786
Area code
FL
United States geographic area code, in service since 1998-03-01. Part of the 305/645/786 overlay complex — ten-digit dialing required.
Statusin service
Introduced1998-03-01
JurisdictionFL, US
Local dialing10D
Time zoneEastern
Last verified2026-09-17
Utilization 101% of assignable prefixes assigned
As of 09/17/2026
0%800 of ~792 assignable NXX values (200–999 excl. N11)100%
Prefix-level assignment does not equal number-level exhaustion; thousands-block pooling extends capacity. First assignment on record 2001-01-04, most recent 2023-10-19.
Area codes serve rate-center geographies, not municipal boundaries. “FL” identifies the jurisdiction, not an exact city footprint.
Top assignees
Ranked by assigned prefixes · initial assignee ≠ current carrier| Rank | Assignee | Prefixes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | OMNIPOINT MIAMI E LICENSE, LLC | 176 | 22% |
| 02 | METROPCS, INC. | 105 | 13.1% |
| 03 | NEW CINGULAR WIRELESS PCS, LLC - GA | 59 | 7.4% |
| 04 | CELLCO PARTNERSHIP DBA VERIZON WIRELESS - FL | 56 | 7% |
| 05 | BELLSOUTH TELECOMM INC DBA SOUTHERN BELL TEL & TEL | 53 | 6.6% |
| 06 | ONVOY, LLC - FL | 48 | 6% |
| 07 | BANDWIDTH.COM CLEC, LLC - FL | 47 | 5.9% |
| 08 | PAETEC ITEL, LLC | 41 | 5.1% |
| 09 | LEVEL 3 COMMUNICATIONS, LLC - FL | 33 | 4.1% |
| 10 | TELEPORT COMMUNICATIONS AMERICA, LLC - FL | 20 | 2.5% |
Important: these are initial assignees from NANPA CO-code records — the carrier a prefix was originally assigned to. Because of number portability, the current serving carrier of any individual number may differ.
Change history
Recorded events for this NPA- 1998-03-01Area code 786 entered service (created from 305).
Planning letters & orders
Primary documents| Date | Document | Subject |
|---|---|---|
| 2022-04-14 | PL-588 ↗ | NPA 645 to Overlay NPA 305/786 (Florida) |
| 2014-08-29 | PL-468 ↗ | Expansion of the Concentrated NPA 786 Overlay with NPA 305 (Florida) |
| 2001-07-12 | PL-287 ↗ | Permissive Seven or Ten Digit Dialing 305 NPA (Keys Area) |
| 1998-03-06 | PL-116 ↗ | NANP-Concentrated Overlay of 305 Numbering Plan Areas (NPA) in Florida |