Area codes / Mississippi

Mississippi area codes

Mississippi has 5 area codes in service, in the Central time zone. Pick one for a local business number your Mississippi customers recognize.

Every Mississippi area code

Mississippi area codes with time zone, overlays, and year in service
Area codeTime zoneOverlaid withIn service since
228 Central None 1997
471 Central 662 2026
601 Central 769 1947
662 Central 471 1999
769 Central 601 2005

Picking a Mississippi area code

601 is among the original area codes created in 1947. 4 Mississippi area codes share their region with an overlay, so a new number there may come in either code; both ring the same area, and calls within it are dialed with all ten digits.

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  2. Confirm your business and its 911 address, and get a local number on the spot. Bringing your own number? You answer on a temporary one while it moves over, for free.
  3. Choose where calls ring, write what callers hear, invite your team, and register for texting. Then answer in the browser, the iPhone and Android apps, or a desk phone. How it works has the details.

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Area code data from NANPA, file of October 24, 2026.