What is the 727 area code?

The 727 area code is a numbering plan area created in 1998 to relieve area code 813. It serves St. Petersburg and the surrounding territory in Florida.

Where is the 727 area code located?

The 727 area code covers St. Petersburg and neighboring communities in Florida, including St. Petersburg, Clearwater, Largo. See the cities and counties table above for the full list.

What time zone is the 727 area code in?

The 727 area code is in Eastern Time (UTC−5 / UTC−4), the same time zone as St. Petersburg.

Is the 727 area code a scam?

No, the 727 area code is a regular geographic code used by residents and businesses in Florida. Some scam calls spoof the 727 area code, so judge each call by its content, not its code.

How do I call a 727 area code number?

Dial 1 plus the ten-digit number, for example +1 727 555 0123. Inside the territory, local calls also require ten digits. From outside North America, use your exit code, then +1.

Can I find out who owns a 727 number?

This guide identifies numbering areas, not subscribers. To identify a caller, use a callback, an official contact channel, or a reverse-lookup service — and stay cautious with unexpected calls.

727 Area Code: Location, Cities, Time Zone & Phone Lookup

Where the 727 area code is used, which cities and counties it covers in Florida, its time zone, overlay codes and the exact dialing format.

Quick answer

The 727 area code serves St. Petersburg and surrounding communities in Florida, United States, in the Eastern Time zone (UTC−5 / UTC−4). It has been in service since 1998. Dial it as (727) 555-0123 locally or +1 727 555 0123 from abroad.

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Popular lookups

929 954 437 951

Location: St. Petersburg, FL
Country: United States
Time zone: Eastern Time (ET)
In service: Since 1998
Code type: Split code (from 813)
Local format: (727) 555-0123
Population served: ≈ 1,500,000 residents
Service span: 28 years

Where Is the 727 Area Code?

The 727 area code is a geographic numbering plan area in the North American Numbering Plan.

The 727 area code is assigned to St. Petersburg, the anchor city of the region, together with the surrounding communities listed below. When the 727 area code was introduced, regulators drew its boundary around the calling communities that shared a local calling area, which is why the territory follows county lines rather than city limits.

In everyday terms, if you see the 727 area code on an incoming call, the number was originally assigned in the St. Petersburg area of Florida. Landlines, mobile phones and business lines in that territory can all carry the 727 area code.

The cities below are the principal municipalities served by the 727 area code. County names are included because numbering plan boundaries in Florida traditionally follow county lines.

Top cities at a glance

St. PetersburgPinellas County
ClearwaterPinellas County
LargoPinellas County
Palm HarborPinellas County
DunedinPinellas County

Full city and county list for the 727 area code below.

727 Area Code Cities and Counties

Major cities covered by the 727 area code, including St. Petersburg, Clearwater, Largo and more.

The 727 area code covers the communities in the table below. Together they form the local calling community for St. Petersburg, the primary city of the numbering plan area in Florida.

City	County
St. Petersburg	Pinellas County
Clearwater	Pinellas County
Largo	Pinellas County
Palm Harbor	Pinellas County
Dunedin	Pinellas County
Pinellas Park	Pinellas County
Tarpon Springs	Pinellas County
Holiday	Pasco County
New Port Richey	Pasco County

City and county coverage reflects published numbering plan boundaries; individual carriers may assign numbers slightly differently within the territory.

If you are calling any of these cities from outside North America, prefix the 727 area code number with the US/Canada country code +1. Numbers are ten digits long: three for the area code plus seven for the line.

727 Area Code Time Zone

The 727 area code observes Eastern Time (ET), the same clock as St. Petersburg.

Communities in the 727 area code follow Eastern Time: UTC−5 / UTC−4 with daylight saving time in effect from the second Sunday of March to the first Sunday of November. When scheduling a call into the 727 area code territory from Europe or Asia, check both clocks first.

A quick reference: when it is 12:00 noon in the 727 area code, it is 17:00 in London and 01:00 the next day in Tokyo during standard time. The 727 area code shares its clock with the rest of its region.

How to Dial a 727 Area Code Number

Ten digits for local calls, +1 for international calls.

Every number in the 727 area code follows the North American format: a three-digit area code plus a seven-digit local number. From inside the US or Canada, dial 1, then the 727 area code, then the seven digits — for example (727) 555-0123. In overlay regions, the ten-digit form is required even for next-door calls.

From abroad, replace the leading 1 with your international exit code and add the country code: +1 727 555 0123. Mobile phones in most countries let you store the number with the + sign so the 727 area code number dials correctly from anywhere.

Dialing format

Local / national

(727) 555-0123

International

+1 727 555 0123

555 numbers are reserved for examples; real 727 area code lines use working exchange prefixes.

Who Is Calling From the 727 Area Code?

What the 727 area code does — and does not — tell you about a caller.

A call from the 727 area code most often comes from a person or business in the St. Petersburg area of Florida. The 727 area code is used by ordinary households, government offices and companies across the territory, so the code alone is not a sign of spam.

However, the 727 area code cannot prove where a caller physically is. Number portability lets a customer keep a 727 area code number after moving away, and internet calling services can assign 727 area code numbers to users anywhere in the world. Scammers can also display a fake 727 area code through caller-ID spoofing.

The safe rule: treat the 727 area code as a hint about the number's origin, never as caller verification. Let unfamiliar calls go to voicemail, and contact organizations through official numbers rather than ones that called you.

727 Area Code History

How the 727 area code came to serve Florida.

The 727 area code entered service in 1998 as a split from area code 813, which had served the wider region until demand for new numbers required relief. The split kept the existing 813 numbers untouched while assigning the 727 area code to new lines in the St. Petersburg area.

Demand for telephone numbers keeps growing because every mobile line, fax machine and internet phone needs one. When a numbering plan area approaches exhaustion, regulators either split the territory or overlay a new code on top of it — which is why the 727 area code boundary looks the way it does today.

727 Area Code Overlays and Neighbors

Codes that share territory with the 727 area code or border its region.

Neighboring codes

813352941

FAQ

727 Area Code FAQ

The most common questions about the 727 area code, answered briefly.

Data sources: NANPA (North American Numbering Plan Administration) numbering plans and public regulator announcements. Reviewed October 2026. Lookup results describe number assignment areas and cannot be used to infer the true location of a caller.

By the Area Code Lookup editorial team · Updated October 12, 2026

Sources & citations

NANPA — North American Numbering Plan Administrationwww.nationalnanpa.com
List of North American Numbering Plan area codes (Wikipedia)en.wikipedia.org
Local Calling Guide — NANP prefix databasewww.localcallingguide.com

Every guide on this site is verified against these sources and carries its own review date. Lookup results describe number assignment areas and never prove where a caller is located.