WTSP

Running out of 813: Tampa is getting another area code

HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, Fla — Tampa’s population is booming – and they're aren't enough telephone numbers to go around. The Florida Public Service Commission announced Tuesday the current supply of 813 ...
Tallahassee Democrat

New area code approved for Tampa area

An additional area code, the state’s 20th, was approved for the Tampa region Tuesday as numbers in the decades-old 813 area code are running out. The Florida Public Service Commission voted, without ...
WTSP

Here's why you may need to start 10-digit dialing in the Tampa Bay area

TAMPA, Fla. — Some major dialing changes are coming to callers in the Tampa Bay area. In order to make way for the new National Suicide Prevention Lifeline number and a new area code in the 813 region ...
Yahoo

‘813 Day:’ The history of the 813 area code

FOX 13’s Lloyd Sowers examines the history of the 813 area code, which was Florida’s second area code and has now existed for more than 70 years. Yahoo Sports ...