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
403 780
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:
535,
542,
543,
545,
546,
547,
549,
550,
552,
553,
554,
556,
558,
569,
578,
and 589.
All of the so-called 5YY codes
(
500,
522,
533,
544,
566,
577,
and 588,
511 reserved,
555 reserved,
and 599 reserved
)
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