Area Code Box

Area code 863

Where is area code 863?

Lakeland, Winter Haven and Avon Park, Florida

Local time: … (Eastern Time)

StateFlorida
CountryUnited States
Main citiesLakeland, Winter Haven and Avon Park
Time zoneEastern Time
Overlay area codesNone
In service since1999 (created from 941)
Assigned prefixes471
Dialing format(863) XXX-XXXX · +1 863 XXX XXXX from abroad

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Cities and towns in area code 863

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Phone companies in area code 863

The carriers that hold the most 863 prefixes. People can move their number to another carrier, so this shows who first issued a number, not who serves it today.

PrefixesCarrier
78Frontier Comm of Florida
46Centurylink of Florida, INC. (united) (Lumen)
45Verizon Wireless
36New Cingular Wireless PCS (AT&T)
31Aerial Communications (T-Mobile)
25Onvoy
21Paetec Itel
18Metropcs Networks (T-Mobile)

All 471 prefixes in area code 863

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Questions

Where is area code 863?
Area code 863 is in Florida. It serves Lakeland, Winter Haven, Avon Park, Lake Wales and Davenport and 20 other cities and towns.
What time zone is area code 863 in?
Area code 863 uses Eastern Time.
Is a call from area code 863 a scam?
The area code alone doesn’t tell you. Most calls from 863 are ordinary local calls, but scammers can fake (“spoof”) any number. If you don’t recognize a 863 number, let it go to voicemail.
When did area code 863 start?
863 went into service in 1999. It was created from area code 941.
Can a 863 number be outside Florida?
Yes. People keep their numbers when they move and when they switch to mobile or internet phone services, so a 863 caller can be anywhere.

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