Area codes 754 and 954

Area codes 754 and 954 are the area codes for Broward County, Florida, U.S.

The 954 code went into service on September 11, 1995, for all telephones within Broward County, Florida, in the Miami metropolitan area. The area code was split from area code 305, which had been used since the introduction of the area code system in 1947.

In November 2000, the Florida Public Service Commission approved the use of an overlay area code to service Broward County, after a telecommunications industry group sought alternatives to relieve the strain on the county. It was projected that area code 954 was to be exhausted by third quarter of 2002. The North American Numbering Plan Administration announced on December 4, 2000 that number 754 was assigned to Broward County.[1] The area code was activated on August 1, 2001[2] and began use on April 1, 2002.[3] The second area code made ten-digit dialing mandatory. 954 numbers are usually given to public service numbers such as public offices in Broward County, but if there aren't any more 954 numbers, a 754 number will be issued instead. The Broward County School Board took advantage of the new 754 area code and changed all their numbers and took the exchanges for 321, 322, 323.

Upon activation, area code 954 had the distinction of being the only area code in the state of Florida to encompass only one county.

Rapper 954, who has heritage in the Broward County area, uses the area code as his stage name.

Spirit Air, whose main hub is Hollywood-Fort Lauderdale International Airport, uses flight 954 for their flight from Las Vegas to Fort Lauderdale.

Notable cities within 754 and 954 are Fort Lauderdale, Sunrise, Hollywood, Weston, Pompano Beach, Coral Springs, and Pembroke Pines.

See also

Rapper 954 also pronounced Nine Fi Fo, resides from the greater Ft Lauderdale area and 954 area code. The rapper was raped in his local home by two attackers in 2010.

References

  1. ^ "Area Code Relief Planned for Southeast Florida". North American Numbering Plan Administration. 2000-12-04. http://www.nanpa.com/press_releases/pr_120400.html. Retrieved 2007-01-08. 
  2. ^ North American Numbering Plan Administration (NANPA) (2001-08-04). "NPA 754 To Overlay NPA 954 (Southeast Florida)" (PDF). http://www.nanpa.com/pdf/pl-nanp-291.pdf. Retrieved 2007-01-08. 
  3. ^ Ostrow, Nicole (2002-03-26). "No Joke: 10-Digit Dialing at Hand". Sun-Sentinel: p. Local 1A. http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/sun_sentinel/access/111548810.html?dids=111548810:111548810&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&date=Mar+26%2C+2002&author=Nicole+Ostrow+Business+Writer&pub=South+Florida+Sun+-+Sentinel&edition=&startpage=1.A&desc=NO+JOKE%3A+10-DIGIT+DIALING+AT+HAND+. Retrieved 2007-01-08. 

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Florida area codes: 239, 305, 321, 352, 386, 407, 561, 727, 754, 772, 786, 813, 850, 863, 904, 941, 954
North: 561
West: 239, 863 area code 754/954 East: 242, Atlantic Ocean
South: 305/786
Bahamas area codes: 242