Gainesville, FL Area Code

Area code serving Gainesville

Gainesville sits in Florida, part of the South region and the Eastern Time zone. Its area code is 352, which covers north-central Florida including Gainesville, Ocala, The Villages and the Nature Coast. 352 has no overlay today, so every Gainesville landline and mobile number with a local code starts with 352.

352 has served the area since 1995. If the region runs low on numbers, regulators will most likely add an overlay code on top rather than split the area, which would make 10-digit dialing mandatory.

Code	Area served	In service
352	North-central Florida including Gainesville, Ocala, The Villages and the Nature Coast	December 3, 1995

Nearby cities sharing this area code

• Spring Hill
• Ocala
• The Villages
• Clermont
• Leesburg
• Brooksville
• Inverness
• Crystal River
• Tavares
• Eustis
• Mount Dora
• Dade City
• Alachua
• Chiefland

Getting a Gainesville phone number

Any new landline, mobile or VoIP number from a local carrier in Gainesville gets the 352 area code. Numbers come from the blocks each carrier holds in the area; a number ported in from elsewhere keeps its original area code, so you may also see out-of-state codes locally.

Dialing in Gainesville

Gainesville is covered by the single area code 352 with no overlay, so some local calls may still connect with seven digits. Dialing all 10 digits (area code + seven-digit number) always works and is the safest habit. From outside the US, dial +1, then the area code and number. See 10-digit dialing and overlay area codes for the background. For every code in Florida, visit the Florida area codes page.