The Florida Public Service Commission has received a proposal to create a new area code in Jacksonville and nearby communities that have used the 904 area code for decades.
The reason: With increasing population and growing demands of cell phones and other technology, the region covered by the 904 area code could run out of available phone numbers in 2024, according to the proposal filed last week by the North American Numbering Plan Administrator, an organization that oversees area codes.
“All existing customers would retain their current area code in the overlay area and would not have to change their telephone numbers,” the proposal said. “However, 10-digit local dialing by all customers within and between in the affected area would be required.”The proposal is the latest in a series of similar moves as phone numbers get gobbled up across the state. The Public Service Commission on Feb.
The utility regulatory commission in December approved a new area code in Palm Beach County and in recent years approved new codes in Central Florida, Northwest Florida and the Tampa Bay region.The 904 area code has been used since 1965 and includes communities such as Jacksonville, St. Augustine, Fernandina Beach, Orange Park, Macclenny and Starke.
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