FLORIDA · AREA CODE GUIDE
850 area code location: Tallahassee and Pensacola, Florida
- Local date and time
- Eastern TimeCentral Time
Map data: HSIP (2010) · NANPA · US Census Bureau, checked 26 September 2026. Boundaries are approximate.
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850 area code at a glance
- State
- Florida
- Primary cities
- Tallahassee, Pensacola, and Panama City
- Established
- Population
- Largest community: Tallahassee, 204,902 (2025)Not an area-code population.
- Prefixes in service
- 785 as of 13 October 2026
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History
Country and calling code: United States (+1).
Parent code: 904.
New code planned: No, as of 22 September 2026.
- : 448 added as an overlay on 850
Time zones
- Eastern Time
- Standard time UTC−05:00
- Daylight saving time UTC−04:00
- Central Time
- Standard time UTC−06:00
- Daylight saving time UTC−05:00
Time zones by place
This area spans Eastern and Central time.
Eastern Time
- Tallahassee
- Quincy
- Perry
- Chattahoochee
- Madison
- Monticello
- Carrabelle
- Apalachicola
- Havana
- Gretna
- Bristol
- Greenville
- Greensboro
- Saint Marks
- Crawfordville
- Hosford
- Keaton Beach
- Port Saint Joe
Central Time
- Pensacola
- Panama City
- Crestview
- Lynn Haven
- Fort Walton Beach
- Panama City Beach
- Destin
- Milton
- Freeport
- Marianna
- Gulf Breeze
- Chipley
- Bonifay
- Blountstown
- Graceville
- Wewahitchka
- Century
- Sneads
- Cottondale
- Shalimar
- Vernon
- Paxton
- Jay
- Laurel Hill
- Greenwood
- Ponce De Leon
- Altha
- Westville
- Cantonment
- De Funiak Springs
- Molino
- Munson
- Pace
- Santa Rosa Beach
- Seagrove Beach
- Walnut Hill
The time zone of 10 communities is not recorded.
Counties and cities covered
850 numbers are issued across 64 communities. These are telephone exchange areas, which follow the phone network rather than city limits, so a place can sit just outside the boundary of the town it is named for.
Counties of the communities we could place (the code may reach further): Gadsden County, Jackson County, Okaloosa County, Bay County, Holmes County, Santa Rosa County, Calhoun County, Escambia County, Franklin County, Madison County, Walton County, Washington County, Gulf County, Jefferson County, Leon County, Liberty County, Taylor County, and Wakulla County.
- Tallahassee
- Pensacola
- Panama City
- Crestview
- Lynn Haven
- Fort Walton Beach
- Panama City Beach
- Destin
- Milton
- Quincy
- Freeport
- Perry
- Marianna
- Gulf Breeze
- Chipley
- Chattahoochee
- Madison
- Bonifay
- Monticello
- Carrabelle
- Apalachicola
- Blountstown
- Graceville
- Wewahitchka
- Century
39 more communities
- Sneads
- Havana
- Gretna
- Bristol
- Cottondale
- Greenville
- Shalimar
- Vernon
- Paxton
- Jay
- Laurel Hill
- Greenwood
- Ponce De Leon
- Altha
- Greensboro
- Saint Marks
- Westville
- Alligator Point
- Cantonment
- Cherry Lake
- Crawfordville
- De Funiak Springs
- East Point
- Glendale
- Holley Navarre
- Hosford
- Keaton Beach
- Molino
- Munson
- Pace
- Port Saint Joe
- Reynolds Hill
- Santa Rosa Beach
- Seagrove Beach
- Sunny Hills
- The Beaches
- Tyndall Air Force Base
- Walnut Hill
- Youngstown-Fountain
Notable places in 850
| Place | Where | What it is |
|---|---|---|
| Florida State University | 4.3 km from Tallahassee | University, 46,338 12-month enrollment (2023–24) |
| Eglin Air Force Base | 6.5 km from Shalimar | US Air Force installation |
| Tyndall Air Force Base | 19.2 km from Lynn Haven | US Air Force installation |
| Florida A&M University | 5.0 km from Tallahassee | University, 10,418 12-month enrollment (2023–24) |
| Bobby Bowden-Tallahassee International Airport | 11.3 km from Tallahassee | Commercial airport, 469,318 enplanements (2024) |
| Naval Air Station Pensacola | 12.8 km from Gulf Breeze | US Navy installation |
| Apalachicola Regional Airport | 3.2 km from Apalachicola | Airport |
| Pensacola International Airport | 3.6 km from Pensacola | Commercial airport, 1,528,204 enplanements (2024) |
| University of West Florida | 9.1 km from Pace | University, 18,411 12-month enrollment (2023–24) |
| National Naval Aviation Museum | 12.7 km from Gulf Breeze | Museum |
Area code 448 has its own page.
Area code 850
850 started service on .It came from 904.
No new code is planned for the region as of .
Questions about 850
Where is the 850 area code?
850 is in Florida. Its numbers are issued in Tallahassee, Pensacola, Panama City, and 61 other communities.
What time zone is area code 850 in?
850 spans Eastern and Central Time. Daylight saving time is observed.
Does 850 have an overlay?
Yes. 448 was added as an overlay on 850 on 22 June 2021.
What cities are in the 850 area code?
Tallahassee, Pensacola, Panama City, Crestview, and Lynn Haven, and 59 other communities.
What state is area code 850 in?
Area code 850 is in Florida.
What counties are covered by area code 850?
Area code 850 covers communities in Gadsden County, Jackson County, Okaloosa County, Bay County, Holmes County, Santa Rosa County, Calhoun County, Escambia County, Franklin County, Madison County, Walton County, Washington County, Gulf County, Jefferson County, Leon County, Liberty County, Taylor County, and Wakulla County.
Is 850 a toll-free area code?
No. 850 is a geographic area code. The toll-free codes are 800, 833, 844, 855, 866, 877, and 888.
Sources: NANPA area code listing, NANPA places by area code, NANPA central office code assignments, U.S. Census Bureau population estimates, OMB metropolitan area delineations. Checked .
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