727
Area code
Statusin service
Introduced1998-07-01
JurisdictionFL, US
Local dialing7D
Time zoneEastern
Last verified2026-09-17
Utilization 82.1% of assignable prefixes assigned
As of 09/17/2026
0%650 of ~792 assignable NXX values (200–999 excl. N11)100%
Prefix-level assignment does not equal number-level exhaustion; thousands-block pooling extends capacity. First assignment on record 2001-01-04, most recent 2026-09-11.
Area codes serve rate-center geographies, not municipal boundaries. “FL” identifies the jurisdiction, not an exact city footprint.
Top assignees
Ranked by assigned prefixes · initial assignee ≠ current carrier| Rank | Assignee | Prefixes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | FRONTIER FLORIDA LLC DBA FRONTIER COMM OF FLORIDA | 207 | 31.8% |
| 02 | CELLCO PARTNERSHIP DBA VERIZON WIRELESS - FL | 79 | 12.2% |
| 03 | AERIAL COMMUNICATIONS, INC. | 55 | 8.5% |
| 04 | ONVOY, LLC - FL | 38 | 5.8% |
| 05 | NEW CINGULAR WIRELESS PCS, LLC - GA | 37 | 5.7% |
| 06 | MCI WORLDCOM COMMUNICATIONS, INC. - FL | 27 | 4.2% |
| 07 | LEVEL 3 COMMUNICATIONS, LLC - FL | 23 | 3.5% |
| 08 | PAETEC ITEL, LLC | 22 | 3.4% |
| 09 | METROPCS, INC. | 22 | 3.4% |
| 10 | BANDWIDTH.COM CLEC, LLC - FL | 18 | 2.8% |
Important: these are initial assignees from NANPA CO-code records — the carrier a prefix was originally assigned to. Because of number portability, the current serving carrier of any individual number may differ.
Change history
Recorded events for this NPA- 1998-07-01Area code 727 entered service (created from 813).
Planning letters & orders
Primary documents| Date | Document | Subject |
|---|---|---|
| 1998-07-29 | PL-133 ↗ | Reminder notification for Numbering Plan Area (NPA) 813 (Florida) Permissive dialing beginning July 1, 1998 |
| 1998-04-21 | PL-121 ↗ | NANP Split of 813 (Florida) Numbering Plan Area (NPA); This supersedes PL-NANP-109 that advised of an 813 NPA Overlay. |
| 1998-01-06 | PL-109 ↗ | NANP-Overlay of 813 (Florida) Numbering Plan Area (NPA) |