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Area code
769
In service
United States · since 2005

Jackson (overlay)

Mississippi's first overlay, approved March 14, 2005, as a second area code for the 601 numbering plan area covering central and southern Mississippi.

The essentials Numbering data · NumberResearch · as of 2026-09-18
Place
Jackson (overlay)
Type
geographic
Status
in service
In service since
2005
Projected exhaust
2052 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 769 is

Central and southern Mississippi; identical footprint to 601..

Communities served wholly or partly by 769:

JacksonVicksburgMeridianHattiesburgLaurel

Same geography as 601.

B · Relationships

How it relates to other codes

The codes 769 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 · 2005 601 Jackson 769 overlays the entire 601 numbering plan area (same geography, both sides).
What's changing. Overlay of 601 (co-extensive). Not a split.
C · History

How 769 got here

2005-03-14
Approved as the second area code (overlay) for the 601 NPA — Mississippi's first overlay complex.
Source: Wikipedia
D · Capacity

How full it is

Prefixes assigned
270
Prefixes available
530
Thousands-blocks assigned
2,059

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 601 and 769
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.