Located in the Eastern (GMT -05:00) time zone. Area code 561 serves the state of Florida. This area code was assigned on February 8th, 1996. On May 13th, 1996 it went into service. 561 is a General Purpose Code. Dialing pattern for local calls within the same NPA (area code) is 7D. See Planning Letter 291 for local dialing into the 954-754 NPAs.
Information for Area Code 561
Area Code
561
Country
United States
State
Florida (FL)
Major City
West Palm Beach
Time Zone
Eastern (GMT -05:00)
Population
1,241,766
White Population
978,506
Black Population
173,360
Hispanic Population
151,811
Asian Population
18,318
Hawaiian Population
729
Indian Population
2,750
Other Population
36,803
Male Population
601,026
Female Population
640,740
Avg House Value
$122,761.53
Avg Household Income
$46,996.73
Avg Persons Per Household
2.40
Median Age
43.36
Median Age (Male)
42.24
Median Age (Female)
44.42
List of Cities in Area Code Overlay Complex 270
Palm Beach
West Palm Beach
Delray Beach
Boynton Beach
Boca Raton
Belle Glade
Jupiter
Pahokee
Pompano Beach
Lake Worth
List of Zip Codes in Area Code 561
33436
33435
33426
33480
33413
33417
33409
33458
33477
33469
33405
33406
33415
33432
33431
33486
33401
33430
33461
33462
33460
33498
33434
33428
33403
33408
33410
33463
33487
33496
33445
33483
33444
33476
33414
33411
33441
33064
33442
33446
33484
33062
33060
33418
33404
33407
SPs and Telephone companies in Area Code 270
Metro Pcs, Inc.
Bellsouth Telecomm Inc Dba Southern Bell Tel & Tel