Tampa South, FL — rate center
- State
- Florida
- Active prefixes
- 41
- Carriers
- 16
- Pooled prefixes
- 38
- LATA
- 952
- Metro area
- Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL MSA
Tampa South is a telephone rate center in Florida served by area codes 656, 813. A rate center is the locality the phone industry uses to anchor numbers for billing; every prefix listed below is registered here.
41 central-office prefixes are currently anchored to this rate center, held by 16 different carriers. Pooling applies to 38 of them — individual thousands-blocks may belong to different companies.
The rate center belongs to the Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area. Routing-wise it sits in LATA 952.
Because 656, 813 all serve this territory, two Tampa South numbers can look completely different while being neighbors — check the prefix, not just the area code.
Treat this data as geography of the number, not of the caller: porting, VoIP and caller-ID spoofing all detach the two. When a call matters, hang up and call back through an official number.
Prefixes anchored to Tampa South
| Prefix | Code holder | Pooled |
|---|---|---|
| 813-213 | BHN IP ENABLED SERVICES, LLC | Yes |
| 813-260 | NEW CINGULAR WIRELESS PCS, LLC - GA | Yes |
| 813-296 | AERIAL COMMUNICATIONS, INC. | Yes |
| 813-320 | PEERLESS NETWORK OF FLORIDA, LLC - FL | Yes |
| 813-331 | LEVEL 3 COMMUNICATIONS, LLC - FL | Yes |
| 813-338 | ONVOY SPECTRUM, LLC | Yes |
| 813-419 | BANDWIDTH.COM CLEC, LLC - FL | Yes |
| 813-434 | LEVEL 3 TELECOM OF FLORIDA, LP - FL | Yes |
| 813-489 | PAETEC ITEL, LLC | Yes |
| 813-535 | PEERLESS NETWORK OF FLORIDA, LLC - FL | Yes |
| 813-566 | INVOXIO INCORPORATED | Yes |
| 813-590 | NEW CINGULAR WIRELESS PCS, LLC - GA | Yes |
| 813-633 | FRONTIER FLORIDA LLC DBA FRONTIER COMM OF FLORIDA | No |
| 813-634 | FRONTIER FLORIDA LLC DBA FRONTIER COMM OF FLORIDA | No |
| 813-641 | FRONTIER FLORIDA LLC DBA FRONTIER COMM OF FLORIDA | Yes |
| 813-642 | FRONTIER FLORIDA LLC DBA FRONTIER COMM OF FLORIDA | Yes |
| 813-645 | FRONTIER FLORIDA LLC DBA FRONTIER COMM OF FLORIDA | No |
| 813-649 | FRONTIER FLORIDA LLC DBA FRONTIER COMM OF FLORIDA | Yes |
| 813-658 | PAETEC ITEL, LLC | Yes |
| 813-686 | BANDWIDTH.COM CLEC, LLC - FL | Yes |
| 813-729 | AERIAL COMMUNICATIONS, INC. | Yes |
| 813-736 | BANDWIDTH.COM CLEC, LLC - FL | Yes |
| 813-742 | TELNYX LLC | Yes |
| 813-773 | ONVOY, LLC - FL | Yes |
| 813-791 | NEW CINGULAR WIRELESS PCS, LLC - GA | Yes |
| 813-799 | HD CARRIER LLC | Yes |
| 813-812 | AERIAL COMMUNICATIONS, INC. | Yes |
| 813-816 | BANDWIDTH.COM CLEC, LLC - FL | Yes |
| 813-819 | ONVOY, LLC - FL | Yes |
| 813-894 | NEW CINGULAR WIRELESS PCS, LLC - GA | Yes |
| 813-922 | BHN IP ENABLED SERVICES, LLC | Yes |
| 813-938 | BHN IP ENABLED SERVICES, LLC | Yes |
| 813-944 | NEW CINGULAR WIRELESS PCS, LLC - GA | Yes |
FAQ
What area code is Tampa South, FL?
Tampa South is served by 2 area codes — 656, 813 — which overlay the same territory.
How many prefixes does Tampa South have?
41 active NXX prefixes are anchored to this rate center in NANPA records, held by 16 carriers.
Is a call from a Tampa South prefix really from Tampa South?
Not necessarily. The prefix marks where the number block was issued; porting, VoIP and spoofing all detach calls from that geography.