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title: "Area code 954: Florida, United States"
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summary: "Area code 954 serves Florida, United States. Number formats, numbering rules, a live phone validator and the other codes in Florida."
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# Area code 954: Florida, United States

Area code 954 serves Florida, United States. Number formats, numbering rules, a live phone validator and the other codes in Florida.

NANPA lists 775 central office codes (prefixes) in use in area code 954, held by 34 holders across 6 rate centers.
The largest rate center is FTLAUDERDL, with 466 prefixes (60%).
Southern Bell Tel & Tel holds the most prefixes, 273 (35%). 58% of the prefixes are pooled, which means their thousands-blocks can belong to different companies.
The FCC unwanted-call data has 5,307 complaints on file for 3,387 numbers in 954, most often filed as "Unwanted Calls". These are consumer reports, not findings.

## Facts

- In service since: 1995-09-11
- Time zone: Eastern (E)
- Assigned overlays: 754 (2001-08-01)
- Prefixes in use: 775
- Pooled prefixes: 448 (58%)
- Rate centers: 6
- Companies holding prefixes: 34
- Assignment dates on file: 2001-01-26 to 2026-06-30 (202 prefixes)
- ZIP codes in its places: 13

## Rate centers

| Rate center | Prefixes | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| FTLAUDERDL | 466 | 60% |
| HOLLYWOOD | 121 | 16% |
| DEERFLDBCH | 74 | 10% |
| POMPANOBCH | 74 | 10% |
| CORAL SPG | 39 | 5% |
| XXXXXXXXXX | 1 | <1% |

## Carriers

| Holder | Prefixes | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Southern Bell Tel & Tel | 273 | 35% |
| Omnipoint Miami E License | 81 | 10% |
| New Cingular Wireless PCS | 74 | 10% |
| Paetec Itel | 57 | 7% |
| Verizon Wireless | 36 | 5% |
| Mcimetro Access Transmission Services | 32 | 4% |
| 28 other carriers | 222 | 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

- 1947-01-01: Area code 305, named as the parent of 954 in the NANPA report, was in service.
- 1995-09-11: Area code 954 went into service.
- 2001-08-01: Area code 754 went into service as an overlay in the same area as 954.

## Nearest area codes

The area codes closest to 954, measured between the centers of the ZIP code places they serve, are 305 (about 19 miles), 645 (about 19 miles), 786 (about 19 miles), 728 (about 35 miles) and 561 (about 36 miles).

## ZIP codes

13 ZIP codes fall in places that have a rate center in this area code. The places with the most are Hollywood, FL (13 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

5,307 complaints for 3,387 numbers. Numbers whose latest complaint falls in each year:

- 2023: 135
- 2024: 175
- 2025: 184

## Questions

### Where is area code 954?

NANPA assigns area code 954 to Florida, United States.

### In which state does area code 954 sit?

Florida. 954 is one of 23 area codes the NANPA table assigns to the state.

### Which places does area code 954 cover?

The places with the most ZIP codes among the rate centers in 954 are Hollywood, FL. The rate center list on this page shows all of them.

### Who owns area code 954?

NANPA assigns area codes. Within 954, Southern Bell Tel & Tel holds the most prefixes, 273 prefixes or 35%.

### Which time zone does 954 use?

The NANPA NPA report lists the time zone for 954 as Eastern (E).

### What year did 954 enter service?

The NANPA NPA report gives an in-service date of 1995-09-11, so 954 has been in use since 1995.

### Does area code 954 have an overlay?

Yes. 754 (in service 2001-08-01) shares the same area with 954, so numbers from all of them are local to each other.

### Which area codes are nearest to 954?

The area codes closest to 954, measured between the centers of the ZIP code places they serve, are 305 (about 19 miles), 645 (about 19 miles), 786 (about 19 miles), 728 (about 35 miles) and 561 (about 36 miles).

### How many prefixes does area code 954 have?

NANPA's report dated 2026-10-17 lists 775 prefixes in service in 954, spread over 6 rate centers and 34 holders.

### Are there complaints about 954 numbers?

The FCC data on file has 5,307 complaints for 3,387 numbers in 954. 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).