727 area code: location, time zone and numbers
Since 1998, area code 727 has served as a US telephone area code for Tampa, Florida.
- Location
- Tampa, Florida
- Service start year
- 1998
- Local time zone
- Eastern time zone
- Overlay
- None: no other code covers the area
- Calls inside the area
- Dialling with 7 digits
- Rate centre list
- 5
- Projected exhaustion
- 2040
- Calling code for the country
- +1 (United States)
The 11/01/2026 file comes from NANPA public reports: the area code report and rate-centre report. The exhaust year is from NANPA projections 2026-1 (April 2026). We are not an official NANPA site.
Getting a 727 number
Two routes take you to a 727 number. With its plan, a provider assigns a new number, chosen at sign-up from the numbers that provider holds in the code. A seller posts numbers it already owns, often with a pattern, at a one-time price; you then transfer it to a provider.
Providers ranked by first-year cost
| Provider | Cheapest plan | First year | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
 Free app | Basic (Just for me), free | $0 | Open Google Voice |
 Free app | Free plan, free | $0 | Open TextNow |
 Developer API | Pay-as-you-go local number, $1.15 a month | $13.80 | Open Twilio |
 Second-number app | Standard, $3.99 a month billed yearly | $47.99 | Open Burner |
 Toll-free specialist | Solo, $6.99 a month billed yearly | $84 | Open UniTel Voice |
 Second-number app | Deluxe (local number), $6.99 a month billed yearly | $102.88 | Open GoDaddy Conversations (formerly Smartline) |
Sellers listing local numbers
| Seller | What it sells | Listed price | Monthly fee | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Marketplace | Local numbers | From $9 one-time | None stated | Search at Exclusive Digits |
 Marketplace | Local and toll-free | From $9.95 one-time | $2.99 a month | Search at NumberBarn |
 Number broker | Local and toll-free | From $99 one-time | None stated | Search at RingBoost |
 Number broker | Local and toll-free | From $100 one-time | None stated | Search at PhoneNumberExpert |
| 212areacode.comNumber broker | Local numbers | From $150 one-time | None stated | Search at 212areacode.com |
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Places in the 727 area code
For 727, NANPA lists 5 rate centres. Each one is a local calling area where numbers are assigned:
Clearwater, Hudson, plus New Port Richey, Saint Petersburg and Tarpon Springs.
Other related area codes
The other Florida area codes are: 305, 813, 904, 407, 941, 954, 352, 561, 850, 786, 863, 321, 386, 754, 772, 239, 689, 448, 656, 728, 645 and 324.
727 area code questions
What area does 727 cover?
In the Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL area, 727 rings in Tampa, Florida.
Which country code does a 727 number use?
+1. Because 727 sits in the North American Numbering Plan, callers abroad dial +1 727 and then the 7-digit number.
What time is it in the 727 area code?
727 stays on Eastern time.
Who calls with a 727 number?
Homes, mobiles and local businesses hold numbers in this code, and so do callers who fake a number to look local. It shows where a number was assigned, not who is calling, when a 727 number appears on your screen.