Tampa is celebrating 813 Day with food, drink and shopping specials across the city. The 813 area code dates to 1953, but a Tampa historian says those three numbers now represent something bigger: ...

Because of population growth and the popularity of fax machines and pagers, some of the area now served by the 813 area code will have a new code by 1996, telephone officials say. The 813 region ...

FOX 13’s Lloyd Sowers examines the history of the 813 area code, which was Florida’s second area code and has now existed for more than 70 years. Yahoo Sports ...

An additional area code, the state’s 20th, was approved for the Tampa region Tuesday as numbers in the decades-old 813 area code are running out. The Florida Public Service Commission voted, without ...

For nearly seven decades, 813 has been synonymous with Hillsborough County. But future growth demands a second area code. Former Times Staffer The Tampa Bay Times e-Newspaper is a digital replica of ...

TAMPA, Fla. — Some major dialing changes are coming to callers in the Tampa Bay area. In order to make way for the new National Suicide Prevention Lifeline number and a new area code in the 813 region ...

TAMPA, Fla. — The 813 area code was created in 1953 and is the second-oldest code in Florida. The 813 area code is mainly associated with Tampa but also includes Riverview, Valrico, Brandon, Town 'n' ...

TAMPA, Fla. - On August 13, Tampa businesses are serving up $8.13 specials, residents are wearing 813 shirts and local landmarks are leaning into the city’s best-known three numbers. But 813 Day holds ...

TAMPA, Fla. (NSF) — An additional area code, the state’s 20th, was approved for the Tampa region Tuesday as numbers in the decades-old 813 area code are running out. The Florida Public Service ...