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Area code
471
In service
United States · since 2026

Northern Mississippi (overlay)

An all-services overlay of 662 covering the northern half of Mississippi, with an in-service date of January 30, 2026. It shares the same geography as 662.

The essentials Numbering data · NumberResearch · as of 2026-09-18
Place
Northern Mississippi (overlay)
Type
geographic
Status
in service
In service since
2026
Projected exhaust
2027 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 471 is

Northern Mississippi; identical footprint to 662..

Communities served wholly or partly by 471:

TupeloOxfordStarkvilleClarksdaleGreenvilleSouthaven

Same geography as 662.

B · Relationships

How it relates to other codes

The codes 471 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 · 2026 662 Northern Mississippi (Tupelo-Oxford) 471 overlays the entire 662 numbering plan area (same geography, both sides).
What's changing. Overlay of 662; in-service date January 30, 2026 (recent — re-check NANPA for live activation status).
C · History

How 471 got here

2025-04-30
Network preparation and customer education began.
Source: Wikipedia
2026-01-30
In-service date for the 471 overlay. (re-check NANPA)
Source: Wikipedia
D · Capacity

How full it is

Prefixes assigned
14
Prefixes available
786

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 662 and 471
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.