The new area code will be distributed in areas where the popular Orlando area code "407" currently exists.

When the new area code was postponed, the 407/321 “numbering plan area” was expected to run out in 8.77 years. Commissioner Julie Brown asked Tuesday if the current projection is accurate.

The idea of a 689 area code has been discussed since at least 2001, when there were concerns that the 407 area code and the neighboring 321 area code would become exhausted.

Do you remember when the Treasure Coast had a 305 area code? What about 407 and 561?

ORLANDO, Fla. — 407, 321, and now 689. Central Florida's third area code went into operation Tuesday. 407 area code running out of available numbers 689 meant for new area codes in Orange ...

The 407 area code covers Orange, Osceola, Seminole and parts of Lake and Volusia counties. Callers in the area must use 10-digit dialing after the PSC approved a limited area code overlay of 321 ...

New phone numbers from Palm Beach County to Orlando then used 407, the state’s fourth area code. The 561 era in Palm Beach County officially went into effect in 1997, with 407 bequeathed to the ...

Florida officials have a plan for what to do when all the 407 area code phone numbers run out.

If you currently have a 407 area code, your phone number is not changing, said PSC. Only users who apply for new phone numbers in Central Florida will be assigned a 689 number.

I might be overreacting, but I think that might be the worst area code in the history of humanity. For starters, most self-respecting area codes have a low number in the middle — like 407, 212 ...