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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

JACKSON, Miss. (WLOX) - The Mississippi Public Service Commission has announced that a new area code has been approved to be assigned to the same area occupied by the 662 code. At some point in the ...