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Area code 727 covers Pinellas County, Florida (excluding the majority of Oldsmar), including St. Petersburg, Clearwater, Pinellas Park, the western third of Pasco, including New Port Richey, Port Richey, and Holiday. For 43 years the 13 counties around Tampa Bay, including all suburbs like Sarasota, Ellenton and Port Charlotte were 813. In 1998, Pinellas and western part of Pasco County were split into area code 727. Areas south of Hillsborough (and Tampa Bay itself) became 941.
727 was originally going to be an overlay over 813. However, it was later switched to a split.
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Oldsmar
When area code 813 was being split into the three area codes 813, 727, and 941, Oldsmar, being right on the county line between Pinellas and Hillsborough, was wired into the Tampa trunk, rather than Pinellas. When Oldsmar was being founded, nothing really existed between Clearwater and Oldsmar, so Oldsmar was closer to Tampa and its phone wiring ties into Tampa. The cost was prohibitive to rewire Oldsmar to tie it into Pinellas' trunk, so Oldsmar has the distinction of being the only location in Pinellas county that is 813.
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| State of Florida area codes: 239, 305, 321, 352, 386, 407, 561, 727, 754, 772, 786, 813, 850, 863, 904, 941, 954 | ||
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| North: 352 | ||
| West: Gulf of Mexico | Area Code 727 | East: 813 |
| South: 941 | ||
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