Area code 954 was implemented on 11th September 1995. The telephone area code is serving areas of South Florida. Originally it was created to serve the Broward County only and it was split from area code 305.
An overlay area code 786 was added to the area code 954 1st July 1998. Code 786 was assigned to Miami-Dade County -- heavily populated county in the state.
It was predicted that the area might get exhausted in 2002. Therefore it was declared on 4th December 2000 that new code 754 will be assigned to Broward County. The area 754 became activated on 1st August 20001. It was the time when ten digit dialing became mandatory.
The Code 954 serves Florida - particularly the South Florida. South Florida - the region of Florida State situated in United States. Florida is South Atlantic state -- one of the geographic divisions of United Stated. The division is made up by total eight states and one district: