Area code 352

Where area code 352 is

352 is one of 23 geographic area codes serving Florida; NANPA records its in-service date as December 3, 1995. It is not part of an overlay, so every number in its territory starts with 352. It is in the Eastern time zone. The places with the most assigned exchanges include Gainesville, Ocala, Leesburg, Brooksville, and Inverness. By population, its largest named places are Gainesville, Ocala, Clermont, Leesburg, and Eustis.

Cities and towns in area code 352

352 holds 6.4% of the 11,187 central office codes assigned in Florida, the 9th most of the state's 23 codes. 34 Census places could be matched to rate centers with 352 exchanges; the most populous are Gainesville (149,000), Ocala (70,251), Clermont (50,851), and Leesburg (37,815). For a storefront or service area inside 352, the place pages show which prefixes are rated local there.

How calls are dialed in 352

According to NANPA's dialing-plan data, local calls within 352 are dialed as ten digits (area code plus number) and toll calls as 1 plus ten digits. Ten-digit local dialing means the area code is part of how customers save and recognize your number, so print it in full everywhere. NANPA's dialing-plan note for this code reads: "1+10 digit permissible at service provider discretion."

Phone companies in area code 352

51 carriers hold the 711 central office codes assigned in 352. Centurylink of Florida, INC. (united) has the most, with 101 (14%). 538 of the codes (76%) are pooled, meaning the code holder shares blocks of 1,000 numbers with other carriers instead of using all 10,000 itself. Numbers can move between carriers through porting, so a code's holder tells you where the block started, not where every number lives now.

Where 352 numbers are rated

NANPA assigns each central office code to a rate center, the local calling area that decides whether a call is local or toll. 352 has codes in 48 rate centers. The table lists the rate centers with the most codes, with the matching Census place where the abbreviation could be matched.

352 code assignments over time

An area code has 800 possible central office codes that start with 2 through 9, a few of which are reserved (such as N11 service codes and 555). 711 are assigned in 352, 89% of 800. 153 were assigned in 2020 or later.

Getting a 352 number for your business

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If you already have a number in area code 352, porting it to Callata is free. Texting from a local number requires a one-time carrier registration (10DLC, $49), and the numbers available in any area code depend on carrier inventory when you choose them.

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