Area Code Overview

Area code 727 is a geographic telephone area code in Florida that went into service on July 1, 1998. The geographic regions covered by this area code overlay has a population of approximately 1,382,130.

Overlay and Dialing Rules

Area Code: 727
State: Florida
Type: General Purpose Code
In Service Date: July 1, 1998
Overlay Complex: 727
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 727

This area code is ranked 166th out of 363 nationwide in estimated assigned phone numbers. Within the state territory it serves, it is ranked 10th out of 23.

5,289,000

Estimated Service-Type Mix of Assigned Phone Numbers in Area Code 727

Total assigned 5,289,000

Wireless

2,036,000 assigned

38.50%

Wireline and VoIP

2,950,000 assigned

55.78%

Other / Unclassified

303,000 assigned

5.73%

Estimated Share of Wireless Numbers Originally Assigned to Each Carrier in Area Code 727

Estimated assigned wireless phone numbers: 2,036,000

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

Verizon Wireless 723,000 (35.51%)

AERIAL COMMUNICATIONS, INC. 582,000 (28.59%)

AT&T Wireless 387,000 (19.01%)

T-Mobile 344,000 (16.90%)

Estimated Share of Wireline and VoIP Numbers Originally Assigned to Each Carrier in Area Code 727

Estimated assigned wireline and VoIP phone numbers: 2,950,000

Verizon 1,340,000 (45.42%)

Onvoy 509,000 (17.25%)

Bandwidth 289,000 (9.80%)

BHN IP ENABLED SERVICES, LLC 244,000 (8.27%)

Lumen 117,000 (3.97%)

MCI WORLDCOM COMMUNICATIONS, INC. - FL 111,000 (3.76%)

Spectrum 107,000 (3.63%)

PAETEC ITEL, LLC 54,000 (1.83%)

Peerless Network 52,000 (1.76%)

YMAX COMMUNICATIONS CORP. - FL 43,000 (1.46%)

Telnyx 24,000 (0.81%)

Vonage 14,000 (0.47%)

Other / Unclassified Assigned Numbering in Area Code 727

Estimated assigned other or unclassified phone numbers: 303,000

SPOK, INC. 70,000 (23.10%)

TELEPORT COMMUNICATIONS AMERICA, LLC - FL 53,000 (17.49%)

HD CARRIER LLC 36,000 (11.88%)

ABC PAGING CITY BEEPERS, INC. 30,000 (9.90%)

AMERICAN MESSAGING SERVICES, LLC 30,000 (9.90%)

IP HORIZON LLC 29,000 (9.57%)

CORETEL FLORIDA, INC. - FL 20,000 (6.60%)

FRACTEL, LLC 14,000 (4.62%)

SHELCOMM 10,000 (3.30%)

INVOXIO INCORPORATED 5,000 (1.65%)

TON80 COMMUNICATIONS, LLC 5,000 (1.65%)

BARR TELL USA, INC. - FL 1,000 (0.33%)

Cities and Towns in Area Code 727

Clearwater, Florida Hudson, Florida New Port Richey, Florida Saint Petersburg, Florida Tarpon Springs, 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 727, 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