Mississippi adding area code

From Public Service Commission/Central District Public Affairs

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 approved a new area code, 471, to be assigned to the same area occupied by the 662 code.

The 471 area code will serve all of the PCS Northern District counties: Alcorn; Attala; Benton; Calhoun; Carroll; Chickasaw; Choctaw; Clay; Coahoma; Desoto; Grenada; Itawamba; Lafayette; Lee; Leflore; Lowndes; Marshall; Montgomery; Monroe; Oktibbeha; Panola; Pontotoc; Prentiss; Quitman; Tallahatchie; Tate; Tippah; Tishomingo; Tunica; Union; Webster; Winston; and Yalobusha counties.

In addition, the 471 area code will serve a large area of the PSC’s Central District, including Holmes, Humphreys, Issaquena, Noxubee, Sharkey, Sunflower, Washington and Yazoo counties, as well as parts of Kemper County.

According to the North American Numbering Plan Administrator, numbering “resources” for the 662 area code are expected to be exhausted by the third quarter of 2026.

Existing 662 customers will keep their current telephone numbers, but new customers, or requests for additional lines, may be assigned the new 471 area code once it’s activated.

Customers will continue to use 10-digit dialing — the area code plus a seven-digit phone number — to make local calls.

At this time, no changes need to be made by customers.

Further updates will be announced as the implementation process begins in late 2025 or early 2026.

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