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title: "Area code 386: Florida, United States"
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summary: "Area code 386 serves Florida, United States. Number formats, numbering rules, a live phone validator and the other codes in Florida."
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# Area code 386: Florida, United States

Area code 386 serves Florida, United States. Number formats, numbering rules, a live phone validator and the other codes in Florida.

NANPA lists 456 central office codes (prefixes) in use in area code 386, held by 48 holders across 33 rate centers.
Southern Bell Tel & Tel holds the most prefixes, 78 (17%). 77% of the prefixes are pooled, which means their thousands-blocks can belong to different companies.
The FCC unwanted-call data has 2,553 complaints on file for 1,927 numbers in 386, most often filed as "Unwanted Calls". These are consumer reports, not findings.

## Facts

- In service since: 2001-02-15
- Time zone: Eastern (E)
- Prefixes in use: 456
- Pooled prefixes: 349 (77%)
- Rate centers: 33
- Companies holding prefixes: 48
- Assignment dates on file: 2001-02-01 to 2026-03-25 (248 prefixes)
- ZIP codes in its places: 38

## Rate centers

| Rate center | Prefixes | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| DAYTONABCH | 113 | 25% |
| LAKE CITY | 36 | 8% |
| DELAND | 28 | 6% |
| FLAGLERBCH | 28 | 6% |
| PALM COAST | 25 | 5% |
| NWSMYRNBCH | 24 | 5% |
| PALATKA | 24 | 5% |
| ORANGECITY | 23 | 5% |
| 25 other rate centers | 155 | 34% |

## Carriers

| Holder | Prefixes | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Southern Bell Tel & Tel | 78 | 17% |
| New Cingular Wireless PCS | 52 | 11% |
| Onvoy | 34 | 7% |
| Windstream Florida | 34 | 7% |
| Verizon Wireless | 29 | 6% |
| Fractel | 23 | 5% |
| 42 other carriers | 206 | 45% |

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 386 in the NANPA report, was in service.
- 2001-02-15: Area code 386 went into service.

## Nearest area codes

The area codes closest to 386, measured between the centers of the ZIP code places they serve, are 324 (about 37 miles), 904 (about 40 miles), 352 (about 43 miles), 407 (about 89 miles) and 689 (about 89 miles).

## ZIP codes

38 ZIP codes fall in places that have a rate center in this area code. The places with the most are Palm Coast, FL (5 ZIP codes), Deland, FL (4 ZIP codes) and Lake City, FL (4 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

2,553 complaints for 1,927 numbers. Numbers whose latest complaint falls in each year:

- 2023: 100
- 2024: 95
- 2025: 80

## Questions

### Where is area code 386?

NANPA assigns area code 386 to Florida, United States.

### In which state does area code 386 sit?

Florida. 386 is one of 23 area codes the NANPA table assigns to the state.

### Which places does area code 386 cover?

The places with the most ZIP codes among the rate centers in 386 are Palm Coast, FL, Deland, FL and Lake City, FL. The rate center list on this page shows all of them.

### Who owns area code 386?

NANPA assigns area codes. Within 386, Southern Bell Tel & Tel holds the most prefixes, 78 prefixes or 17%.

### Which time zone does 386 use?

The NANPA NPA report lists the time zone for 386 as Eastern (E).

### What year did 386 enter service?

The NANPA NPA report gives an in-service date of 2001-02-15, so 386 has been in use since 2001.

### Does area code 386 have an overlay?

The NANPA NPA report lists no other area code in an overlay with 386.

### Which area codes are nearest to 386?

The area codes closest to 386, measured between the centers of the ZIP code places they serve, are 324 (about 37 miles), 904 (about 40 miles), 352 (about 43 miles), 407 (about 89 miles) and 689 (about 89 miles).

### How many prefixes does area code 386 have?

NANPA's report dated 2026-10-17 lists 456 prefixes in service in 386, spread over 33 rate centers and 48 holders.

### Are there complaints about 386 numbers?

The FCC data on file has 2,553 complaints for 1,927 numbers in 386. 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).