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Area code
448
In service
United States · since 2021

Panhandle (overlay)

All-services overlay of area code 850, serving the same Florida Panhandle geography. Introduced to relieve exhaustion of 850, which ran out of central office codes in May 2021.

The essentials Numbering data · NumberResearch · as of 2026-09-18
Place
Panhandle (overlay)
Type
geographic
Status
in service
In service since
2021
Projected exhaust
2057 Q3

Status, dates and counts are read from NumberResearch (NANPA / CNAC / FCC records). Assignment records show initial assignees, not the carrier serving a number today.

A · Where it is

Where 448 is

Florida Panhandle (Northwest Florida) — same footprint as 850.

Communities served wholly or partly by 448:

PensacolaTallahasseePanama City

Shares the entire 850 service area; not a distinct geography.

B · Relationships

How it relates to other codes

The codes 448 was split from, spawned, or shares its area with. A split divides the map and changes some numbers; an overlay shares the same ground and changes none — what's the difference?

Overlay · 2021 850 Tallahassee / Pensacola Overlay covering the identical geographic area as 850; in service June 22, 2021.
What's changing. Live overlay on 850 since June 22, 2021; ten-digit dialing mandatory.
C · History

How 448 got here

2019-11-05
Area code 448 approved as an overlay on 850.
Source: Wikipedia: Area codes 850 and 448
2021-05-22
Mandatory ten-digit dialing began.
Source: Wikipedia: Area codes 850 and 448
2021-06-22
Area code 448 placed in service.
Source: Wikipedia: Area codes 850 and 448
D · Capacity

How full it is

Prefixes assigned
132
Prefixes available
668
Thousands-blocks assigned
875

Prefix-assignment counts describe allocation to carriers, not how many individual numbers are in use. Full technical records: NumberResearch ↗.

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Sources
Wikipedia ↗
Area codes 850 and 448
NumberResearch.org ↗
Live status, dates, assignment counts and exhaust forecast — data as of 2026-09-18 (CC BY 4.0).

Place, relationships and history above are compiled by North American Numbers from the sources listed and last checked 2026-09-18. A check date is not an expert review — see how this is made. Flag an error.