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'''Area code 863''' is a telephone [[area code]] in the [[North American Numbering Plan]] for a part of south-central [[Florida]]. The numbering plan area comprises the [[Florida Heartland|Heartland]], as well as Polk County in [[Central Florida]]. Some of the larger cities in the numbering plan area include [[Lakeland, Florida|Lakeland]], [[Bartow, Florida|Bartow]], [[Winter Haven, Florida|Winter Haven]], [[Lake Wales, Florida|Lake Wales]], [[Sebring, Florida|Sebring]], [[Clewiston, Florida|Clewiston]], [[Avon Park, Florida|Avon Park]], [[Arcadia, Florida|Arcadia]], [[Poinciana, Florida|Poinciana]], and Okeechobee City.<br />
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==History==<br />
Numbering plan area (NPA) 863 used to be part of [[area code 305|NPA 305]], which was originally the entire state of Florida. In 1953, the southwest Florida coast was split off with [[area code 813]], while all of north Florida was split off with [[area code 904]] in 1965. The southeast portion retained 305. Area code 813 was unmodified for 43 years until 1996, when the 13 counties outside of the immediate Tampa Bay area (all but Hillsborough, Pinellas, and Pasco counties) were assigned [[area code 941]]. In 1999, numbering plan area 863 took its current form as the coastal counties kept 941, while the rest received area code 863.<br />
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==Service area==<br />
Numbering plan area 863 includes the total area of the following counties: [[Polk County, Florida|Polk]], [[Hardee County, Florida|Hardee]], [[Highlands County, Florida|Highlands]], [[Glades County, Florida|Glades]], and [[Hendry County, Florida|Hendry]]. It also includes almost the entire areas of [[DeSoto County, Florida|De Soto]] and [[Okeechobee County|Okeechobee]] counties, and small parts of [[Hillsborough County, Florida|Hillsborough]],<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.allareacodes.com/863 | title=863 Area Code - Location map, time zone, and phone lookup }}</ref> and [[Saint Lucie County, Florida|St. Lucie]] counties.<br />
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Area code 863 is Florida's first [[land-locked]] area code (not counting the northwest portion of [[area code 386]]).<br />
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==See also==<br />
*[[List of Florida area codes]]<br />
*[[List of North American Numbering Plan area codes]]<br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
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*[http://www.sprint.com/areacodes/florida/history.html Florida's Area Code History]<br />
*[https://www.zipdatamaps.com/area-code-863 Map of Area Code 863]<br />
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{{Area code box<br />
|This= 863|State=FL<br />
|N=[[area code 321|321]]/[[area codes 407 and 689|407/689]], [[area code 352|352]]<br />
|S=[[area code 239|239]], [[area codes 954 and 754|954/754]]<br />
|E=[[Area codes 561 and 728|561/728]], [[Area code 772|772]]<br />
|W=[[area codes 813 and 656|813/656]], [[area code 941|941]]<br />
}}<br />
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[[Category:Area codes in the United States|863]]<br />
[[Category:Area codes in Florida|863]]<br />
[[Category:1999 establishments in Florida]]<br />
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