Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – With new telephone numbers in high demand, the Mississippi Public Service Commission (MPSC) approved the ...

New phone numbers in north and central Mississippi will be getting a new area code, starting in 2026. Here's what you need to ...

Some Mississippi residents who get new phone numbers will also get a new area code.The new 471 area code will go into effect for areas in the 662 area code. The new area code will not replace the 662 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A new area code is coming to Mississippi in late 2025 and early 2026, serving counties in the northern and central parts of the ...

Telephone numbers are in high demand in North Mississippi. The Mississippi Public Service Commission announced Wednesday that commissioners have approved the implementation of the new 471 area code to ...

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A new area code will soon be implemented for the Northern and Central Mississippi counties. The Mississippi Public Service Commission approved on June 13 of 2024, the new area code to ...

The Mississippi Public Service Commission has approved a new area code, 471, which will overlay the existing 662 area code. It will not replace the 662 area code, but it will exist alongside it. This ...

With new telephone numbers in high demand, the Mississippi Public Service Commission approved the implementation of the new 471 area code to overlay the existing 662 area code region. The 471 area ...

JACKSON, Miss. (WDAM) - Callers will be punching in a new area code for a large a swath of Mississippi by early 2026 at the latest. Earlier this month, the Mississippi Public Service Commission ...

DESOTO COUNTY, Miss. - Move over, 662. There's a new area code in town. Well, in multiple towns and cities, really. A new area code has been approved for parts of North Mississippi. The area code 471 ...