New area code announced for northern, central Mississippi

JACKSON, Miss. (WLOX) – The Mississippi Public Service Commission has announced that a new area code has been approved to be assigned to the same area occupied by the 662 code.

At some point in the future, area code 471 will serve all of the Public Service Commission Northern District counties:

• Alcorn
• Attala
• Benton
• Calhoun
• Carroll
• Chickasaw
• Choctaw
• Clay
• Coahoma
• Desoto
• Grenada
• Itawamba
• Lafayette
• Lee
• Leflore
• Lowndes
• Marshall
• Montgomery
• Monroe
• Oktibbeha
• Panola
• Pontotoc
• Prentiss
• Quitman
• Tallahatchie
• Tate
• Tippah
• Tishomingo
• Tunica
• Union
• Webster
• Winston
• Yalobusha

In addition, the 471 area code will also serve a large area of the Public Service Commission Central District, which includes the following counties:

• Holmes
• Humphreys
• Issaquena
• parts of Kemper
• Noxubee
• Sharkey
• Sunflower
• Washington
• Yazoo

Existing 662 customers will keep their current telephone numbers, but new customers or requests for additional lines may be assigned the new 471 area code once it’s activated.

Customers will continue to use 10-digit dialing — the area code plus the seven-digit phone number — to make local calls.

No changes need to be made by customers at this time. Further updates will be announced as the implementation process begins in late 2025 or early 2026.

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