Area codes 601 and 769

Region covered by area codes 601 and 769

Area codes 601 and 769 are the telephone area codes for central Mississippi.

The main area code, 601, was one of the original area codes implemented in 1947, and originally covered all of Mississippi. In 1997, area code 228 was created for the Mississippi Gulf Coast area. In 1999, area code 662 was created in the northern half of Mississippi.

The 1999 split was intended as a long-term solution, but within five years 601 was close to exhaustion due to the proliferation of cell phones, particularly in the Jackson area. In 2005, Mississippi's first overlay area code, 769, was approved for use to overlay 601. Ten-digit dialing became mandatory in central Mississippi later that year.

Cities covered by area code 601/769

• Bolton, Mississippi
• Brandon, Mississippi
• Braxton, Mississippi
• Brookhaven, Mississippi
• Canton, Mississippi
• Carthage, Mississippi
• Clinton, Mississippi
• Columbia, Mississippi
• Conehatta, Mississippi
• Crystal Springs, Mississippi
• Decatur, Mississippi
• Edwards, Mississippi
• Florence, Mississippi
• Flowood, Mississippi
• Forest, Mississippi
• Hattiesburg, Mississippi
• Hazlehurst, Mississippi
• Jackson, Mississippi
• Laurel, Mississippi
• Lucedale, Mississippi
• Lumberton, Mississippi
• Madison, Mississippi
• Magee, Mississippi
• Magnolia, Mississippi
• McComb, Mississippi
• Mendenhall, Mississippi
• Meridian, Mississippi
• Monticello, Mississippi
• Mount Olive, Mississippi
• Morton, Mississippi
• Natchez, Mississippi
• Newton, Mississippi
• Ovett, Mississippi
• Pearl, Mississippi
• Pelahatchie, Mississippi
• Petal, Mississippi
• Philadelphia, Mississippi
• Picayune, Mississippi
• Poplarville, Mississippi
• Port Gibson, Mississippi
• Prentiss, Mississippi
• Puckett, Mississippi
• Purvis, Mississippi
• Quitman, Mississippi
• Raleigh, Mississippi
• Raymond, Mississippi
• Richland, Mississippi
• Ridgeland, Mississippi
• Terry, Mississippi
• Tylertown, Mississippi
• Utica, Mississippi
• Vicksburg, Mississippi
• Washington, Mississippi
• Waynesboro, Mississippi
• Wesson, Mississippi
• Wiggins, Mississippi

References

• Area code history. AreaCode-Info.com.
• Bellsouth.com

External links

• NANPA Area Code Map of Mississippi
• List of exchanges from AreaCodeDownload.com, 601 Area Code
• List of exchanges from AreaCodeDownload.com, 769 Area Code