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Area codes 601 and 769

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Despite the state's relatively stagnant population growth, 601 was close to exhaustion by the mid-1990s due to the proliferation of cell phones and pagers. In 1997, the far southeastern tip of the state, including
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The 1999 split was intended as a long-term solution, but within five years, 601 was close to exhaustion due to the proliferation of cell phones, particularly in the
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was created when 769 was approved as the second area code for the 601 numbering plan area. Ten-digit dialing became mandatory in central Mississippi.
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was created in the northern half of Mississippi, including the Mississippi side of the Memphis area.
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assigned in 1947. Until 1997, it served the entire state of Mississippi.
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area. In 2006, Mississippi's first and (currently) only
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The numbering plan area includes the following cities:
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Area code 601

area codes
North American Numbering Plan
Mississippi
original North American area codes
Biloxi
area code 228
area code 662
Jackson
overlay complex
Bolton
Brandon
Braxton
Brookhaven
Canton
Carthage
Clinton
Columbia
Conehatta
Crystal Springs
Decatur
Edwards
Florence
Flowood
Forest
Hattiesburg
Hazlehurst
Jackson
Laurel

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