Editing Area code 352

{{short description|Telephone area code for Ocala, Florida}}
{{About|the area code 352|number 352|300 (number)|year 352|352}}
{{more footnotes|date = April 2018}}
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'''Area code 352''' is a telephone [[area code]] in the [[North American Numbering Plan]] for the area around [[Gainesville, Florida]]. It was split from [[area code 904]] in 1995.

The numbering plan area includes all of [[Dixie County, Florida|Dixie]], [[Gilchrist County, Florida|Gilchrist]], [[Levy County, Florida|Levy]], [[Marion County, Florida|Marion]], [[Citrus County, Florida|Citrus]], [[Sumter County, Florida|Sumter]], [[Lake County, Florida|Lake]] (with the exception of [[Montverde, Florida]]), and [[Hernando County, Florida|Hernando]] counties, and all but the extreme north of [[Alachua County, Florida|Alachua]] County. It also includes the southern and eastern tips of [[Bradford County, Florida|Bradford]] County, the west edge of northern [[Putnam County, Florida|Putnam]] County, the southwestern part of [[Clay County, Florida|Clay County]], the northeast and north central parts of [[Pasco County, Florida|Pasco]] county, and the [[Steinhatchee, Florida|Steinhatchee]] and [[Tennile, Florida|Tennile]] communities in southern [[Taylor County, Florida|Taylor]] County.

Prior to October 2021, area code 352 had telephone numbers assigned for the [[central office code]] 988. In 2020, ''988'' was designated nationwide as a dialing code for the [[National Suicide Prevention Lifeline]], which created a conflict for exchanges that permit [[seven-digit dialing]]. This area code was therefore scheduled to transition to [[ten-digit dialing]] by October 24, 2021.<ref name="pl556">{{cite web|url=https://nationalnanpa.com/pdf/PL_556.pdf|date=January 8, 2021|publisher=North American Numbering Plan Administrator |title=Transition to 10-digit dialing (for 988 as 3-digit access to National Suicide Prevention Hotline)|access-date=March 9, 2021}}</ref>

As of March 2023, 352 will need another area code by late 2027.<ref>{{Cite web |date=April 2023 |title=Exhaust Projections |url=https://www.nationalnanpa.com/reports/2023-1NPAExhaustProjectionsFinal.pdf#page=2 |access-date=October 8, 2024 |website=www.nationalnanpa.com}}</ref>

==See also==
{{Portal|Telephones}}
*[[List of Florida area codes]]
*[[List of North American Numbering Plan area codes]]

==References==
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==External links==
{{Area_code_footer|Map=FL}}
*[https://www.zipdatamaps.com/area-code-352 Map of Area Code 352]
*[http://www.sprint.com/areacodes/florida/history.html  Florida's Area Code History]

{{Area code box | State = FL
 | This = 352
 | N = [[area code 386|386]], [[area codes 904 and 324|904/324]]
 | W = [[area codes 850 and 448|850/448]], [[Gulf of Mexico]]
 | E = [[area code 321|321]]/[[area codes 407 and 689|407/689]], [[area code 386|386]]
 | S = [[area code 727|727]], [[area codes 813 and 656|813/656]], [[area code 863|863]]
}}

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