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title: "Area code 727: Florida, United States"
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summary: "Area code 727 serves Florida, United States. Number formats, numbering rules, a live phone validator and the other codes in Florida."
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# Area code 727: Florida, United States

Area code 727 serves Florida, United States. Number formats, numbering rules, a live phone validator and the other codes in Florida.

NANPA lists 622 central office codes (prefixes) in use in area code 727, held by 33 holders across 5 rate centers.
The largest rate center is CLEARWATER, with 306 prefixes (49%).
Frontier Comm Of Florida holds the most prefixes, 207 (33%). 67% of the prefixes are pooled, which means their thousands-blocks can belong to different companies.
The FCC unwanted-call data has 3,894 complaints on file for 2,871 numbers in 727, most often filed as "Unwanted Calls". These are consumer reports, not findings.

## Facts

- In service since: 1998-07-01
- Time zone: Eastern (E)
- Prefixes in use: 622
- Pooled prefixes: 414 (67%)
- Rate centers: 5
- Companies holding prefixes: 33
- Assignment dates on file: 2001-01-04 to 2026-08-12 (248 prefixes)
- ZIP codes in its places: 16

## Rate centers

| Rate center | Prefixes | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| CLEARWATER | 306 | 49% |
| STPETERSBG | 165 | 27% |
| NWPTRICHEY | 84 | 14% |
| TARPON SPG | 35 | 6% |
| HUDSON | 32 | 5% |

## Carriers

| Holder | Prefixes | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Frontier Comm Of Florida | 207 | 33% |
| Verizon Wireless | 79 | 13% |
| Aerial Communications | 55 | 9% |
| New Cingular Wireless PCS | 37 | 6% |
| Onvoy | 36 | 6% |
| MCI Worldcom Communications | 27 | 4% |
| 27 other carriers | 181 | 29% |

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

- 1953-01-01: Area code 813, named as the parent of 727 in the NANPA report, was in service.
- 1998-07-01: Area code 727 went into service.

## Nearest area codes

The area codes closest to 727, measured between the centers of the ZIP code places they serve, are 813 (about 18 miles), 656 (about 36 miles), 941 (about 57 miles), 863 (about 70 miles) and 352 (about 80 miles).

## ZIP codes

16 ZIP codes fall in places that have a rate center in this area code. The places with the most are Clearwater, FL (13 ZIP codes) and Hudson, FL (3 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

3,894 complaints for 2,871 numbers. Numbers whose latest complaint falls in each year:

- 2023: 183
- 2024: 153
- 2025: 146

## Questions

### Where is area code 727?

NANPA assigns area code 727 to Florida, United States.

### In which state does area code 727 sit?

Florida. 727 is one of 23 area codes the NANPA table assigns to the state.

### Which places does area code 727 cover?

The places with the most ZIP codes among the rate centers in 727 are Clearwater, FL and Hudson, FL. The rate center list on this page shows all of them.

### Who owns area code 727?

NANPA assigns area codes. Within 727, Frontier Comm Of Florida holds the most prefixes, 207 prefixes or 33%.

### Which time zone does 727 use?

The NANPA NPA report lists the time zone for 727 as Eastern (E).

### What year did 727 enter service?

The NANPA NPA report gives an in-service date of 1998-07-01, so 727 has been in use since 1998.

### Does area code 727 have an overlay?

The NANPA NPA report lists no other area code in an overlay with 727.

### Which area codes are nearest to 727?

The area codes closest to 727, measured between the centers of the ZIP code places they serve, are 813 (about 18 miles), 656 (about 36 miles), 941 (about 57 miles), 863 (about 70 miles) and 352 (about 80 miles).

### How many prefixes does area code 727 have?

NANPA's report dated 2026-10-17 lists 622 prefixes in service in 727, spread over 5 rate centers and 33 holders.

### Are there complaints about 727 numbers?

The FCC data on file has 3,894 complaints for 2,871 numbers in 727. 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).