Area code
Area code 813 — Tampa, FL
Florida · in service since 1953
Area code 813 covers Tampa, FL. It is an overlay: 656 serves the same area, so neighbors can have different area codes.
Overlay, same area: 656
Local time in Tampa
Spam reports from Sep 23 – Oct 22, 2026
High #9 of 461 codes
1,694 FTC complaints
Consumer reports, not verified by the FTC.
See the reports- Time zoneEastern Time
- Local calls10 digits
- Prefixes800 assigned
- Runs out~1Q 2055
- Unwanted call?Block & report
Spam call reports about 813 numbers
Complaints by week
Sep 11 – Oct 22, 2026Show as table
| Week starting | Complaints |
|---|---|
| Sep 7 (3 days) | 116 |
| Sep 14 | 473 |
| Sep 21 | 436 |
| Sep 28 | 473 |
| Oct 5 | 364 |
| Oct 12 | 324 |
| Oct 19 (4 days) | 251 |
Compared with all codes
- Robocalls
- 83%all codes 75%
- Callers with the same code
- 76%all codes 35%
- Rank by complaints
- #9of 461 · top tenth (most complaints)
- FCC complaints, Oct 2025 – Sep 2026
- 22956 about text messages
What the calls were about
Sep 11 – Oct 22, 2026
| Subject | Complaints | |
|---|---|---|
| Calls pretending to be government, businesses, or family and friends | 1,238 51% | |
| Reducing your debt (credit cards, mortgage, student loans) | 140 6% | |
| Medical & prescriptions | 124 5% | |
| Dropped call or no message | 101 4% | |
| Home improvement & cleaning | 24 1% | |
| Energy, solar, & utilities | 11 <1% |
Where the people who complained live
Sep 11 – Oct 22, 2026
| State | Complaints | |
|---|---|---|
| Florida | 2,087 86% | |
| California | 40 2% | |
| North Carolina | 22 1% | |
| New York | 21 1% | |
| Texas | 19 1% |
October 2026 (partial) report · most reported
Consumer reports, not verified by the FTC · source
Source: FTC Do Not Call complaints created Sep 11 – Oct 22, 2026. They are reported by consumers and are not verified by the FTC; caller ID can be spoofed (how we count).
Source: FCC Consumer Complaints data, unwanted calls filed Oct 1, 2025 – Sep 30, 2026, by caller ID; not verified by the FCC.
Area code 813 location and prefixes
| Exchange (NANPA) | Place | County | Prefixes |
|---|---|---|---|
| TAMPACEN | Tampa | Hillsborough County | 353 |
| TAMPA | Tampa | Hillsborough County | 168 |
| TAMPAEST | Tampa | Hillsborough County | 52 |
| TAMPANTH | Tampa | Hillsborough County | 52 |
| PLANT CITY | Plant City | Hillsborough County | 44 |
| TAMPAWST | Tampa | Hillsborough County | 44 |
| ZEPHYRHILS | — | — | 37 |
| TAMPASTH | Tampa | Hillsborough County | 33 |
Source: NANPA CO codes of Oct 23, 2026; places: U.S. Census Bureau, matched by DialWhere (how).
NANPA record
- Location
- Florida
- Assigned by NANPA
- 1953
- Local dialing
- 10 digits (NANPA: 10D)
- NANPA planning letters
- PL-552, PL-541
Source: NANPA, NPA database of Oct 24, 2026.
Is 813 running out of numbers?
Previous forecast (October 2025): 2052, moved later by 3 years.
Forecast exhaust year by edition
Source: NANPA NRUF forecast, April 2026 edition.
Who holds 813 prefixes
The five largest of 47 original holders
As listed by NANPA, not today’s carrier.
| Holder (as listed) | Prefixes | |
|---|---|---|
| Frontier Comm Of Florida | 233 29% | |
| Aerial Communications, Inc. | 96 12% | |
| Verizon Wireless | 73 9% | |
| Metropcs, Inc. | 53 7% | |
| New Cingular Wireless PCS, LLC | 47 6% |
Source: NANPA CO codes of Oct 23, 2026.
Questions about area code 813
What area code is 813?
A Florida area code, in service since 1953.
Where is 813 area code, and what time zone is it in?
Tampa, FL; Eastern Time.
Why am I getting spam calls from 813?
1,694 FTC complaints from Sep 23 – Oct 22, 2026, most often about impostors (not verified by the FTC; caller ID can be spoofed).
Will 813 get a new area code?
NANPA forecasts exhaust in 1Q 2055; no relief planning listed.