However, the assignment of 754 as the overlay area code in Broward, where the existing area code is 954, may lead to confusion as well as objection by some businesses.

South Florida may be home to five official area codes – 954, 754, 561, 305 and 786 – but you wouldn’t know it by how often residents rattle off out-of-state, three-digit prefixes when giving ...

The 954 area code in Broward County ranks No. 5 in the entire nation for the most robocalls, according to You Mail. And the 305 and 786 area codes get more than the national average.

The 754 area code was added as an overlay to the 954 in 2001. Public Service Commissioners are expected to vote on the area-code issue Feb. 1, said commission Public Utility Analyst Sakina Deas.

Through the years, new area codes were given to other parts of the state. Even Broward used to rep the 305 until it was told in 1995 that it would be known as the 954.

The 954 area code in Broward County ranks No. 5 in the nation for the most robocalls in September, says YouMail. Here's how to stop them these annoying calls.

It’s high anxiety time for Dolphins players on the bubble, the time in which any telephone call with a 954 area code is stress-inducing, because it could be coming from the Dolphins ...

With the state’s population continuing to grow and cell phones and other technology requiring new numbers, South Florida could get another area code. State regulators next week will hold a ...