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title: "Area code 352: Florida, United States"
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summary: "Area code 352 serves Florida, United States. Number formats, numbering rules, a live phone validator and the other codes in Florida."
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# Area code 352: Florida, United States

Area code 352 serves Florida, United States. Number formats, numbering rules, a live phone validator and the other codes in Florida.

NANPA lists 706 central office codes (prefixes) in use in area code 352, held by 48 holders across 48 rate centers.
Centurylink Of Florida, INC. (united) holds the most prefixes, 101 (14%). 75% of the prefixes are pooled, which means their thousands-blocks can belong to different companies.
The FCC unwanted-call data has 3,277 complaints on file for 2,424 numbers in 352, most often filed as "Unwanted Calls". These are consumer reports, not findings.

## Facts

- In service since: 1995-12-03
- Time zone: Eastern (E)
- Prefixes in use: 706
- Pooled prefixes: 533 (75%)
- Rate centers: 48
- Companies holding prefixes: 48
- Assignment dates on file: 2001-03-22 to 2026-06-03 (390 prefixes)
- ZIP codes in its places: 71

## Rate centers

| Rate center | Prefixes | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| GAINESVL | 124 | 18% |
| OCALA | 91 | 13% |
| LEESBURG | 52 | 7% |
| BROOKSVL | 46 | 7% |
| WEEKICHSPG | 28 | 4% |
| INVERNESS | 23 | 3% |
| CRYSTALRIV | 21 | 3% |
| CLERMONT | 20 | 3% |
| 40 other rate centers | 301 | 43% |

## Carriers

| Holder | Prefixes | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Centurylink Of Florida, INC. (united) | 101 | 14% |
| Verizon Wireless | 77 | 11% |
| Southern Bell Tel & Tel | 71 | 10% |
| New Cingular Wireless PCS | 67 | 9% |
| Onvoy | 53 | 8% |
| Aerial Communications | 52 | 7% |
| 42 other carriers | 285 | 40% |

A prefix holder is the company a code was assigned to, not necessarily a number's current carrier, because numbers can be ported to another company.

## History

- 1965-07-11: Area code 904, named as the parent of 352 in the NANPA report, was in service.
- 1995-12-03: Area code 352 went into service.

## Nearest area codes

The area codes closest to 352, measured between the centers of the ZIP code places they serve, are 386 (about 43 miles), 407 (about 63 miles), 689 (about 63 miles), 321 (about 71 miles) and 656 (about 73 miles).

## ZIP codes

71 ZIP codes fall in places that have a rate center in this area code. The places with the most are Ocala, FL (14 ZIP codes), Clermont, FL (5 ZIP codes) and Dunnellon, FL (5 ZIP codes). A ZIP code and an area code are unrelated systems, so a ZIP code can sit in more than one area code and an area code spans many ZIP codes.

## Complaints on file

3,277 complaints for 2,424 numbers. Numbers whose latest complaint falls in each year:

- 2023: 155
- 2024: 108
- 2025: 95

## Questions

### Where is area code 352?

NANPA assigns area code 352 to Florida, United States.

### In which state does area code 352 sit?

Florida. 352 is one of 23 area codes the NANPA table assigns to the state.

### Which places does area code 352 cover?

The places with the most ZIP codes among the rate centers in 352 are Ocala, FL, Clermont, FL and Dunnellon, FL. The rate center list on this page shows all of them.

### Who owns area code 352?

NANPA assigns area codes. Within 352, Centurylink Of Florida, INC. (united) holds the most prefixes, 101 prefixes or 14%.

### Which time zone does 352 use?

The NANPA NPA report lists the time zone for 352 as Eastern (E).

### What year did 352 enter service?

The NANPA NPA report gives an in-service date of 1995-12-03, so 352 has been in use since 1995.

### Does area code 352 have an overlay?

The NANPA NPA report lists no other area code in an overlay with 352.

### Which area codes are nearest to 352?

The area codes closest to 352, measured between the centers of the ZIP code places they serve, are 386 (about 43 miles), 407 (about 63 miles), 689 (about 63 miles), 321 (about 71 miles) and 656 (about 73 miles).

### How many prefixes does area code 352 have?

NANPA's report dated 2026-10-17 lists 706 prefixes in service in 352, spread over 48 rate centers and 48 holders.

### Are there complaints about 352 numbers?

The FCC data on file has 3,277 complaints for 2,424 numbers in 352. They are unverified consumer reports. A number with no complaints on file is not proven safe.

Sources: NANPA central office code report dated 2026-10-17; NANPA NPA report dated 2026-10-18; FCC unwanted-call complaints, data fetched 2026-10-17; ZIP code places from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0).