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656 Area Code

Area code 656 serves Tampa, Brandon, Riverview, Town 'n' Country, Wesley Chapel and nearby communities in Florida. It has been in service since February 22, 2022, when it was split from 813.

StateFlorida
Time zoneEastern
Local time now…
Prefixes in use98
Overlay with813
Projected to run out2055
TampaBrandonRiverviewTown 'n' CountryWesley ChapelUniversityPlant CityValricoEgypt Lake-LetoCarrollwoodLake MagdaleneEast Lake-Orient ParkTemple TerracePalm River-Clair MelFish HawkBloomingdaleZephyrhillsGibsontonThonotosassaMangoPasadena HillsPebble CreekProgress VillageSeffnerZephyrhills WestZephyrhills SouthTampaRiverviewWesley ChapelUniversity
Cities and towns served by area code 656

Who issues 656 numbers

Mobile 23%VoIP and cable 35%Landline 42%

Share of the 98 prefixes (the three digits after 656) assigned to each type of carrier. Classification by carrier name, approximate.

CarrierPrefixes
Onvoy (Sinch)29
Verizon Wireless12
Fractel12
AT&T Mobility11
Aerial Communications8
Ip Horizon4
Hd Carrier2
Bandwidth2

Cities and towns in area code 656

CityPopulationOther area codes
Tampa413,554813
Brandon116,365813
Riverview107,776813
Town 'n' Country86,544813
Wesley Chapel71,965813
University48,868813
Plant City44,118813
Valrico38,820813
Egypt Lake-Leto35,709813
Carrollwood35,645813
Lake Magdalene31,733813
East Lake-Orient Park29,064813
Temple Terrace27,075813
Palm River-Clair Mel26,719813
Fish Hawk25,945813
Bloomingdale23,979813
Zephyrhills22,447813
Gibsonton18,831813
Thonotosassa14,660813
Mango13,037813
Pasadena Hills12,848813
Pebble Creek10,719813
Progress Village10,378813
Seffner8,498813
Zephyrhills West5,770813
Zephyrhills South5,422813

Got a call from 656?

A 656 number was originally issued in Florida, but that does not prove the caller is there. 35% of 656 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 98 prefixes in area code 656

Format: (656) 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 656

Where is area code 656?
Area code 656 is in Florida. It covers Tampa, Brandon, Riverview, Town 'n' Country, Wesley Chapel, University and 20 more cities and towns.
What time zone is area code 656?
Area code 656 is in the Eastern time zone.
Is 656 a toll-free number?
No. 656 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 656 share its area with 813?
656 and 813 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 656 run out of numbers?
NANPA's latest forecast projects the 656/813 overlay to exhaust in the first quarter of 2055. Before that happens, a new area code is usually added as an overlay; existing numbers keep their code.

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