A new area code is coming to Mississippi in late 2025 and early 2026, serving counties in the northern and central parts of the state including Alcorn, Grenada, Lee, Sunflower and Yazoo. The ...

DESOTO COUNTY, Miss. - Move over, 662. There's a new area code in town. Well, in multiple towns and cities, really. A new area code has been approved for parts of North Mississippi. The area code 471 ...

A new area code will soon be implemented for the Northern and Central Mississippi counties. The Mississippi Public Service Commission approved on June 13 of 2024, the new area code to be assigned ...

The Mississippi Public Service Commission has approved a new area code, 471, which will overlay the existing 662 area code. It will not replace the 662 area code, but it will exist alongside it. This ...

JACKSON, Miss. (WDAM) - Callers will be punching in a new area code for a large a swath of Mississippi by early 2026 at the latest. Earlier this month, the Mississippi Public Service Commission ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. JACKSON, Miss. — Ten-digit phone dialing is ...

Residents in the 662 area code in northern Mississippi will be required to dial 10 digits (area code + phone number) for all local calls starting Oct. 24, 2021. On and after this date, local calls ...

Some Mississippi residents who get new phone numbers will also get a new area code.The new 471 area code will go into effect for areas in the 662 area code. The new area code will not replace the 662 ...

DESOTO COUNTY, Miss. (WMC) - The 662 area code in North Mississippi will soon have an area code overlay. Internet and telephone service providers like AT&T and TDS Telecom report that the new 471 area ...