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863 Area Code

Area Code Overview

Area code 863 is a geographic telephone area code in Florida that went into service on September 20, 1999. The geographic regions covered by this area code overlay has a population of approximately 1,180,292.

Overlay and Dialing Rules

  • Area Code: 863
  • State: Florida
  • Type: General Purpose Code
  • In Service Date: September 20, 1999
  • Overlay Complex: 863
  • Local Dialing Plan: This area does not require you to dial the area code when calling locally.

Estimated Number of Assigned Phone Numbers in Area Code 863

This area code is ranked 238th out of 363 nationwide in estimated assigned phone numbers. Within the state territory it serves, it is ranked 14th out of 23.

3,762,000

Estimated Service-Type Mix of Assigned Phone Numbers in Area Code 863

Total assigned 3,762,000
Wireless
1,350,000 assigned
35.89%
Wireline and VoIP
1,952,000 assigned
51.89%
Other / Unclassified
460,000 assigned
12.23%

Estimated Share of Wireless Numbers Originally Assigned to Each Carrier in Area Code 863

Estimated assigned wireless phone numbers: 1,350,000

Numbers may later be ported to another carrier, but this chart reflects original number assignment, not current subscriber share.

T-Mobile 397,000 (29.41%)
Verizon Wireless 323,000 (23.93%)
AT&T Wireless 317,000 (23.48%)
AERIAL COMMUNICATIONS, INC. 313,000 (23.19%)

Estimated Share of Wireline and VoIP Numbers Originally Assigned to Each Carrier in Area Code 863

Estimated assigned wireline and VoIP phone numbers: 1,952,000

Onvoy 496,000 (25.41%)
Verizon 455,000 (23.31%)
Lumen 239,000 (12.24%)
Bandwidth 208,000 (10.66%)
BHN IP ENABLED SERVICES, LLC 110,000 (5.64%)
Spectrum 95,000 (4.87%)
Peerless Network 68,000 (3.48%)
MCI WORLDCOM COMMUNICATIONS, INC. - FL 64,000 (3.28%)
Comcast Business 51,000 (2.61%)
PAETEC ITEL, LLC 42,000 (2.15%)
Telnyx 33,000 (1.69%)
TERRA NOVA TELECOM, INC. - FL 32,000 (1.64%)

Other / Unclassified Assigned Numbering in Area Code 863

Estimated assigned other or unclassified phone numbers: 460,000

NOVUS COMMUNICATIONS, INC. - FL 90,000 (19.57%)
IP HORIZON LLC 84,000 (18.26%)
HD CARRIER LLC 58,000 (12.61%)
SPOK, INC. 50,000 (10.87%)
CORETEL FLORIDA, INC. - FL 36,000 (7.83%)
TELEPORT COMMUNICATIONS AMERICA, LLC - FL 35,000 (7.61%)
GLOBALSTAR USA, INC. 30,000 (6.52%)
ABC PAGING CITY BEEPERS, INC. 20,000 (4.35%)
INVOXIO INCORPORATED 16,000 (3.48%)
FRACTEL, LLC 15,000 (3.26%)
TON80 COMMUNICATIONS, LLC 11,000 (2.39%)
SHELCOMM 10,000 (2.17%)

Cities and Towns in Area Code 863

Arcadia, Florida Avon Park, Florida Bartow, Florida Bowling Green, Florida Clewiston, Florida Fort Meade, Florida Frostproof, Florida Haines City, Florida Indian Lakes, Florida Labelle, Florida Lake Placid, Florida Lake Wales, Florida Lakeland, Florida Moore Haven, Florida Mulberry, Florida Okeechobee, Florida Poinciana, Florida Polk City, Florida Sebring, Florida Wauchula, Florida Winter Haven, Florida Zolfo Spring, Florida

How These Figures Were Built

These figures are estimates based on public phone-number assignment records. They are meant to show the likely mix of assigned phone numbers associated with area code 863, not live customer counts.

Some providers may have assigned phone numbers tied to this area code even if they do not actively market or sell service locally. These figures reflect public number-assignment records, not confirmed local service availability.

They also do not reflect number portability at the individual phone-number level, so some numbers may now be used on a different network or by a different provider than the original assignment records suggest.

Population data and locality matching provided by GeoNames.

Last refreshed: April 15, 2026 6:22 pm