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561 Area Code

Area code 561 serves West Palm Beach, Boca Raton, Boynton Beach, Delray Beach, Palm Beach Gardens and nearby communities in Florida. It has been in service since May 13, 1996, when it was split from 407.

StateFlorida
Time zoneEastern
Local time now…
Prefixes in use785
Overlay with728
Projected to run out2051
West Palm BeachBoca RatonBoynton BeachDelray BeachPalm Beach GardensWellingtonJupiterGreenacresLake Worth BeachRoyal Palm BeachThe AcreageRiviera BeachPalm SpringsBelle GladeJupiter FarmsNorth Palm BeachLantanaPalm BeachLake ParkWestlakeWestgateTequestaPahokeeSouth BayWest Palm BeachBoca RatonBoynton BeachPalm Beach GardensWellington
Cities and towns served by area code 561

Who issues 561 numbers

Mobile 33%VoIP and cable 23%Landline 44%

Share of the 785 prefixes (the three digits after 561) assigned to each type of carrier. Classification by carrier name, approximate.

CarrierPrefixes
Southern Bell Tel & Tel197
Verizon Wireless101
AT&T Mobility84
T-Mobile74
Onvoy (Sinch)55
Paetec Itel41
Metropcs39
Verizon Business (MCImetro)29

Cities and towns in area code 561

CityPopulationOther area codes
West Palm Beach127,189728
Boca Raton101,582728
Boynton Beach82,396728
Delray Beach69,809728
Palm Beach Gardens63,883728
Wellington62,662728
Jupiter62,350728
Greenacres44,736728
Lake Worth Beach43,970728
Royal Palm Beach42,477728
The Acreage40,188728
Riviera Beach39,357728
Palm Springs28,303728
Belle Glade17,241728
Jupiter Farms13,394728
North Palm Beach13,319728
Lantana12,449728
Palm Beach9,423728
Lake Park9,125728
Westlake9,042728
Westgate8,369728
Tequesta6,299728
Pahokee5,794
South Bay5,140728

Got a call from 561?

A 561 number was originally issued in Florida, but that does not prove the caller is there. 23% of 561 prefixes belong to VoIP and cable providers, whose numbers can be bought online and used from anywhere. Caller ID can also be spoofed, so treat urgent requests for money, codes or passwords from any area code with suspicion, and call back on a number you already know.

All 785 prefixes in area code 561

Format: (561) XXX-YYYY. Carrier is the company the block was originally assigned to; numbers may since have been ported to another carrier.

Questions about area code 561

Where is area code 561?
Area code 561 is in Florida. It covers West Palm Beach, Boca Raton, Boynton Beach, Delray Beach, Palm Beach Gardens, Wellington and 18 more cities and towns.
What time zone is area code 561?
Area code 561 is in the Eastern time zone.
Is 561 a toll-free number?
No. 561 is a geographic area code in Florida. Toll-free numbers in the US start with 800, 833, 844, 855, 866, 877 or 888.
Why does 561 share its area with 728?
561 and 728 form an overlay: they cover the same territory, so new numbers there can get any of these codes, and local calls need all 10 digits.
Will area code 561 run out of numbers?
NANPA's latest forecast projects the 561/728 overlay to exhaust in the third quarter of 2051. Before that happens, a new area code is usually added as an overlay; existing numbers keep their code.

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