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When the original North American area codes were introduced for a nationwide telephone numbering plan in 1947, the entire state was a single numbering plan area (NPA) with area code 305. In 1953, area code 813 was introduced for the western coast of Florida, and 904 was assigned for northern Florida in 1965. In 1988, area code 407 was ...
Later in 1995, the Florida Public Service Commission planned a three-way split to relieve the overcrowded 904 area code. In this plan, the Jacksonville area would be reassigned to the proposed area code 234, while the Daytona Beach LATA would be assigned area code 386. The Pensacola, Panama City, and Tallahassee areas would have kept area code 904.
Completed in 1960 as City Hall, the building's design was symbolic of the city's accession to modernity. [1] It was designed by the architecture firm Reynolds, Smith & Hills . Until its implosion in 2019, the building served as a prime example of Mid-century modern architecture.
Edward Ball Building is a 141 feet (43 metres), 11-floor office building at 214 North Hogan Street in downtown Jacksonville, Florida. [1] It presently serves as the Jacksonville City Hall Annex, housing several departments that were displaced in 1997 when city government moved to the St. James Building.
Prime F. Osborn III Convention Center is a 265,000-square-foot (24,600 m 2) convention center located in downtown Jacksonville, Florida.Opened in 1986, it was built incorporating Jacksonville Terminal Complex / Union Station as well as several thousand square feet of newly built structure.
The Jacksonville City Council is the legislative governing body of the city of Jacksonville, Florida and of Duval County, [1] with which the City of Jacksonville consolidated in 1968. The council meets in its chambers at Jacksonville City Hall, 117 W. Duval St.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 874.3 square miles (2,264 km 2), making Jacksonville the largest city in land area in the contiguous United States; of this, 86.66% (757.7 sq mi or 1,962 km 2) is land and 13.34% (116.7 sq mi or 302 km 2) is water. Jacksonville completely surrounds the town of Baldwin.
Area codes 850 and 448 are telephone area codes in the North American Numbering Plan for the Florida panhandle, including Pensacola, Tallahassee and Panama City. [1] Area code 850 was created in 1997 in a split from 904, and area code 448 was assigned as a second code to the same area in an overlay plan in 2019; mandatory ten-digit local dialing began in May 2021.