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769 Area Code

Area code 769 serves Jackson, Hattiesburg, Meridian, Pearl, Madison and nearby communities in Mississippi. It has been in service since March 14, 2005, when it was split from 601.

StateMississippi
Time zoneCentral
Local time now…
Prefixes in use255
Overlay with601
Projected to run out2052
JacksonHattiesburgMeridianPearlMadisonClintonBrandonRidgelandVicksburgLaurelNatchezByramPicayuneMcCombPetalBrookhavenFlowoodCantonRichlandPhiladelphiaColumbiaWest HattiesburgForestJacksonHattiesburgMeridianMadisonLaurel
Cities and towns served by area code 769

Who issues 769 numbers

Mobile 38%VoIP and cable 33%Landline 29%

Share of the 255 prefixes (the three digits after 769) assigned to each type of carrier. Classification by carrier name, approximate.

CarrierPrefixes
AT&T Mobility69
Onvoy (Sinch)42
Ton80 Communications21
Fractel19
Bandwidth15
T-Mobile12
Verizon Wireless9
At&T Enterprises8

Cities and towns in area code 769

CityPopulationOther area codes
Jackson141,196601
Hattiesburg48,802601
Meridian33,370601
Pearl28,864601
Madison28,575601
Clinton26,640601
Brandon26,122601
Ridgeland24,750601
Vicksburg19,830601
Laurel17,662601
Natchez14,880601
Byram12,707601
Picayune12,019601
McComb11,697601
Petal11,694601
Brookhaven11,646601
Flowood11,003601
Canton10,873601
Richland7,630601
Philadelphia6,858601
Columbia6,525601
West Hattiesburg6,509601
Forest5,433601

Got a call from 769?

A 769 number was originally issued in Mississippi, but that does not prove the caller is there. 33% of 769 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 255 prefixes in area code 769

Format: (769) 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 769

Where is area code 769?
Area code 769 is in Mississippi. It covers Jackson, Hattiesburg, Meridian, Pearl, Madison, Clinton and 17 more cities and towns.
What time zone is area code 769?
Area code 769 is in the Central time zone.
Is 769 a toll-free number?
No. 769 is a geographic area code in Mississippi. Toll-free numbers in the US start with 800, 833, 844, 855, 866, 877 or 888.
Why does 769 share its area with 601?
601 and 769 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 769 run out of numbers?
NANPA's latest forecast projects the 601/769 overlay to exhaust in the third quarter of 2052. Before that happens, a new area code is usually added as an overlay; existing numbers keep their code.

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