes planned for future expansion of 500 non-geographic services:
All of the so-called 5YY codes have been assigned, so NANPA is now assigning random unused 5XX codes, beginning with 521 and 523 through 529 and 532, plus randomly 538, to be followed by the codes listed above. (538 was just assigned on