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Area code 228 is the telephone 2021-2 NRUF and NPA Exhaust Analysis
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Area code 228 is the telephone area code
A telephone numbering plan is a type of numbering scheme used in telecommunication to assign telephone numbers to subscriber telephones or other telephony endpoints. Telephone numbers are the addresses of participants in a telephone network, rea ...
in the North American Numbering Plan (NANP) for the Gulf Coast in the U.S. state of Mississippi, serving the three counties in the state's southeastern tip: Hancock, Harrison, and Jackson. It was the second area code created in the state, when in 1997, the numbering plan area was split from the original, state-wide area code 601. Area code 601 was further reduced in size when area code 662
Area code 662 is a telephone area code in the North American Numbering Plan (NANP) for the northern half of the U.S. state of Mississippi, including the six counties ( Benton, Coahoma, Desoto, Marshall, Tate and Tunica) that are part of the M ...
was created in 1999 for the northern half of Mississippi.
Exhaustion analysis of this small numbering plan area shows that exhaustion is unlikely for the foreseeable future./ref>
Service area
Area code 228 serves the following cities: * Bay St. Louis * Biloxi * D'Iberville * Diamondhead * Gautier * Gulfport * Long Beach *Moss Point
Moss Point is a city in Jackson County, Mississippi, Jackson County, Mississippi, United States. The population was 12,147 in 2020, a decline from the figure of 13,704 in 2010. The Moss Point Historic District and several individual buildings are ...
* Ocean Springs
* Pascagoula
* Pass Christian
*Vancleave
Vancleave is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Jackson County, Mississippi, United States. It is part of the Pascagoula Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 5,886 at the 2010 census, up from 4,910 at ...
* Waveland
See also
List of Mississippi area codes
The state of Mississippi is served by the following area codes:
* Area code 228 serves the Gulf Coast region of Mississippi.
* Area codes 601 and 769 serve most of southern Mississippi including Jackson.
* Area code 662 serves northern Mississipp ...
References
External links
Telecommunications-related introductions in 1997228
Year 228 ( CCXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Modestus and Maecius (or, less frequently, year 981 '' Ab urbe con ...
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Year 228 ( CCXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Modestus and Maecius (or, less frequently, year 981 '' Ab urbe con ...
1997 establishments in Mississippi
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