{{Short description|Telephone area code in Southern Mississippi}} {{Use mdy dates|date=February 2026}} {{Use American English|date=February 2026}} thumb|Numbering plan areas and area codes of Mississippi '''Area code 228''' is the telephone area code in the North American Numbering Plan (NANP) for the Gulf Coast in the U.S. state of Mississippi, serving the three counties in the state's southeastern tip: Hancock, Harrison, and Jackson. It was the second area code created in the state, when in 1997, the numbering plan area was split from the original, state-wide area code 601. Area code 601 was further reduced in size when area code 662 was created in 1999 for the northern half of Mississippi.

Exhaustion analysis of this small numbering plan area shows that exhaustion is unlikely for the foreseeable future.<ref>[https://nationalnanpa.com/reports/October%202021%20NPA%20Exhaust%20Analysis.pdf 2021-2 NRUF and NPA Exhaust Analysis]</ref>

==Service area== The service area includes the following cities: {{div col|colwidth=10em}} *Bay St. Louis *Biloxi *D'Iberville *Diamondhead *Gautier *Gulfport *Long Beach *Moss Point *Ocean Springs *Pascagoula *Pass Christian *Vancleave *Waveland {{div col end}}

==See also== *List of Mississippi area codes *List of North American Numbering Plan area codes

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==External links== {{Area_code_footer|Map=MS}}

{{Area code box|State=MS | This=228 | N= 601/769 | S= Gulf of Mexico | E= 251 | W= 985 | S1=AL | S2=LA }}

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Category:Telecommunications-related introductions in 1997 228 228 Category:1997 establishments in Mississippi

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