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863 Area Code

Area code 863 serves Lakeland, Poinciana, Winter Haven, Haines City, Bartow and nearby communities in Florida. It has been in service since September 20, 1999, when it was split from 941.

StateFlorida
Time zoneEastern
Local time now…
Prefixes in use471
Projected to run out2050
LakelandPoincianaWinter HavenHaines CityBartowAuburndaleLake WalesDavenportHighland CitySebringMedullaLakeland HighlandsFuller HeightsAvon ParkLake AlfredCypress GardensArcadiaClewistonWillow OakSoutheast ArcadiaInwoodPort LaBelleKathleenDundeeEagle LakeOkeechobeeJan Phyl VillageLaBelleFort MeadeCrystal LakeFussels CornerLakelandPoincianaBartowSebring
Cities and towns served by area code 863

Who issues 863 numbers

Mobile 18%VoIP and cable 18%Landline 65%

Share of the 471 prefixes (the three digits after 863) assigned to each type of carrier. Classification by carrier name, approximate.

CarrierPrefixes
Frontier78
Lumen (CenturyLink)46
Verizon Wireless45
AT&T Mobility36
Aerial Communications31
Onvoy (Sinch)28
Lumen (Level 3)23
Paetec Itel21

Cities and towns in area code 863

CityPopulationOther area codes
Lakeland125,520
Poinciana71,665
Winter Haven62,313
Haines City45,973
Bartow23,617
Auburndale21,369
Lake Wales18,650
Davenport18,110
Highland City12,732
Sebring12,059
Medulla11,712
Lakeland Highlands11,669
Fuller Heights10,697
Avon Park10,514
Lake Alfred10,107
Cypress Gardens10,013
Arcadia8,046
Clewiston7,594
Willow Oak7,299
Southeast Arcadia7,247
Inwood7,098
Port LaBelle6,856
Kathleen6,527
Dundee6,424
Eagle Lake6,415
Okeechobee5,811
Jan Phyl Village5,798
LaBelle5,754
Fort Meade5,379
Crystal Lake5,203
Fussels Corner5,113

Got a call from 863?

A 863 number was originally issued in Florida, but that does not prove the caller is there. 18% of 863 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 471 prefixes in area code 863

Format: (863) 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 863

Where is area code 863?
Area code 863 is in Florida. It covers Lakeland, Poinciana, Winter Haven, Haines City, Bartow, Auburndale and 25 more cities and towns.
What time zone is area code 863?
Area code 863 is in the Eastern time zone.
Is 863 a toll-free number?
No. 863 is a geographic area code in Florida. Toll-free numbers in the US start with 800, 833, 844, 855, 866, 877 or 888.
Will area code 863 run out of numbers?
NANPA's latest forecast projects area code 863 to exhaust in the second quarter of 2050. Before that happens, a new area code is usually added as an overlay; existing numbers keep their code.

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