Tallahassee resident Joachim Faussignaux says the area code 850 means a lot to him. "850 means home," Faussignaux said. "I've been living in Florida for 10 years now and I'm attached to it." ...

The 850/448 area code region consists of 18 counties in the Florida Panhandle, including the cities of Pensacola, Panama City, and Tallahassee. For additional information, visit www.floridapsc.com.

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WCTV) - If you are trying to call a phone number with an 850 area code, you’ll need to dial all 10 digits for your call to go through starting Saturday, May 22.

The Florida Public Service Commission approved the 448/850 area code overlay in November 2019. According to a press release from the PSC, all calls, including local calls will use the new 10 digit ...

People in Northwest Florida who have phones with the 850 area code would be able to keep their numbers. But new phones throughout the region would be assigned to the new area code.

There aren't enough 850 area code phone numbers to go around. That's according to the Florida Public Service Commission. The Florida PSC says the 850 area code will be likely exhausted in early 2022.

Using 10 digits to make local calls in Florida's 850 area code — which was supposed to start Saturday — has been postponed to May, according to the Florida Public Service Commission (PSC).

News Service of Florida staff Amid concerns that the 850 area code will "exhaust" in 2022, state regulators are considering a proposal that could lead to an additional area code in Northwest Florida.

According to Florida’s Public Service Commission (PSC), a new area code 448 has been approved to the area now served by the existing 850 area code. The new area code is expected to begin mid-2021.

The 850 area code becomes mandatory today from Tallahassee to Pensacola. "Over the past nine months customers have been able to use either area code when placing calls," said Julia Johnson ...

Beginning Saturday, people in Florida's 850 area code, which includes Tallahassee, need to 10-digit dial when making phone calls.