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850 Area Code

Area code 850 serves Tallahassee, Pensacola, Panama City, Crestview, Ferry Pass and nearby communities in Florida. It has been in service since June 23, 1997, when it was split from 904.

StateFlorida
Time zonesEastern / Central
Local time now…
Prefixes in use786
Overlay with448
Projected to run out2057
TallahasseePensacolaPanama CityCrestviewFerry PassWrightPaceBellviewBrentEnsleyLynn HavenFort Walton BeachMidwayWest PensacolaPanama City BeachBradfordvilleNicevilleUpper Grand LagoonMyrtle GroveWarringtonCallawayEast MiltonDestinGonzalezMiltonMiramar BeachSpringfieldQuincyFreeportDeFuniak SpringsPerryMariannaLake LorraineGulf BreezeOcean CityCrawfordvilleTallahasseePensacolaPanama CityCrestviewPace
Cities and towns served by area code 850

Who issues 850 numbers

Mobile 24%VoIP and cable 24%Landline 52%

Share of the 786 prefixes (the three digits after 850) assigned to each type of carrier. Classification by carrier name, approximate.

CarrierPrefixes
Lumen (CenturyLink)142
Southern Bell Tel & Tel90
Verizon Wireless87
Onvoy (Sinch)68
AT&T Mobility52
Lumen (Level 3)41
Paetec Itel41
T-Mobile29

Cities and towns in area code 850

CityPopulationOther area codes
Tallahassee204,902448
Pensacola53,817448
Panama City37,806448
Crestview31,193448
Ferry Pass30,467448
Wright27,233448
Pace25,630448
Bellview25,051448
Brent23,441448
Ensley23,036448
Lynn Haven22,479
Fort Walton Beach21,097448
Midway20,745448
West Pensacola20,679448
Panama City Beach20,375448
Bradfordville19,548448
Niceville17,948448
Upper Grand Lagoon17,162
Myrtle Grove16,637448
Warrington15,935448
Callaway14,369
East Milton14,280
Destin14,046448
Gonzalez13,861448
Milton11,440
Miramar Beach8,587448
Springfield8,551
Quincy8,162448
Freeport7,543
DeFuniak Springs7,338448
Perry7,330448
Marianna7,289
Lake Lorraine7,210
Gulf Breeze7,067448
Ocean City6,480448
Crawfordville5,892448

Got a call from 850?

A 850 number was originally issued in Florida, but that does not prove the caller is there. 24% of 850 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 786 prefixes in area code 850

Format: (850) 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 850

Where is area code 850?
Area code 850 is in Florida. It covers Tallahassee, Pensacola, Panama City, Crestview, Ferry Pass, Wright and 30 more cities and towns.
What time zone is area code 850?
Area code 850 spans two time zones: Eastern and Central. Check the caller's city before you call back.
Is 850 a toll-free number?
No. 850 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 850 share its area with 448?
448 and 850 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 850 run out of numbers?
NANPA's latest forecast projects the 448/850 overlay to exhaust in the third quarter of 2057. Before that happens, a new area code is usually added as an overlay; existing numbers keep their code.

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