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title: "Area code 772: Florida, United States"
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summary: "Area code 772 serves Florida, United States. Number formats, numbering rules, a live phone validator and the other codes in Florida."
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# Area code 772: Florida, United States

Area code 772 serves Florida, United States. Number formats, numbering rules, a live phone validator and the other codes in Florida.

NANPA lists 312 central office codes (prefixes) in use in area code 772, held by 34 holders across 8 rate centers.
Southern Bell Tel & Tel holds the most prefixes, 67 (21%). 75% of the prefixes are pooled, which means their thousands-blocks can belong to different companies.
The FCC unwanted-call data has 1,432 complaints on file for 1,117 numbers in 772, most often filed as "Unwanted Calls". These are consumer reports, not findings.

## Facts

- In service since: 2002-02-11
- Time zone: Eastern (E)
- Prefixes in use: 312
- Pooled prefixes: 234 (75%)
- Rate centers: 8
- Companies holding prefixes: 34
- Assignment dates on file: 2001-01-24 to 2026-03-20 (175 prefixes)
- ZIP codes in its places: 31

## Rate centers

| Rate center | Prefixes | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| PTST LUCIE | 79 | 25% |
| VERO BEACH | 61 | 20% |
| STUART | 51 | 16% |
| FORTPIERCE | 50 | 16% |
| SEBASTIAN | 26 | 8% |
| HOBE SOUND | 20 | 6% |
| JENSEN BCH | 19 | 6% |
| INDIANTOWN | 6 | 2% |

## Carriers

| Holder | Prefixes | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Southern Bell Tel & Tel | 67 | 21% |
| Verizon Wireless | 29 | 9% |
| Metropcs | 25 | 8% |
| New Cingular Wireless PCS | 24 | 8% |
| Omnipoint Miami E License | 22 | 7% |
| Onvoy | 21 | 7% |
| 28 other carriers | 124 | 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

- 1996-05-13: Area code 561, named as the parent of 772 in the NANPA report, was in service.
- 2002-02-11: Area code 772 went into service.

## Nearest area codes

The area codes closest to 772, measured between the centers of the ZIP code places they serve, are 561 (about 66 miles), 728 (about 67 miles), 863 (about 79 miles), 321 (about 85 miles) and 407 (about 92 miles).

## ZIP codes

31 ZIP codes fall in places that have a rate center in this area code. The places with the most are Fort Pierce, FL (11 ZIP codes), Vero Beach, FL (10 ZIP codes) and Stuart, 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

1,432 complaints for 1,117 numbers. Numbers whose latest complaint falls in each year:

- 2023: 65
- 2024: 75
- 2025: 62

## Questions

### Where is area code 772?

NANPA assigns area code 772 to Florida, United States.

### In which state does area code 772 sit?

Florida. 772 is one of 23 area codes the NANPA table assigns to the state.

### Which places does area code 772 cover?

The places with the most ZIP codes among the rate centers in 772 are Fort Pierce, FL, Vero Beach, FL and Stuart, FL. The rate center list on this page shows all of them.

### Who owns area code 772?

NANPA assigns area codes. Within 772, Southern Bell Tel & Tel holds the most prefixes, 67 prefixes or 21%.

### Which time zone does 772 use?

The NANPA NPA report lists the time zone for 772 as Eastern (E).

### What year did 772 enter service?

The NANPA NPA report gives an in-service date of 2002-02-11, so 772 has been in use since 2002.

### Does area code 772 have an overlay?

The NANPA NPA report lists no other area code in an overlay with 772.

### Which area codes are nearest to 772?

The area codes closest to 772, measured between the centers of the ZIP code places they serve, are 561 (about 66 miles), 728 (about 67 miles), 863 (about 79 miles), 321 (about 85 miles) and 407 (about 92 miles).

### How many prefixes does area code 772 have?

NANPA's report dated 2026-10-17 lists 312 prefixes in service in 772, spread over 8 rate centers and 34 holders.

### Are there complaints about 772 numbers?

The FCC data on file has 1,432 complaints for 1,117 numbers in 772. 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).